Titan!
This is all a lot to take in, I want to trust people I do but like everyone smells different, how do I know what smells are good or bad? I know Max smells good, he is like my favorite smell. I knew instantly he was good, I can't describe it but my instincts were help him rather than attack him. I could follow his scent anywhere and instantly know it is him. Klea on the other hand smells different but Max says she is good, I trust Max, so I trust Klea. The other girl I can't remember her name smells a lo like Max so I figure she is okay too. This whole house has smells and things that are going to take a lot to get to used too. The big dog Jax keeps looking at me weird I think he is trying to teach me. I think I trust him he also saved Max so I know he is good. It is morning now and everyone is having breakfast, Max gives me so bacon, this here is why I like him. "Begging is not good" I heard and Jax was right behind me, "I didn't" I replied to him. I wondered what the humans thought of two dogs talking to each other. "They are oblivious to our conversation" Jax said as if he read my mind. "You little pup are going to learn" he said, "Learn what?" I wondered, "that biting and growling at certain things is not good, I will teach you right and wrong" he said. I nodded I think I could live with that, I mean he worked for the police right? I was going to do that too, at least it is what Max and Klea wanted.
After breakfast everyone was sitting in the living room, and the two young girls kept looking at me, "they are nice" Jax said, and I hesitated but I lay down closer to them. One reached out her hand, she smelled like dirt and cookies so I figure that was safe, and I licked it, she giggled and pet me. I could see Max watching me closely, I wasn't going to let him down. Plus I was a little afraid of Jax and he said they were good, the other one pet me too, she smelled similar but slightly different. Max smiled at me and I knew I was doing a good job, okay so far I knew little kids were okay, at least these ones. So far this wasn't so bad, I looked up and Jax, "people are only the start, you will learn who is good and who is bad by observing. Other smells on the other hand are harder. Like drugs" he said, "I know drugs the warehouse we were in smelled like them" I said, "yes and that man you bit was bad so you did good there little pup" he said. "Titan" I told him, "for now it is little pup" he said and I glared at him but didn't say anything more he was bigger than me. We all went for a walk and Jax didn't even need a leash, I mean wow talk about trust. I was trying to get off mine, I wanted to be like him. "Trust little pup, Max is just trying to do the same" Jax said, and I stopped struggling on the leash and just walked, Jax taught me different smells and things, and I followed his lead.
Max and his dad I think even set up an obstacle thing, and Jax ran through it with ease and came back with the drugs that were hidden. I could do that too, right. "All in the mind little pup" Jax said, and Max pet me, "you can do this Titan" he said as he pet me and let me off the leash, could I do this? What is it I was doing exactly? I wanted so badly to just trust my instincts, "run the course and find the drugs, they will have a sweet sort of off smell" Jax said. I did as he was told the obstacle course was not a problem but finding the drugs was harder, I mean everything smelled sweet, but then it hit me. This stuff smelled really bad, but it also smelled good at the same time, this had to be it, I picked it up with my teeth and brought it over. "TITAN! great job buddy" Max said he was proud. "You did good little pup" Jax said and I knew it was right, we did this a few more times and I admit finding the drug smells was getting easier. Some even smelled like a skunk I later learned it was weed, I could totally be a police dog, I just needed to trust. I mean I felt if Max was good around these people I would be too, but the minute he felt off I was going to react, I wanted to be able to trust my instincts.
"Thanks" I said to Jax, "you have potential little pup, I mean you do have a long ways to go but you have the instincts for it" Jax said, "Is Max going to be just like his dad?" I asked, "yup and you will be just like me" Jax said, "I would like that" I said and he lay beside me I felt safe around Jax, and he was a good teacher. I felt like I would learn a lot from him, but all I wanted was to be near Max. "Keeping our owners safe is the first and most important. In your case it is 2 owners, Max and Klea" Jax said. "Right so they are number one" I said, "yes that and learning the signals, your owner is your boss and what he says no matter what you need to listen" Jax said. "Got it" I said and it was a long day I ended up falling asleep, I couldn't tell you what happened next. Christmas had a bunch of different scents and everyone around me seemed so happy, I felt good knowing my boy was safe, Max was good and that to me was all that mattered. I knew I did have a long way to go but I also new now that Max was in danger a lot so I wasn't going to let him get taken again. I was going to be better, I knew I was small but I was mighty and I was going to fight like hell to keep him safe, I would do the same for all of Max's friends. The one who were with us, I knew now they would not hurt me or Max and I needed to trust them, Jax taught me a lot over the last few days and I did want to be just like him.
