"This is going to be exciting." Dot said.
"I'm so excited, my whole body's shaking, especially my tail." Scruffy said.
"I'll say!" Snow White yelped as his tail seemed to be going so fast it was quite literally blowing her away.
"Oops, sorry." Scruffy smiled sheepishly as he stopped his tail.
Snow White blinked before shaking herself and got her fur straightened out while Oliver hid chuckles. "Oh, ha, ha, very funny." The white kitten said.
"Sorry, Snow," Oliver chuckled. "If it makes you feel any better, you should've seen my fur when I first met Dodger and he got me wet and I chased him through an open vent. Now that was a bad fur day."
Snow White started to giggle as she could imagine it. Oliver smiled once he could make her feel better.
"You remind me of my brother, he was always quite the jokester." Snow White giggled to her boyfriend.
"Really?" Oliver asked.
Vincent soon saw a mouse running along.
"Yeah, and-" Snow White was about to continue.
"A mouse!" Vincent pointed to the rodent. "Get it, Snow White!"
"Get it, Vincent." Snow White merely deadpanned like she didn't care.
"Is that your answer for whenever Vincent sees a mouse?" Oliver asked.
"Yes." Snow White smirked.
"Wow." Oliver said.
"Come on, let's go see this show." Snow White said.
Oliver nodded and followed her so they could see 'Larry's Amazing Animals'.
"I can't wait to see how strong he is." Scruffy said, referring to the chihuahua on the poster.
"Hello there, ladies and gentlemen," a man came on the stage and a spotlight shined on him. "My name is Larry Gablegobble. I'm proud to present to you the most amazing animals you will ever see under one roof!"
There was then a drum roll as kids, pets, and Pokemon looked very excited in anticipation of the event.
"And now, I present to you, a powerhouse pooch, a musclebound mutt, a rippin' rover: Rodrigo, Chihuahua of Steel!" the man introduced and the curtains drew back to show the tiny dog with a huge weight in front of him.
This caused for most of the audience to laugh a little. Emily Elizabeth gave a small smile while Jetta looked not amused.
"Don't let his size fool ya, folks," Larry said as he pet the tiny dog on the head as he then flexed his arms. "He may be small, but this pup packs a punch!"
"Yeah, but not as much as Scruffy." Estelle whispered.
Akito chuckled in agreement. Music then played for Rodrigo as he was then about to lift the weight.
"Come on," Scruffy smiled quietly. "Come on."
Rodrigo grabbed a hold of the weight as everyone leaned in to watch, but he didn't appear to be as strong as Larry made him sound to be. He then lifted up the weight, but he saw a boy eating a hot dog with relish which made him instantly hungry, but it also caused him to lose his balance.
"Uh-oh." Scruffy whispered.
Akito soon secretly used a spell to make it look like Rodrigo wasn't losing his balance. Rodrigo stumbled, but then stopped after the spell was cast and he lifted the weight, but not by much. He clearly wasn't as strong as he was said to be. He then put down the weight and smiled to the crowd until the curtains closed on him and the audience was not impressed by much.
"That was, um...Interesting." Akito said.
"Uh... Yeah..." Eloise winced. "It was just like the time when Nanny and Sir Wilkes took us to the circus."
"Yeah." Vincent said.
"He wasn't really good." Kiki said honestly.
"Kiki, that wasn't very nice." Georgette warned.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Mama." Kiki frowned.
"Well, maybe the next act will be better." Oliver said.
Larry then introduced Dirk the 'Extreme' Dachshund. Dirk was on top of a skating ramp with a helmet and goggles as he was going to show a skate stunt. He waved to the crowd as he cranked up his sport vehicle to show them all what he could do.
"Ooh." Dot smiled.
Dirk fastened his goggles and then went down the ramp. Clifford looked jaw-dropped with the others as they saw this dog in action. Unfortunately for Dirk, the rocket seemed to go faster than he anticipated and he zipped around the loop and crashed into Larry's straw hat as the human ducked in time.
