In tonight's bedtime story for kids, Hector and Sunny are headed to doggy day care, where they meet a huge array of other pets, and use the delightful facilities, including a pooch pampering spa, and a room designated for digging! They get up to all kinds of fun, with animals some of you might recognise... your pets!
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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to Koala Moon, a podcast of
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Speaker 1: original children's bedtime stories and meditations designed to make bedtime
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Speaker 1: a dream. Tonight, Coco and I are shouting out thanks
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Speaker 1: of course we love, but we also love hearing from
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Speaker 1: you and Charlie. I've heard from your mum that you
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Speaker 1: are extremely brave. You're celebrating your diabetes diagnosis by having
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Speaker 1: a special day to day where you get to choose
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Speaker 1: every single detail yourself. So from all of us here
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Speaker 1: at sleep HQ and I'm sure many listeners to Happy Diversary,
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Speaker 1: enjoy your day and we hope you have a fabulous
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Speaker 1: time full of all the things that you love. Now,
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Speaker 1: I know many, many, many of you are going to
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Speaker 1: love this story because it's a very very special one
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Speaker 1: featuring not only my special pet you know who she is,
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Speaker 1: but also the pets of some of our subscribers. Yeah,
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Speaker 1: you lot, that's right. Over the months We've had so
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Speaker 1: many messages from you asking to put your pets into
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Speaker 1: a story that we've only gone and done it. Tonight.
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Speaker 1: We're heading off with Hector and of course Sonny to
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Speaker 1: doggie daycare, where they are going to meet a whole
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Speaker 1: lot of your fluffy little friends. So jump into bed
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Speaker 1: and get ready to listen really well, just in case
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Speaker 1: your pet is there. Relax and stretch. Perhaps take some
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Speaker 1: nice slow breaths to get you in a nice snoozy mood. Okay,
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Speaker 1: I'm ready if you. This is Hector and Sonny's Doggie
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Speaker 1: Daycare by Susannah McLoughlin. It was a warm late summer's day,
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Speaker 1: and the wheat in the field behind Hector's house was
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Speaker 1: swaying to and fro as fluffy clouds drifted gently across
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Speaker 1: the sky, morphing into shapes that looked to Hector to
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Speaker 1: be bones and gravy boats and chew toys. Hector's owner
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Speaker 1: came downstairs wearing a suit and tie, with his hair
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Speaker 1: combed and shoes polished. Hector went to rub his big
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Speaker 1: fairy head against his owner's leg in an attempt to
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Speaker 1: tell him how dashing he looked, but his owner swiftly
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Speaker 1: jumped out of reach. Oh watch it, buddy, he said,
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Speaker 1: you know the bride is allergic to fur. If I
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Speaker 1: go to the wedding with hairs on my trousers, she'll
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Speaker 1: be sneezing through this. Serah. Hector smiled sheepishly and backed off.
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Speaker 1: Good boy, his owner said, are you ready to go?
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Speaker 1: He headed outside, Hector trotting a few steps behind him.
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Speaker 1: He towsled the hair on Hector's head as he stepped
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Speaker 1: out onto the driveway, saying he couldn't resist and he'd
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Speaker 1: washed his hands carefully before he got there. Hector's owner
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Speaker 1: was going to a wedding out of town. He would
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Speaker 1: have loved to bring his pooch along, as usually he
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Speaker 1: brought Hector everywhere, but the bride had allergies, which meant
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Speaker 1: dogs made her sneeze and sneeze and sneeze. So Hector
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Speaker 1: was spending the day and night at doggie daycare. Luckily,
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Speaker 1: his best friend, Sonny's owner was going to the wedding too,
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Speaker 1: they'd be at daycare together. Not long after Hector hopped
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Speaker 1: into the trunk, Sonny hopped up beside him, ears swinging
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Speaker 1: and eyes sparkling. Owner got in the front seat, wearing
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Speaker 1: a lovely silky dress. Hey, Hector, Sonny said, after Doggie
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Speaker 1: Daycare we go. What do you think he'll be like?
