Jules shifted on her feet as she considered his words regarding identification. Green eyes rolled briefly upwards and to the left before falling. “That should be fine,” she said, but she didn’t sound confident. Clearing her throat she tried again. “Yeah, it’s fine. I’ll make it fine, anyway.” She laughed and rubbed a hand over the freckles across the bridge of her nose. “I probably seem like the worst business owner right now. It won’t be this bad all the time I promise.” If he had been the one that really wanted in out, he wouldn’t be getting it from her. Desperate for help, and too nice to send him away he was stuck with her for the foreseeable future, if he chose to stay.
She smiled at him, knowing full well that he hadn’t forgotten and was just being polite about it. She knew she had a tendency to be scatterbrained, thanks to Sai who was often pointing it out and being wildly less polite about it. “I have time, we’ll do it right now,” she offered to make up for her lackluster hiring process. She wouldn’t have expected a service dog to be left behind, but his obvious hesitation had her wondering just how readily he relied on the shepherd. She nodded her head towards the back door and moved away from the counter, an indication that they should follow her. “Won’t take much time at all to get him all cleaned up.”
She led Owen and Odin out and around the storefront towards the grooming station and the kennels. She prattled on about business in the summer and pointed out the different buildings and their purposes as the came into view. Four kennels that housed upwards of fifteen dogs each, two agility training pens and an obedience training pen. A shed for feed and supplies, and then her own home on the property in the distance.
“He’s so well-behaved,” she compliment of Odin, clearly impressed as she led him to one of the specially designed shower stations. She removed his collar and turned on the water, checking the temperature with her hand before beginning to hose down the dog; the runoff was a dusty brown being swallowed by the drain. “Usually you’d expect that from a service dog, but sometimes they’ll get antsy.” If anything, Odin seemed to be enjoying getting doused with the cool water. Turning off the faucet she applied a generous dollop of shampoo, working it into a lather with her hands.
She remembered the hiking pack he’d come in with and his questions about places to stay. “So, where are you two visiting from?” she asked, glancing up at him and then back to her task.She leaned over the shepherd, having no qualms about getting wet and soapy as she washed his belly and his paws.
She smiled at him, knowing full well that he hadn’t forgotten and was just being polite about it. She knew she had a tendency to be scatterbrained, thanks to Sai who was often pointing it out and being wildly less polite about it. “I have time, we’ll do it right now,” she offered to make up for her lackluster hiring process. She wouldn’t have expected a service dog to be left behind, but his obvious hesitation had her wondering just how readily he relied on the shepherd. She nodded her head towards the back door and moved away from the counter, an indication that they should follow her. “Won’t take much time at all to get him all cleaned up.”
She led Owen and Odin out and around the storefront towards the grooming station and the kennels. She prattled on about business in the summer and pointed out the different buildings and their purposes as the came into view. Four kennels that housed upwards of fifteen dogs each, two agility training pens and an obedience training pen. A shed for feed and supplies, and then her own home on the property in the distance.
“He’s so well-behaved,” she compliment of Odin, clearly impressed as she led him to one of the specially designed shower stations. She removed his collar and turned on the water, checking the temperature with her hand before beginning to hose down the dog; the runoff was a dusty brown being swallowed by the drain. “Usually you’d expect that from a service dog, but sometimes they’ll get antsy.” If anything, Odin seemed to be enjoying getting doused with the cool water. Turning off the faucet she applied a generous dollop of shampoo, working it into a lather with her hands.
She remembered the hiking pack he’d come in with and his questions about places to stay. “So, where are you two visiting from?” she asked, glancing up at him and then back to her task.She leaned over the shepherd, having no qualms about getting wet and soapy as she washed his belly and his paws.
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