"Well, that was an experience that we'll never forget." Estelle said.
"Poor Dirk..." Dot frowned as the daushand flew all around and hit against the edges and some of the kids screamed out.
"Wow." Snow White said.
Oliver face-pawed and shook his head.
"Maybe the next one will be better?" Kiki shrugged.
"I dunno anymore, Kiki." Cleo said to her niece.
"They're down to one act." Akito said.
"At least this show didn't cost money, otherwise I would skitter over to that man and tell him 'I am Eloise and I would like a refund for this 'rawther' terrible show, thank you very much'!" Eloise complained.
"The next act involves a cow and a whatever that is." Vincent said.
"I think Mr. Larry called him a ferret." Vulpix replied.
The blue ferret put down his cape and came in on a trapeze which actually looked promising for the children.
"Finally, some action!" Jenny smiled.
"Yes!" Vincent smiled back.
The ferret jumped in the air and did a spin in the air before grabbing onto the next trapeze. He went upside down and did even more flips which amazed the kids as Dorothy the Cow was balancing on the tightrope.
"Nothing could ruin this performance." Estelle said.
The ferret then ended his bit with a landing on the cow's head. This really impressed the kids now.
"Catch, Shackleford!" Larry smiled as he threw up juggling pins to the ferret.
"Let's see if he catches them." Scruffy said.
The ferret reached out to catch the pins as he balanced on the cow's head.
"Amazing." Oliver smiled.
"That sure is." Kiki added.
Dot's tail began to twitch. "Uh-oh... Something is about to happen." She frowned.
"What makes you say that?" Kiki asked Dot.
"My tail just twitched," Dot said. "Whenever my tail twitches, something happens and I have a bad feeling that Dorothy has a fear of heights."
"Ooh..." Kiki replied. "Uh, that's a strange thing."
Dot bit her lip nervously for Dorothy. The cow soon nervously crossed the tightrope as she tried not to look down which often made those afraid of heights even more scared and nervous. One boy was so astonished that he let go of his balloon.
"Uh-oh, that might give her a hint that she's up too high." Scruffy said.
And where Scruffy was right. Dorothy smiled at the balloon at first. The boy then cried about losing his balloon which soon made Dorothy look down, and the ferret began to worry while juggling his pins on her back.
"Oh, no, that's not good..." Dot frowned. "I can't watch."
"I can!" Scruffy grinned.
Dot glared to her brother.
"Uh, right, too soon." Scruffy smiled nervously.
"His acting is just brilliant!" Cleo smiled as she thought it was all part of the show, and T-Bone nodded in agreement.
"I don't think they're acting." Georgette frowned.
Dorothy even looked like she was going to throw up. Shackleford tried to keep a hold of his pins only to drop them.
"Is this supposed to happen?" Estelle wondered.
"I'm not sure that's supposed to happen." Akito said to his twin sister.
Dorothy soon grabbed a hold of the rope, but due to her weight, it made a peg come loose from the ground, and the cow and the ferret hung upside down as it was going to collapse while the kids watched in suspense. Rodrigo growled as he soon came behind the peg and bit on the rope to keep it in balance with his strength. Scruffy soon rushed to the peg until he saw a familiar older Dalmatian coming to Rodrigo's aid.
"Gracias, mi amigo." Rodrigo muffled to the help.
"You're welcome." Patch replied.
"Dad?" Scruffy asked with a bewildered smile.
"Missed us?" Colette smiled back to their strongest pup.
"Well, a little," Scruffy smiled back. "Just surprised you're here, Mom."
"Yeah, what're you guys doing here?" Dot asked as she came to see their parents.
"We finished our Pound Puppy mission early and teleported here." Colette smiled.
"Aw, Mama~" Dot smiled back as she nuzzled to her mother.
"I gotcha, Dorothy!" Larry called out as he ran around on stage to get ready to catch the acrophobic cow.