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Speaker 1: Hector scratches his head. I don't know, Sonny. Hopefully there
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Speaker 1: are toys and food and places to nap. That's all
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Speaker 1: I need. Really, As long as it's not like the vet,
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Speaker 1: I'll probably enjoy it. I'm not a fan of standing
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Speaker 1: on that cold table getting prodded, although the treat at
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Speaker 1: the end is pretty nice. I'm sure there'll be less
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Speaker 1: prodding and more treats at daycare, Sonny said. And maybe,
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Speaker 1: just maybe we might make some new friends. Oh do
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Speaker 1: you think we will, hector? Hector grinned and sniffed the
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Speaker 1: air well. It smell a little bit like magic out there.
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Speaker 1: Maybe Sydney will magic up some friends for us to
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Speaker 1: play with. Do you think he could? Sonny looked out
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Speaker 1: the window at the trees flying past and saw a
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Speaker 1: flash of silver that looked rather familiar. She could swear
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Speaker 1: the fuzzy figure of their magic squirrel friend, who was
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Speaker 1: giving them a thumbs up. I think so, she said,
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Speaker 1: with a little grin. When they pulled up to Doggie Daycare,
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Speaker 1: the dogs jumped out of the car with wagging tails.
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Speaker 1: They ran in through the revolving door and found themselves
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Speaker 1: in a dog's dream. As their owners sorted out the
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Speaker 1: human things at the desk, like money and other such nonsense.
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny waited by the entrance to the daycare,
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Speaker 1: practically vibrating with excitement. Through the glass door, they could
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Speaker 1: see loads of dogs running awad having fun, snoozing and
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Speaker 1: gobbling treats. Her voice came down from the desk, and
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Speaker 1: they looked up to see a beautiful little fish peering
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Speaker 1: at them through its fishbowl. Hey, guys, welcome, I'm FISHI
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Speaker 1: chief receptionist and official. Welcome her to doggie daycare. He
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Speaker 1: flapped a fin at the human sat behind the desk
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Speaker 1: talking to their owners. I mean, officially that's Marjorie's job,
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Speaker 1: but I think of myself as her partner behind those doors.
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Speaker 1: Your dreams are about to come true. Are you ready?
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Speaker 1: The dogs nodded. It's nearly time, FIESI said, say goodbye
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Speaker 1: to your owners and head on in. Their owners kissed
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Speaker 1: them on the snouts and said they'd see them very soon,
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Speaker 1: and that they should enjoy themselves and look after one another.
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny both gave them wide eyed looks that
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Speaker 1: they hoped showed them that they would. Their owners waved
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Speaker 1: as they trotted through into the large room where dogs
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Speaker 1: of all species and sizes were playing. There were so
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Speaker 1: many dogs, big ones, little ones, fluffy ones, wiry ones.
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Speaker 1: There were dogs of black, white, ginger, and a combination
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Speaker 1: of them all. It was wonderful. As they watched the scene,
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Speaker 1: jaws open in wonder, a puppy barreled into them, chasing
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Speaker 1: a tennis ball. A Golden retriever who looked just like
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Speaker 1: Hector was hot on his tail. The golden retriever helped
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Speaker 1: the three dogs to their feet, pulling them from their
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Speaker 1: giggling tangle on the floor. Lucky, the retriever said, you
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Speaker 1: dark clumsy. The little caramel colored puppy giggled and said
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Speaker 1: sorry he was indeed. Hector and Sonny laughed, I am
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Speaker 1: too sometimes, Hector said. Hector looked over at the other
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Speaker 1: retriever and gasped. It was just like looking in a mirror,
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Speaker 1: except his collar red Buddy, another Golden Retriever just like
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Speaker 1: him body. Hector said, are we twins? Buddy strew his
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Speaker 1: floppy ears back and laughed before saying no, he didn't
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Speaker 1: think so. They were just the same breed. Buddy whistled,
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Speaker 1: and from the back of the room, two more dogs
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Speaker 1: trotted in their direction. Hector raised his fluffy eyebrows. One
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Speaker 1: of the two looked exactly like him and Buddy, but
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Speaker 1: she was a girl, and the other looked almost the same,
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Speaker 1: but she had curly hair. I'm Daisy, the curly haired
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Speaker 1: one said, I'm a golden doodle, so just like you,
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Speaker 1: but some of my ancestors are poodles, hence the duke.
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Speaker 1: She flipped her hair. I'm Zady, the girl golden retriever said.
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Speaker 1: We make quite the gang, don't we. We look so
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Speaker 1: alike we could get up to all kinds of high jinks.
