The Dog Lover Page #2

These people may be

responsible breeders.

There's no such thing.

These people keep dogs

in horrible conditions

and then they contribute

to overpopulation.

Every time somebody

buys a designer puppy

instead of adopting from a shelter,

a homeless animal loses its chance

at finding a home

and then it's euthanized.

It's a horrible cycle,

and nobody wants to face it,

but it's the truth.

And we stop that,

that is what we do.

Nothing's that black

and white, honey.

Well, here goes nothing.

Sara, right?

I'm Will Holloway.

Hi, guess I was pretty

easy to spot, huh?

You, um, you might

want to reconsider.

Reconsider what?

What you're wearing.

It's just my dad's conservative.

Right.

- Give you a hand?

- I'm good, I got it.

- Okay.

- Okay.

You just gotta jump in.

- You got it.

- Yup, we're good, yup, good.

Thank you.

So, my mom tells me you're

going to Greenville, huh?

- Vet tech program?

- Yeah, I love it.

My professors are

really, really great.

Your family, they've been

breeding dogs for a long time?

Hah, yeah.

Nice, is it something you're

looking to carry on or...

Yeah, it looks that way now.

You enjoy doing it, or...

It's okay.

[switches radio on]

[country music plays]

[girl] You're in trouble!

You didn't fix the fence

like Dad asked you to,

and Roger got out again.

- I can take these.

- I got 'em.

You must be Sara, I'm Abigail.

I am, nice to meet you.

Can you tell the difference

between neuter and spay?

I can, neutering

is done to a male,

and spaying is done to a female.

When should you start weaning

a puppy from its mother?

Abby, just give her a break.

No, it's okay, at

three to four weeks.

What does heterozygous mean?

Okay, we get it.

That... Hi.

Is actually a tough one.

See, I knew I'd get you!

Abi, stop giving

our guest a hard time.

Hi, I'm Liz Holloway,

nice to meet you.

She doesn't know what

heterozygous means.

Of course, she knows it means one

dominant and one recessive gene.

Exactly, I don't

know how I forgot that.

She is all business,

just like her father.

Speaking of which,

we should go meet him.

I know what a zygote is, too.

- That's great.

- Honey, come on!

There's the guest house

where you'll be staying.

Great.

And here's a barn, we

converted it to a kennel

a few years ago.

It's beautiful.

He got out, and then

got caught up on the fence

trying to get back in.

I was gonna fix that

as soon as I got back.

Just put him in his cage.

Honey, this is our

new intern, Sara.

Mr. Holloway, very

nice to meet you.

Don't get out in the

field much, do you?

Well, you know,

that's why I'm here.

I'd like to get my hands dirty.

These ladies know there's

more to animals than carryin'

'em around in

expensive handbags.

Well, then I will

follow their lead.

Honey, Sara was the

most qualified applicant.

Must have been slim pickings.

May I?

- She's due soon, right?

- Mm-hm.

Hi, girl, good girl.

I'm just gonna...

She's about three weeks out.

It's gonna be a big litter.

I'll give you a day...

see what you've got.

Thank you.

Honey, show Sara where

she's gonna be staying, okay?

Follow me.

You aren't afraid

of rattlers, are you?

Uh, no.

Honey, she was

the only applicant.

We need help.

Young lady, no cell

phones in my kennels, ever!

- Okay, I'll go put it...

- Come on, hand it over.

Don't worry, I won't

keep it forever.

Forgot to tell you,

he just doesn't want

anybody posting stuff.

[dogs yelping]

Well, welcome to my world.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Little dog, little bowl, got it?

Yes, sir.

Hey, what's back there?

Nothing that concerns you.

Can you just let

me-come here,

can you just let me look?

Let me look.

You're being timid.

They're smart, they

know who's the boss.

No, she just doesn't

want to cooperate.

You're a second year tech

and you haven't

done this before?

No, I never said that.

Stand over here.

Stay. Remember, you're

the master, not the friend.

Okay, get a good

look, open up the gums,

teeth, that's how you

give a good check, okay?

- Okay.

- Good girl, try again. Stay!

Take care of her. Papers.

- Hey, Will, oh!

- Oh, sorry.

- Sorry.

- Sorry, I just gotta keep this locked.

No, I just wanted to see if

you needed help with anything.

No, I'm good.

Let's go see what

what everyone's up to.

Yeah.

You're almost done.

Thanks. Okay, what's next?

[knocking on door]

Long day?

Piece of cake.

You'll get the hang of it.

- Here.

- Oh, thank you.

Supper's almost ready.

Thank you.

Okay, I'm gonna

give you an easy one.

Look up distemper, okay?

You look nice.

What are you reading?

So, I set it up so all

your video clips go into your

home movies file.

Perfect, thank

you for doing that.

There they are.

I'll log in remotely every

night and review the videos.

Sounds good, thanks again.

Yeah, I'll be

right here waiting.

Trevor, come on, don't...

Or hang up on me. Okay.

He's being polite,

we have a guest.

You should try it some time.

I washed the important parts.

Daddy, did you know

that New York City

was the murder capital

of the United States?

Okay, Abi, put your book away.

We're about to eat dinner.

Welcome, have a seat over there.

Thank you, everything

looks delicious.

- Thank you.

- I want the drumsticks.

You can only have one. It might

be Sara's favorite part, honey.

Oh, actually, none

for me, thank you.

I'm a vegetarian, so I'll

just do potatoes and veggies.

- You don't eat meat? Why?

- Hey!

Uh, honey, when I

was in vet school,

I was a vegetarian, too.

And when I graduated,

I couldn't resist, so...

Okay.

Oh, uh...

Are you an atheist, too?

Uh, no.

Good, grab a hand.

Okay.

Lord, we thank you for this bounty

which will nourish our bodies...

Oh, man, come on, Jackie.

- Hey!

- Hi!

- Jackie McConnell.

- Sara Gold.

About three weeks ago I found a

Holloway Wirehair running wild.

Not in good

shape, he hadn't eaten.

Yeah, I know, I saw the photos.

Yeah, so I picked him

up, I took him to Daniel,

he looked me straight in the

face and denied it was his.

Then he kicked me

off his property.

So, I need DNA samples,

preferably from every Wirehair

b*tch on his property,

so I can prove that dog is his.

Okay, I can do that,

I can do that.

We also need video.

You got it, talk to you soon.

Hey, what's he

got you doing now?

Uh, I was just checking to see

if she was coming into season.

What, with that?

Yeah, just doing a

standard cytology test.

There, uh, there's

an easier way.

Okay.

All right, um, grab

your nose, right.

- At the base.

- Okay.

Here, do you feel that?

The firmness?

- Yeah.

- That means that she's not ready yet.

Now touch your lower lip.

- Go ahead.

- Okay.

All right, you

feel the softness?

That's how you can

tell that she's...

that she's about to be in heat.

Oh...

Yeah, it's not very scientific,

but it's the easiest way.

And if we miss a cycle,

it costs us a lot of money.

Right, yeah, no, thanks,

thank you for the tips.

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