"Does he really think he'll handle her weight?" Estelle asked.
"Oh, this is gonna suck..." Felicity groaned as she covered her eyes and shook her head in dismay.
"I can't watch." Vincent said.
Larry touched Dorothy until Patch was able to keep the rope down and Colette pushed down the peg and tied a knot since she was a familiar and had thumbs like all familiars did so they could assist with magic.
"And done." Colette smiled.
"Way to go, Colette," Patch smiled back. "You were an excellent help."
"Thanks, Patch." Colette beamed.
"It's all right, everybody," Larry smiled nervously. "It's all under control, folks."
"Is he sure?" Jenny asked.
"No need to panic." Larry smiled nervously.
"Wow, that was really-" Clifford smiled.
"Amazing!" Cleo beamed as she did a flip out of excitement. "They were unbelievable! They were stupendous! They were-"
"Really good!" T-Bone smiled to her.
"Yeah, they really were." Kiki agreed.
"It really was a unique show." Georgette had to admit.
"Especially since Mom and Dad helped save the act." Scruffy commented.
"You said it, guys!" Clifford smiled to his fellow dogs.
"Oh, before anything else, we must introduce you to our parents." Dot said.
"Let's meet these folks." Cleo smiled as she stood beside her sister.
Patch and Colette soon came over to the group.
"Everyone, these are mine and Scruffy's parents," Dot introduced. "Colette the cocker spaniel and Patch the Dalmatian."
"It's nice to meet you all." Colette smiled.
"Hard to believe a dog like you exists," Patch looked up to Clifford. "Seems like something you'd hear in folktales like Paul Bunyan."
"It's nice to meet you guys too," Clifford smiled. "And thank you, Emily Elizabeth told me that her love for me helped me grow, we used to live in the city, but since I got so big, we had to move to Birdwell Island."
"Though moving can be its own adventure." Patch said.
"They do say that." Clifford admitted.
"Hey, guys, why don't we go back and get their autographs?" Cleo suggested.
"Or we could get them to sign something for us?" T-Bone smiled.
"It is." Cleo rolled her eyes.
"Oh, well, good idea then, Cleo." Clifford smiled to the energetic poodle.
"Let's go meet them." Scruffy said.
"Stick together now." Colette reminded.
"We will, Mom." Scruffy and Dot promised.
Patch and Colette smiled to their puppies as they went to meet Larry's Amazing Animals.
"This is so exciting." Kiki smiled.
Clifford soon poked his head out through the tent with a smile. "Hello there!"
Shackleford soon yelped and ran away in fear of the big red dog.
"Uh, Clifford, I don't think he's met a big dog like you before." Scruffy said.
"I tend to get that a lot." Clifford admitted.
"I believe it." Scruffy said.
The animals soon panicked and hid away from the giant red colored labrador retriever.
"Oh, please, don't eat me!" Shackleford yelped as he hid in a chest while holding a vinyl record. "I'm just a ferret! There's no good meat on me!"
"I don't wanna eat you." Clifford smiled.
"No?" Shackleford asked. "Then what you want?"
"Your autographs." Dot said.
"Our what?" Shackleford replied.
"All of yours if you don't mind," Clifford nodded. "You guys are incredible!"
"There you are!" Cleo smirked to the big red dog. "Man, and I thought Kiki was hard to keep track of."
Kiki seemed to giggle as she came to her aunt's side.
"What is your name?" Rodrigo smiled to the company.
"Clifford," The big red dog smiled. "And this is Cleo, and T-Bone."
The rest of the pets and Pokemon soon introduced themselves.
"We loved the show!" Cleo gushed. "Phenomenal!"
"Super-Duper-Riffic!" T-Bone added.
"By the way, nice hair." Georgette smirked to the ferret as he still had a pink wig on his head.
Shackleford saw the wig and soon quickly removed it.
"You must all lead such exciting lives." Weenie smiled.