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Speaker 1: Hector giggled his head, coming up with all kinds of
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Speaker 1: pranks to play. Lucky the Caramel pop shared a glance
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Speaker 1: with Sonny that suggested this could only mean trouble. They
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Speaker 1: giggled and changed the conversation before the golden dog's mischievous
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Speaker 1: plans could get underway. Do you see that dog over there,
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Speaker 1: Sonny asked, gesturing to the far corner with the poor
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Speaker 1: She looks like a mix between you me, Hecter the
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Speaker 1: dog sees Sonny pointing and pads over. I'm Frantie, she said,
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Speaker 1: half Golden Retriever, half spaniel. That's why I look like
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Speaker 1: you guys. Hector and Sonny chuckle to see what they'd
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Speaker 1: look like mixed together. Is it your first time here,
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Speaker 1: Frantie asked Hector and Sonny nodded. Zady grinned, so you've
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Speaker 1: never tried the digging room, or you've never been to
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Speaker 1: the spa. Sonny's eyes widened. There's a spa, Buddy nodded.
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Speaker 1: How do you think we all look so fluffy? The
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Speaker 1: doggy day care spa is the best canine care center
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Speaker 1: in the world. Daisy grinned. They make my curls go
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Speaker 1: so bouncy, she said, and the belly rubs amazing. Lucky
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Speaker 1: the pup nodded dreamily. I love cuddles, he said, gazing
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Speaker 1: off towards the ceiling, Where is the spar Hector asked,
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Speaker 1: and Frantie said she'd guide him there. They followed their
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Speaker 1: new friend down the corridor towards delicious, calming scents of
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Speaker 1: flowers and sounds of running water and soothing music. The
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Speaker 1: air seemed to get warmer, and the dogs began to
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Speaker 1: feel more relaxed, even before they'd even stepped to pour
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Speaker 1: into the spar itself. By the entrance was an older
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Speaker 1: looking dog who was shuffling into a pair of slippers.
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Speaker 1: He gave them a kind smile. Hey, Gus, Frantie said,
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Speaker 1: these puts an you. You want to show them the spa.
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Speaker 1: Gus nodded. It my favorite part of the whole daycare,
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Speaker 1: he said. Gus gave them fluffy, white toweled robes to
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Speaker 1: put on, just like the one he was wearing, and
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Speaker 1: little white slippers. He gave them a couple of slices
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Speaker 1: of cucumbers that he said they could put on their
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Speaker 1: eyes whilst they relaxed. Unfortunately, by the time he finished
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Speaker 1: his sentence, Hector had a rather guilty look on his face.
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Speaker 1: He'd gobbled his cucumbers the second he was handed them.
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Speaker 1: Gus chuckled and gave him some replacements to slip in
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Speaker 1: his pocket. Inside the spa, the lighting was soft, rich
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Speaker 1: blue that made them feel calm and sleepy. Around a
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Speaker 1: central pool, there were sun lounges holding snoozing dogs who
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Speaker 1: had cucumbers on their eyes and towels wrapped around their
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Speaker 1: heads and jacuzzi bubbled in the corner, and several rooms
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Speaker 1: branched off into other parts of the spa. Here we are,
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Speaker 1: Gus said, Doggie days spa. Don't you feel relaxed? His
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Speaker 1: eyes were half closed and he had a sleepy smile
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Speaker 1: on his face. What do you want to do? I'm
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Speaker 1: going for a soak in the jacuzzi. There are treatments
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Speaker 1: in the other rooms. If you want one, you can
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Speaker 1: talk to Zoe. Here, a chocolate labrador was sitting behind
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Speaker 1: a small desk covered in delicious smelling soaps. She smiled
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Speaker 1: at them and her chocolate button eyes sparkled. Let's do
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Speaker 1: a treatment. Sonny squealed in excitement. Gus grinned and wished
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Speaker 1: them a relaxing time before sinking into the bubbling pool
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Speaker 1: and putting his paws behind his head. He was the
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Speaker 1: picture of relaxation. Zoe, the kind labrador, welcomed Hector and
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Speaker 1: Sonny and asked what they'd like to do. She read
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Speaker 1: them all the different services before recommending they go with
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Speaker 1: a full doggie pamper. She grinned and said that's what
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Speaker 1: she always chose on her days off. Hector and Sonny
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Speaker 1: said that please, and Zoe led them into a treatment
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Speaker 1: room where there were two big white beds ready for
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Speaker 1: them to lay on. The dogs stretched out bellies in
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Speaker 1: the air, and Hector put his cucumber slices on his eyes.
