When Jake met Gordon
A short addition to my Dog's tail story based entirely around the episode "Whispers of the Ax".
Now my dear readers this is a short interlude that had to be told. It involved one of the most horrific days of my life. Now those of you who have read my previous tales will know that in my life I am in control and others need to bow to my plans. However on this particular day I had almost met my match.
This day had started normally, a breakfast with my family, titbits for me of course, then a short nap. It was at lunch on this day that my world turned over. Dad had decided that we should go and get Mom for a walk. I agreed wholeheartedly, if nothing else I would get to go to Mom's work and be fawned over by others who clearly wanted to see me. Off course there were others there who didn't like me, Blake for instance was decidedly cool to my charms. However I wasn't to be put off by him. Dad put on my lead, we got in the car and drove to Mom's work. Now the cool part is that unlike some offices, ie the university they used to work in, I was allowed into Mom's work.
We walked in the door, got signed in, patted down and allowed into the elevator. It was at this point that I noticed something very alarming. There was another scent in the small room, not one of a person but that of another dog.
Before we go any further I do need to point out that I am not a jealous beast. On the farm I shared my family with other four legged animals, of course they were not allowed in to the house, like me. But that aside I didn't mind sharing my family, but I not been expected to share with another dog before.
I was keen to discover the location, the exact type and nature of the interloper and make sure that it was put in its place. Now could I also point out that it is not my fault that Dad was not paying attention to my needs and as such didn't have full control of my lead. Therefore I was not to blame when the doors opened and I did what came naturally, put my nose to the ground and followed the scent, at speed.
What happened next was not my finest hour, the scent was not easy to follow and required me to take a full inventory of the outer office. By this I mean going under all the desks, opening several drawers, dragging scarves, coats and various other items from their place. All the time with Dad chasing me, but I wasn't paying any attention to him. I finally caught the scent beside Blake's desk, he didn't look happy but the trail was going in the direction of Mom's office. This more than anything set my senses on alert.
I made a dash for it, pushed open the slightly ajar door and came face to face with my nemesis. This interloper had taken up residence on Mom's couch, you should remember dear readers who is really in charge of the sofa – ME. This was an insult that was not going to go unpunished. I had practised my growl on that boy several weeks ago who tried to stay over with Ali and now I was willing to show my teeth again to get rid of this dog. Unfortunately for me the dog had more backbone than that snivelling child from the house. I was a second too late to realise that the other dog had also bared his teeth. It appears that he felt my Mom's office was actually his domain.
The scene was set, we as dogs were ready to compete for the rights to this office, the humans, mine and this other man who clearly belonged the mutt on the sofa, were just not quick enough. Before I had the chance to increase my growl the interloper bounded down from the sofa. Dear readers I am afraid to say that my courage deserted me and I ran from Mom's office to the outer office. Now sometimes it is prudent to ensure that another dog cannot catch you and to do so you need to weave in and out of objects. Luckily I am well trained in the art of an obstacle course. It is as I manoeuvre under Blake's desk, past something that is clearly valuable that I take a moment to thank Allison, Jason and Stevie for being fantastic owners and teaching me how to get through small spaces at speed. The other dog is on my tail but I do manage to get away from it.
Off course neither of us are paying all that much attention to the chaos we are leaving behind us. The office is in complete disarray, papers are flying everywhere, people are screaming, and then there is an almighty crash. Now, may I add it was not I that caused this noise but actually a member of 'the detail'. Yes I will admit that the person in question was chasing me, but that large, gold, beautiful, sculpture was not broken by me.
What actually stopped the carnage was Dad's whistle. He's very good, often uses it on the kids, very rarely on me but I did listen this time. The other dog finally responded to its master and I trotted back to Dad. It was then that I looked round. There were people all over the place, some standing, other cowering in the corner and finally some actually on the floor, looking a little worse for wear. Ooops.
Oh dear.
I looked towards Mom who had managed to lose her shoe during our chase and was looking quite bedraggled. I went immediately for the innocent look, it was not my fault that she had let in this mutt, this interloper, in fact it really was her fault. I moved from Dad's side to Mom's my head a little down, hoping for a little sympathy or comfort. It was not to be this day. I had managed to cause total and complete chaos when all I had wanted was a lovely walk with my humans.
Needless to say, Gordon and I have never met face to face again.
AN: So obviously didn't happen but I couldn't resist this once the idea came to my head. Will probably do a few more chapters but need the inspiration. Hope you enjoyed. Thanks for reading.
