Chapter Six
The Doctors Appointment
When Rick home, with Jonathan, he was greeted by the sigh of the dog he had thrown out the night before. Alex and Evelyn had given Seti a proper bath in the tub while Rick was gone and had tied a red ribbon around his neck. Alex had protested the ribbon but Evelyn thought it looked "darling" and made Seti more presentable to Rick.
Before Rick could say a word, Alex rushed up to his father. "See! See, this is the right home for Seti. He came back." Alex said and pointed ecstatically at Seti.
Evelyn stood beside Seti with her slender hand rested on Seti's head. Rick looked from his wife to his son to the dog in question. Evelyn knew that Rick was about to give in.
Evelyn was correct; Rick sighed and slowly nodded. "But that dog better behave." He said.
"Thanks Dad!" Alex cried and hugged his father. Evelyn kissed Rick, her "thank you" for the new dog. Rick looked over at the dog; Seti barked and wagged his tail. "I'm going to regret this." Rick muttered.
Since Seti was a stray Evelyn decided that they'd better take their new dog to the veterinarian's office for a "check-up". So, Rick, Evelyn, Alex, Jonathan and Seti all headed down the city; it was such a nice day they decided to walk. Before they took Seti to the veterinarian, they had lunch; Alex tied Seti up outside and told him that they would bring him a "doggy-bag". Seti just barked and wagged his tail.
Once lunch was over, before taking Seti to the veterinarian's office Evelyn wanted to get Seti a leash, a collar and other things. Rick, Alex and Jonathan all headed to the veterinarian's office to make an appointment while Evelyn went to the pet shop to get some things for Seti.
Evelyn was gone over an hour but Rick wasn't too worried about her, he knew how his wife got when she shopped. Finally Evelyn entered the veterinarian's office, leading Seti on a very fancy -very expense- leash; around his neck was a collar with a gold colored nametag. In her other hand Evelyn carried a shopping bag full of other things for Seti. Without saying a word to his wife, Rick and the others went into the back of the veterinarian's office.
The veterinarian examining Seti looked no older then Evelyn; her long blonde hair was tied in a ponytail and she wore a white nurse type outfit. She smiled down at Seti.
"So this is Seti, he's a beautiful dog." The veterinarian said. She told the O'Connells that her name was Dr. Whick. Dr. Whick picked Seti up and placed him on a table covered with what looked like, to Alex, a bed sheet.
Dr. Whick picked up an instrument, which she told Alex, was a stethoscope and put it up to where Seti's heart was. She took down a few notes and ran a few more "tests" on Seti with various instruments.
"Seti seems to be just fine except for a few things. Number one, Seti is a 'she' not a he. Number two, she is pregnant." Dr. Whick said.
Alex looked at Seti wide-eyed. "You mean she's got baby-puppies inside her?" He asked, fascinated, as an eight-year would be.
Both Rick and Evelyn couldn't believe it. "Just 'how' pregnant is she?" Rick asked.
Dr. Whick shrugged. "It could be any day really. You're lucky you found her otherwise she would have to have her puppies on the streets and they might not survive." Dr. Whick said.
Evelyn was as overjoyed as her son was; the thought of their new dog have puppies was very exciting. Rick still didn't like the idea of a dog and now they were going to have more then one dog? Worse, lots of little dogs.