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Speaker 1: Oh this is the life, hey, Sonny, he sighed. Sonny
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Speaker 1: murmured her agreement. A couple of dogs entered the room
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Speaker 1: wearing smart Lilacs uniforms. They both spoke with soothing Kiwi
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Speaker 1: accents that made the pups feel even more relaxed. I'm Jovie,
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Speaker 1: the first said, and I'm Ginny, the second added. Jovie
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Speaker 1: and Ginny began by giving Hector and Sunny massages, rubbing
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Speaker 1: their bellies and scratching behind their ears. Then they painted
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Speaker 1: their claws on all four paws. Sonny picked silver nail
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Speaker 1: polish in honor of Sydney the Silver Squirrel, and Hector
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Speaker 1: chose red to match his neckerchief. Next, they led them
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Speaker 1: into a large area with warm, bubbling barths, where they
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Speaker 1: were shampooed until they were covered in frothy, sweet smelling bubbles. Finally,
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Speaker 1: after a rinse in a waterfall shower that smelt like lavender,
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny were dried under warm hair dryers special
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Speaker 1: soundless ones that were designed with dogs in mind. The
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Speaker 1: two felt so relaxed afterwards that it felt like their
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Speaker 1: legs were floppy. They puddled onto a couple of sun
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Speaker 1: lounges by the pool and grinned at Jovie and Ginny,
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Speaker 1: who were grinning right back at them. I feel well
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Speaker 1: and truly pampered, Sonny said. Jovie and Ginny said they
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Speaker 1: were welcome. In the sun lounger next to theirs, a
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Speaker 1: big furry black dog yawned. She reached out her pow
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Speaker 1: to shake. My name is Katya, she said. I'd love
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Speaker 1: to chat with you guys, but I'm so relaxed. I ooh,
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Speaker 1: I think I'm going to have to take a nap
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Speaker 1: right here. Cattier's yawn was contagious. First Hector yawned, then
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Speaker 1: Sunny yawned, and soon all three yawned together. Hector and
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Speaker 1: Sonny decided they'd join Catya on her nap. After a
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Speaker 1: long snooze by the pool side, Hector and Sonny were
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Speaker 1: awoken by the sound of a splash. They opened their
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Speaker 1: eyes and yawned to see a pup doggie paddling around
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Speaker 1: the spa pool, panting happily. Ha hey, you two, the
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Speaker 1: pooch said, with an infectious smile, Am Rizzo. Hector and
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Speaker 1: Sonny grinned, stretched and introduced themselves. You guys, and you
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Speaker 1: around here. Rizzo said, so you've never been to the
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Speaker 1: digging room. Hector and Sonny shook their heads. Well, we
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Speaker 1: have to change that. The dog climbed out of the
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Speaker 1: pool and shook the water of its fluffy fur. Rizzo
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Speaker 1: strutted out of the spa and across the main room
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Speaker 1: to a new area through a door whose sign showed
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Speaker 1: a picture of a diggatoy. Hector and Sonny couldn't believe
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Speaker 1: their eyes. The whole room was covered with sand, absolutely covered.
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Speaker 1: There were little pails here and there filled with shovels,
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Speaker 1: and a smiling pop in the corner was making a
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Speaker 1: sand castle. The name tag on Pop's collar read Moonpie.
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Speaker 1: Moonpie smiled at them dreamily and waggled a paw before
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Speaker 1: focusing back on the piles of sand stretching up into
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Speaker 1: the sky in front of them. Rizzo didn't want sandy paws,
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Speaker 1: so they said, there see you, laters, and Rizzo trotted
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Speaker 1: back towards the spa. Hector and Sonny gazed across the
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Speaker 1: humongous sand bit In the corner was a large hole.
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Speaker 1: The two dogs wandered over and peered over the edge.
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Speaker 1: At its bottom, digging contentedly in the sand was a
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Speaker 1: brown mutt with a shiny black nose and cute little whiskers.
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Speaker 1: Hector squinted down at his collar, which read Baxter. Hey, Baxter,
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Speaker 1: Hector said, you're very good at digging. My friend Sonny
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Speaker 1: here loves digging. Baxter grinned up at Sonny, who smiled bashfully.