"Well, I don't think we particularly-" Dorothy smiled shyly.
"You must get to see lots of famous people." Dot smiled.
"Of course we do!" Shackleford smiled back. "Between the shows, the travel, the crowds of adoring fans! Yeah, it's pretty cool."
This amazed the others instantly.
"How 'bout you guys?" Shackleford asked. "You in the biz?"
"Not really." Scruffy said.
"Well, I don't like to brag or anything, but it's often been said that I do have, oh, ya know, talent." Cleo smirked as she fluffed up her fur.
"It runs in the family." Georgette agreed with her sister.
"I caught my tail!" Kiki muffled as she caught her tail in her mouth.
"Uh, yeah, I kinda picked up on that vibe," Shackleford replied rather disinterested. "So, would y'all be interested in joining our cast?"
"Um, sure, but do you see these collars on our necks?" Scruffy asked.
"Well, yeah?" Shackleford asked. "What about 'em?"
"Uh, nothing." Scruffy said.
"So, um, you want us to be in your show?" Clifford asked the blue ferret.
"That's just the beginning," Shackleford smiled. "I'm talking about TV! Have you guys ever heard of Tummy Yummies?"
"Heard of 'em?" Scruffy smiled back. "We love 'em!"
"Oh, it's my favorite!" Clifford beamed as he licked his lips hungrily.
"Well, check this out," Shackleford chuckled as he brought out a poster for them to see. "We're having a talent contest in three weeks. The winners get fame, fortune, and a lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies!"
"This must be a dream!" Dot beamed.
Scruffy looked around before smiling. "No, it's not a dream, 'cuz the Road Rovers and PAW Patrol are in all of my dreams."
"Of course they are." Dot rolled her eyes playfully.
"Oh, thank you, but we could never-" Georgette began.
"Just pass up an offer like this!" Cleo chuckled in excitement. "Right, guys? Definitely, offer right now, guys. We'll be right back."
"Aunt Cleo?" Kiki asked.
"Come on, let's discuss this." Cleo said as she led them outside the tent.
"Cleo, I know what you're thinking, and the answer is no." Georgette told her sister.
"Aw, come on, why not?" Cleo asked.
"We have owners to think about." Georgette said.
"She's right," Clifford agreed. "I'd never leave Emily Elizabeth."
"Or Sheriff Lewis." T-Bone added.
"Jenny would be devastated without us." Oliver said about himself and Georgette.
"And I can't just leave Eloise." Weenie said.
"Cleo, what about Mrs. Diller?" Georgette reminded her sister about her owner.
"You'd really miss her." Dot added.
"Gee, I hadn't thought about that," Cleo replied. "It's just... It all seems so exciting!"
"Yeah, but if we did join them, we'd have to leave our owners and their families." Scruffy said.
"So, uh, is there a problem?" Shackleford asked as he came out with the other animals.
"Sorry, guys, it sounds like fun, but we're sticking around here," Clifford smiled apologetically. "But thanks anyway."
"Yeah, we just, um, have personal things here." Scruffy said.
"Hey, guys, wait!" Shackleford stopped them and held out the poster. "Take this little souvenir with ya. A-A-And in case you change your mind, we'll be on PT's Carnival tomorrow night on the Mableham."
"Thanks." Cleo replied as she put the poster into the fur on her head like a secret compartment.
"We'll keep it in mind." Dot said.
"I'm sure we'll see you guys again next year." Weenie added as they left.
The other animals called back to them as they soon went to get home since it was quite dark.
"Well, we better get back to our temporary home." Dot stretched.
"Yeah..." Scruffy added with a yawn. "I'm so tired right now."
"It's so quiet here," Weenie said. "How's anyone supposed to sleep without car horns or pigeons when they go to sleep?"
"You've been in the city too long." Oliver chuckled.
"Yes," Weenie nodded. "Yes, I have."
They soon all split up to go to their new temporary vacation homes to get some sleep after a big and exciting day at the carnival.
