Word to the wise: Shifty may be a really nice Dingo but DO NOT piss him off. Trust me on this.

"Oh, hi Shifty. You're home late." Daisy said, smiling.

"I was at Nutsy's house. We were making cookies. I brought some for all of you." Shifty said cheerfully.

"So you just went and baked cookies? Shifty, you're a dingo for crying out loud!" Danny shouted.

"Well, if it makes you feel better, I wore a pink apron with butterflies on it while I baked them." Shifty said sarcastically.

"I'm trying to watch my figure but I guess one wouldn't hurt." Daisy said. She took a bite of a cookie. "You know, these are pretty good. Is there a secret ingredient?"

"Just love." Shifty said, blushing.

Danny took a bite of a cookie and spit it out, "Raisins! You know I hate raisins."

"Yeah, love and raisins" Shifty said dryly.

"Love never tasted so good!" Meatball said as he gobbled up the cookies.

Shifty smiled, "Glad you like them, Meatball." Ma Dingo just shot the big fat dingo a dirty look and Meatball stopped eating.

"So mama, would you like some cookies?" Shifty asked, wagging his tail in the most adorable manner.

"Not a big fan of raisins, either. You can split them between you, Meatball and Daisy." Ma replied.

"I think Meatball ate all the cookies." Daisy said. Meatball simply burped and Shifty and Daisy giggled. Danny rolled his eyes.

"I'm supposed to meet Nutsy at the beach at sunset, it's a date!" Shifty said.

"Awwww...isn't that cute? I always thought Nutsy would be a good girl for you." Daisy said to Shifty.

Danny stood in front of Shifty and began to explain why Shifty and Nutsy's romance made no sense, "Listen Shifty, you're a mammal and she's a marsupial. It just wouldn't work out."

The little blond dingo rolled his eyes at Danny, "Like you sure know how to treat a lady right." Shifty said sarcastically.

"She probably doesn't even love you and thinks you're mangy like the rest of them. She'll dump you for Algenon in a second." Danny said, grabbing the locket off Shifty's neck and tossing it into the trash can.

Shifty felt his blood boil, he was now absolutely furious. Without warning, the little dingo pounced on the larger black one with so much force he was knocked over, "NOW YOU LISTEN HERE, DANNY DINGO! I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF YOUR CRAP I COULD JUST SCREAM!" And with that, Shifty ripped Danny's sunglasses off his face and broke them in two, tossing them across the room.

"But, th-" Danny stammered

"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR STUPID LITTLE SUNGLASSES!" Shifty roared with anger, "I've been a NICE brother to you. I've let you pull my ears, pull my tail, call me names, use me and make me cry. But one thing I won't let you do is MESS WITH MY LOVE LIFE!" the little dingo shreiked as he used his paws to squeeze at Danny's windpipe. Danny began gasping for air, a look of sheer horror on his face as he watched the dingo try to strangle him, "You know how Mama gets mad and throws a fit? That isn't pure anger. Pure anger is what I'm feeling inside right now. You think mom is scary, well you haven't seen anything yet. Me? I almost never get mad, I cry when I'm upset but right now I could just RIP YOUR HEAD OFF! And for the next few days, you'll treat me really nicely you got it?"

Danny nodded his head in complete shock and horror, tears dripping from his eyes. "That's enough, Shifty." Ma's voice called out.

Shifty released his grip and backed away from Danny, "You're lucky mom was here, or you'd be in a world of hurt." the little dingo muttered. Daisy looked on in complete and utter shock and Meatball was clapping. Danny curled up into a fetal position and began shivering. Tears were rolling down Danny's muzzle in rivers and he could barely speak. All he could do is whimper softly.

"Now get the locket out of the trash and give it to Shifty." Ma said to Danny. Danny was unresponsive as he was in shock over Shifty's unexpected violent outburst. Ma just rolled her eyes, "I'll just get it, then."

"Here you go, Shifty." Ma said as she put the locket around Shifty's neck.

The little dingo smiled and softened as if nothing ever happened, "Thanks, Mama. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a date!"

"I didn't know Shifty had it in him." Daisy said to herself, looking over to the sobbing, terrified black dingo. Daisy smiled, "Now I know to avoid his bad side."