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Speaker 1: This is an amazing hole. She said, have you found anything?
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Speaker 1: Baxter grinned and said yes, he'd found four treats. He
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Speaker 1: explained that the the sand in the digging room has
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Speaker 1: treats hidden inside, and if you dig, dig, dig, you
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Speaker 1: can find them as a reward. He said he'd be
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Speaker 1: digging anyway though, treats or no treats. After all, it's
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Speaker 1: so much fun. He said. One day he thought he
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Speaker 1: might dig all the way to the center of the earth.
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Speaker 1: Sonny chuckled. She said that that was her dream once too.
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Speaker 1: Then someone told her it was extremely hot down there,
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Speaker 1: like molten lava hot. So now she thought she'd just
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Speaker 1: dig to Antarctica instead. Baxter grinned and said if she
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Speaker 1: ever embarked on that adventure, he wanted to come along.
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Speaker 1: The two shook paws in agreement. Hector said he'd be
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Speaker 1: chilling on a tropical beach instead. Moonby giggled from across
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Speaker 1: the room and agreed with Hector. The dog settled into
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Speaker 1: the sand and Sonny began digging her own little hole,
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Speaker 1: and Hector his own sand castle with a tower and
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Speaker 1: turrets and everything. Before long, a tinkling bell rang and
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Speaker 1: Moonpie grinned it's dinner time. All of the dogs piled
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Speaker 1: back into the main room, where rows and rows of
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Speaker 1: doggie bowls were lined up, each with a name on
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Speaker 1: the side. Hector and Sonny found theirs and sat down
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Speaker 1: ready to eat. Across from them sat a black and
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Speaker 1: white dog whose bowl read Ollie. There was Merle, and
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Speaker 1: also Zoe, who looked like siblings, and a groovy looking
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Speaker 1: dog whose name was Rocky. They all said hello and
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Speaker 1: began tucking into their dinners. There was delicious, warm, gravy
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Speaker 1: covered kibble. The room, once filled with barks and snores
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Speaker 1: and chuckles, now was quiet as everyone gobbled down their
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Speaker 1: dinners until they all flopped down, chomping their chops. Hector
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Speaker 1: rolled on his back and put his paws in the air.
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Speaker 1: My Tommy's so full, he said, that's my favorite feeling.
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Speaker 1: Ollie chuckled and rolled over on his back too, and Rocky, Ollie, Merle,
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Speaker 1: and Zoe did the same. Ah. Merle said that's better.
00:22:27
Speaker 1: Sonny laughed to see all their bellies poking in the air.
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Speaker 1: Dessert will come any minute now, Olly said, with an
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Speaker 1: upside down grin, and as if by magic, around came
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Speaker 1: Peppe the Schnauzer, a little gray mustachioid dog in a
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Speaker 1: chef's hat. He handed out cones of ice cream, and
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Speaker 1: Sonny had to stop him to check she wasn't dreaming, Peppe,
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Speaker 1: what flavor is this ice cream? Please? Could it be?
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Speaker 1: She thought to herself. Did it really be? Pepe raised
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Speaker 1: one big furry eyebrow and said, gravy. Of course. Hector
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Speaker 1: howled in joy, and the two began devouring their desserts.
00:23:14
Speaker 1: Gravy ice cream was their absolute all time favorite. This
00:23:21
Speaker 1: was one of the best days ever. After dessert, they
00:23:27
Speaker 1: asked the pups around them how often they came here.
00:23:31
Speaker 1: Rocky said it was his first time, just like them.
00:23:34
Speaker 1: He said, his brother was here too, but he was
00:23:37
Speaker 1: a cat, so he was in kitty daycare next door.
00:23:40
Speaker 1: He said. He wondered how he was getting on. Sonny
00:23:44
Speaker 1: smiled kindly. Do you want to check he's all right?
00:23:49
Speaker 1: Rocky nodded he was protective of his brother. Hector said
00:23:54
Speaker 1: he and Sonny would come along, after all, they had
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Speaker 1: loads of cat friends. Hector grinned. Cats love us, he said.
