"Sit, Akio. Sit!" Alice ordered her new pet. It had been a couple of weeks since Oz had bought her the giant German shepherd, Akio. Alice was desperately trying to train him, but to Sharon's dismay, she had failed to even teach him to go to the bathroom on his own. Alice was slowly losing her patience. "I SAID SIT, YOU USELESS SERVANT!" Oz flinched and collapsed on the spot, causing Break to laugh hysterically. But Akio wasn't moving an inch. Alice tried a new method. She pulled out Akio's favorite treat, and said, "You want yummies, Aki? Don't worry; I'll give it to you. Now SIT!" Akio did exactly the opposite. He jumped up on her to try to steal the dog biscuit. "No, Akio! Bad dog! Get down you insolent fool!" Alas, with her power sealed, Alice was no match for a huge German shepherd like Akio. In a matter of seconds, he was happily munching on the dog treat. Alice kicked the tree in front of her in frustration, only to scream and hop (No pun intended) on one foot afterwards. "My, my," Break mused, "She isn't making much progress now, is she?" Oz sighed. "Just needs a little training", He thought, where'd all that confidence go? "I guess it can't be helped," Break said, and walked over to the dog. He pulled out a small cookie from his pocket and attached it to the end of his cane. What's he up to now? Oz thought. Break held the cookie slightly above the dog's nose. Akio sniffed the air, recognizing the smell of food. "Sit." Said break, softly but commandingly. Immediately, Akio sat on the ground, wagging his tail. Alice stopped hopping and stared in awe. "I tried to make him sit for five hours," She complained, "What the hell is your secret, Clown?" Break grinned in a way that never ceased to creep Oz out. "Lady Shelly used to own a dog back when I was her servant, you know," He said. "I was in charge of training her." Alice stared at the ground and started rocking back and fourth on her heels. "Uh, could you maybe… um…" She muttered, barely audible, "ugh, help me… a little…" "With training Akio?" Asked Break, smugly. Alice's face turned purple. "It's… It's not like I need your help, stupid clown!" She yelled. "Just that... since you have some experience with training animals and…" "And you don't, correct?" Said break. Alice ground her teeth angrily. "No… I don't… do you have a problem with that?" Break smiled victoriously. "Of course not, Alice-kun. So, shall we begin?"
After several days, Oz couldn't even recognize Akio. His reddish-black fur was well combed, and Alice had given him a fake rabbit ears headband. "It's a symbol that this dog is my property," She had said. Oz was worried that Alice would try to put a headband on him as well. Anyway, Break and Alice had done a great job training Akio. At first, he was hesitant in listening to Break, but Alice (reluctantly) had convinced Akio to trust Break. Akio learned 15 new tricks during the short time they had trained him. Even Sharon was slowly getting used to him, though she still didn't appreciate it when he tried to jump on her lap. Of course, Oz was getting along well with the dog just fine, since Alice and Akio were so alike. For some reason, Akio didn't like taking orders from Oz. He wondered just what Alice had been teaching to Akio about him. In any case, he wondered how long this peacefulness would last.