00:24:04
Speaker 1: Rocky grinned and hopped to his feet and led Hector
00:24:07
Speaker 1: and Sonny out into the yard. The day was drawing
00:24:12
Speaker 1: into night by now, and the clouds were smudgy, inky
00:24:16
Speaker 1: blue overhead. The dogs pitter pattered over the paving stones
00:24:21
Speaker 1: and followed Rocky to the gate that linked doggy Daycare
00:24:24
Speaker 1: to kitty Daycare. He called his brother's name, Loki, and
00:24:30
Speaker 1: soon the gate was nudged open. From the other side,
00:24:35
Speaker 1: a silky cat poked his head through. Hi bro, The
00:24:40
Speaker 1: cat said, hi guys. Rocky asked Loki how he was
00:24:47
Speaker 1: getting on, and the cat assured him he was having
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Speaker 1: an amazing time. He ushered the dogs through the fence.
00:24:56
Speaker 1: Loki extended a paw to the cats relaxing in the garden,
00:25:00
Speaker 1: and on this side of the fence, me my new friends.
00:25:04
Speaker 1: He said, This is Lemons, s Mac and Mavis. He said,
00:25:11
Speaker 1: I met these guys in the acrobat room and this
00:25:16
Speaker 1: She pointed to a golden eyed black tabby. Here's Blueberry.
00:25:21
Speaker 1: We met in the milkshake bar. That's Squawky, and there's Momo.
00:25:28
Speaker 1: Momo waggled aboor at the dogs. Finally, he said, here's
00:25:35
Speaker 1: Sonny and Muffin. They're siblings like us. The cats all
00:25:41
Speaker 1: gave the dogs friendly grins and waved hello. Lemons the
00:25:45
Speaker 1: round ginger cat came and rubbed against the dog's legs.
00:25:50
Speaker 1: Sonny the cat and Sonny the Dog giggled about having
00:25:54
Speaker 1: the same name. Hector asked what else the cats had
00:25:58
Speaker 1: in their kitty Dacre and Blueberry explained about all the
00:26:03
Speaker 1: fun things they enjoyed, the scratching post, maize, the petting room,
00:26:09
Speaker 1: and a cat nap cuddle zone, to name a few.
00:26:12
Speaker 1: Momo's favorite was the cuddle zone, where sunlight streamed through
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Speaker 1: the window and she could nap on warm blankets. Squawky
00:26:21
Speaker 1: preferred the acrobatics, climbing the cat trees and jumping from
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Speaker 1: obstacle to obstacle. Squawky told the dogs that her sister
00:26:31
Speaker 1: was in the doggy day care too, a dog named Dora.
00:26:35
Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny promised they'd wish Dora good night for her.
00:26:41
Speaker 1: As they chatted, Sonny heard another tinkling bell coming from
00:26:45
Speaker 1: the doggy daycare. I think that means it's bedtime, she said,
00:26:51
Speaker 1: peering above her head at the stars beginning to shine
00:26:54
Speaker 1: in the night sky. Hector yawned, Oh perfect, he said,
00:27:03
Speaker 1: I'm ready for a snooze. When the dogs went back inside,
00:27:09
Speaker 1: the dog bowls had been replaced by huge pillows, each
00:27:14
Speaker 1: with a matching blanket embroidered with each dog's name. Beside
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Speaker 1: each bed was a glass of warm milk. Some of
00:27:24
Speaker 1: the dogs were already sleeping, like one under a big
00:27:28
Speaker 1: woolen blanket labeled Dora. That's Squawky's sister. Sonny said, we
00:27:35
Speaker 1: have to wish her good night. Hector and Sonny tiptoed
00:27:39
Speaker 1: over to the snoring dog and whispered good night in
00:27:43
Speaker 1: her ears. Hector even hummed a few bars of his
00:27:47
Speaker 1: favorite lullaby. Her little puppy was sleeping in the next bed,
00:27:53
Speaker 1: and she looked so sweet and peaceful that Hector and
00:27:57
Speaker 1: Sonny cooed and went closer look at her. Little nose.
00:28:03
Speaker 1: Sonny said. She looked at the name on the blanket,
00:28:08
Speaker 1: Kira Koala, like Cocko's sister. Hector gasped, that's so cool.
00:28:17
Speaker 1: On the next squishy bed was a dog named Sadie.
00:28:22
Speaker 1: She was curled up and sipping from her glass of
00:28:25
Speaker 1: warm milk when she smiled at Hector and Sonny. She
00:28:29
Speaker 1: had a little white mustache of foam on her top lip.
00:28:34
Speaker 1: Curled up on the next pillow, forming a ying yang shape,
00:28:39
Speaker 1: were two dogs who were almost too big to stay on.
00:28:43
Speaker 1: They were two Portuguese water dogs named Charlie and Betty.
00:28:48
Speaker 1: Sonny said, it looked like they loved each other, very
00:28:51
Speaker 1: much like us, Hector, she said. On the next two beds,
00:28:58
Speaker 1: holding paws a cross the gap between them was a
00:29:02
Speaker 1: black and white Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a red
00:29:06
Speaker 1: haired hound named Gunner. Lady's brown eyebrows twitched as she dreamt,
00:29:12
Speaker 1: and Sonny patted her on the head as they passed.
00:29:16
Speaker 1: Hector with sweet dreams to Gunner, who snored softly. Next
00:29:23
Speaker 1: was a terrier named Loki, who Sonny had seen whizzing
00:29:26
Speaker 1: around fast as can be earlier. Now he was sucking
00:29:30
Speaker 1: his thumb deep asleep a curly haired sheeperdoodle named Theodore
00:29:37
Speaker 1: was writing in his diary and sipping his milk ready
00:29:40
Speaker 1: for bed. On the next pillow, Sonny asked Theodore if
00:29:45
Speaker 1: he was writing that he had the best day ever,
00:29:48
Speaker 1: and he said he was, but that tomorrow would be
00:29:52
Speaker 1: even better because he'd be seeing his owners. On the
00:29:57
Speaker 1: next was a teeny tiny, snoozing, long haired Daxon named Freyer,
00:30:02
Speaker 1: who was snuggled so far into her blankets she almost
00:30:07
Speaker 1: disappeared into the softness. Hector said he wanted to be
00:30:12
Speaker 1: cozy like that. She looked as snug as a bug
00:30:16
Speaker 1: in a rug. To her left was another sausage dog,
00:30:21
Speaker 1: this one shiny and sleek. Her name was Sizzles. She
00:30:26
Speaker 1: was chewing on a chew toy as if it was
00:30:28
Speaker 1: a midnight snack, but as Hector and Sunny passed, she
00:30:33
Speaker 1: neatly laid it aside, flopped down, and fell promptly to sleep.
00:30:40
Speaker 1: On the next doggie bed was a pup called Pluto.
00:30:44
Speaker 1: He looked so cozy that Hector and Sonny took extra
00:30:47
Speaker 1: care not to wake him. Tiptoeing past his bed. His
00:30:52
Speaker 1: tongue was lolling out and his ears flopped back, good night, Pluto,
00:30:59
Speaker 1: Sonny whispered to towards him as they passed. Next was
00:31:04
Speaker 1: a snoring black lab named Poppy, whose legs were twitching
00:31:09
Speaker 1: as if she was chasing rabbits in her dreams. Her
00:31:13
Speaker 1: be shone freezer named Rosie was to her left, curled
00:31:17
Speaker 1: up so she looked like a giant pomp pump. A
00:31:21
Speaker 1: white husky named Talia was sprawled across the next bed,
00:31:26
Speaker 1: reading a book of bedtime stories. Next to her were
00:31:31
Speaker 1: two empty pillows, one for Hector and one for Sonny.
00:31:37
Speaker 1: The two got comfy and sipped their warm milk and
00:31:41
Speaker 1: asked Talia if she might pretty please read one of
00:31:45
Speaker 1: her stories aloud, just for them. Tarlia agreed, and, in
00:31:51
Speaker 1: her sweet little voice, told the tale of a little
00:31:55
Speaker 1: curly dog named Cole, whose fur was as dark as
00:32:00
Speaker 1: the night sky. As Cole went on adventures across the galaxy,
00:32:06
Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny's eyes began to droop. Sonny rested her
00:32:11
Speaker 1: chin on her paws, and Hector folded his ears over
00:32:16
Speaker 1: his eyes and snuggled deeper into his blanket. Glow in
00:32:23
Speaker 1: the dark, stars glimmered on the ceiling, and the sound
00:32:27
Speaker 1: of soft puppy dog snores filled the air. Soon even
00:32:33
Speaker 1: the story was over, as Tarlia too had drifted into sleep,
00:32:40
Speaker 1: her cute little nose resting on the pages of her books.
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Speaker 1: Known