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Toby: I love the outdoors. Seriously, there's nothing like it. The only trouble I really have is at night, and during the winter. But even then I usually manage, especially if I'm chasing after some crisis or other. And most of the pups are okay; they have more northern breeds than southern in them. Angel has some trouble now and then, and Caspar's fur is pretty thin too. He usually manages, though, since he's always on the move.
Luna: Speaking of which, I haven't seen him for a while. You want me to track down your son and see what he's up to?
Toby: My son? Let me explain a couple of things, Luna...

I think I heard some feet patter towards the kitchen...

To...any dog: Here in the warm climate of Norway(sarcastic) we tend to cut dogs fur during spring-time. Have anyone here experienced that? or do you shed your fur in such a rate that its not necesary?

Luna: How are the pups behaving when your humans decide to give them a nice soapy bath?

Luna: We mostly manage with shedding. Which for me, meant a lot of extra brushing.
Toby: She hasn't minded that quite so much since our first date.
Luna: [nuzzles him] Yeah, well, now I have a good reason to put up with it.

Rex: Well, I guess it goes without saying that I've never had my fur cut. Terry did once, though, wen the spring came unexpectedly fast one year.
Terry: (quietly) I was so embarrassed.
Rex: You looked fine, dear.
Terry: I looked like a possum. Alicia may be many good things, but a stylist is not one of them.


Luna: Do puppies ever behave when you put them in a tub? Or anything else?
Toby: (snickers) Like the time someone tried to put you in a box. Your folks told me about it; it was back when we were...
Luna: Excuse me? At least I climbed out instead of chewing a hole in the side like you did.
Toby: No no, I clawed that hole. I did not chew.
Luna: Whatever. Besides, I had extenuating circumstances.
Toby: What circumstances?
Luna: My sisters.

Everybody have personal "ticks"

All: What is it that people around you do that makes you annoyed?(ticks,unconscious habits and such.Snoring by example)

And in relation to that, what is it about the same people that makes it worth while?(Nice habits, impulsive compliments and such)

Sorry for the long delay.


Luna: Well, Toby does snore now and then.
Toby: Well, so did you.
Luna: That doesn't count, it was a side effect of being pregnant. And speaking of which, sometimes you miss it when I'm trying to tell you something.
Toby: Luna, you can't seriously blame me for that. Besides, I figured it out when you were a little more specific.
Luna: Well, yeah. [nuzzles] You've got your quirks, but you make it all worthwhile. The nice things you say, the way you take the pups when I'm just too tired to keep up, give me strength when I'm completely drained... It all balances out.
Toby: (smiling and returning the nuzzle) Luna, you are just amazing. No matter how things are going, you never lose faith in me. And when I'm out tracking, or any time I'm far from home, I get the strength I need just thinking of your face, of you waiting for me when I get back home. Your trust, and your face, is what keeps me going more than anything else. When I see you with the pups, it reminds me that I'm not alone, that I have a wonderful, beautiful mate who loves me.
Luna: Toby...
Toby: Although you do kick me in bed sometimes when you‘re sleeping, and you seem to have a little too much fun bringing up my past goof-ups...
Haley: Don’t forget how she never wants to do anything.
Phoebe: Yeah, she’s practically antisocial, you know? She never wants to hang out or talk or anything.
Luna: Hmm, maybe because I’m actually doing something?
Dragon Tamer: (smirking)[/i] Bet you’ve got tons to say about them.
Luna: No kidding. They never stop talking, and they’re always nosing around trying to find something to talk about no matter how much it gets in the way of anyone else’s privacy.
Phoebe: Well, somebody’s got to know what’s going on around town you know.
Toby: [looks at Luna] Part of me wants to bring up a boatload of bad luggage, but the sensible part is telling me to keep quiet.

Dragon Tamer: Pete, Trixie, you’ve been pretty quiet. For that matter, so have Rex and Terry.
Trixie: Well, just to get the bad stuff out of the way, Pete is a little crude sometimes.
Pete: I know, I know. Old habits.
Trixie: And your date ideas can get kind of dull after a while.
Pete: You saying I’m boring?
Trixie: I didn’t say you were, I said dating you could be.
Pete: Oh, so now I’m too dumb to think of any good dates? Well let me…
Trixie: Would you let me finish? I was trying to say that…
Terry: Alright, time out! [pauses while yelling stops] Trixie, is there anything you like about Pete?
Trixie: Well, you may not be the kind of guy I always wanted, but after the ice incident I know you mean well, even if you come across the wrong way.
Pete: Yeah, glad someone… I mean, uh, thanks. Thanks a lot. I, uh, I really appreciate you putting up with me. And thanks you too, Mom. I was going back to old me again, wasn’t I?
Terry: Well, just a little.
Trixie: Was his… father ever like this? Or… or Rex? I don’t mean to say that Rex is tempermental, but…
Rex: It’s alright. I’ve heard worse from my new “son” over the years, but it’s all past us now.
Terry: I think Rex and I have enjoyed a good, stable relationship. A bit rocky in places, it’s true, but nothing to complain about. Especially when he comes over to visit - which he sometimes does - despite that thin fur of his.
Rex: Well, it’s… it’s nice to know I’m appreciated, dear.
Terry:: And that’s another thing. It took you the longest time to get used to calling me that. At first it bothered me, but now I really appreciate it when I hear you say it.
Rex: Thank you. And thank you for being the mobile one in this relationship. I could name so many dogs I might have ended up with who would complain about that, but you never do.

Wow, that actually answered three of my other questions...

Ok, heres one for the puppies: What do you want to do when you grow up? Any trackers like your old man, hunting(still feeling that "caribou charge") or would you settle with making some human happy by being a loving companion?

Luna and Toby: When joined hands in matramony, did you get/give eachother a token of some sort? Perhaps not a ring but something else?

Luna: Have the kids gotten their vaccines yet? If yes, how did they handle it?

Caspar: Well, I think I'm gonna lead something. A sled team, some police dogs like Dad, I don't know.
Melchior: Not me. I like it quiet.
Star: Me too. I think living like Mommy does is the best.
Angel: I really don't care. I just want to do my thing.
Belthazar: I don't feel much like being a tracker. Some of that stuff Dad got into sounds a little dangerous.


Toby: No, dog weddings don't work that way. Would've been nice, but we can't really get that fancy without opposable thumbs.


Luna: Pretty well, actually.
Toby: Angel even took the liberty of giving the doctor his.
Luna: That is not funny.

Sorry to say it Luna, but an angry puppy giving a doctor a taste of his own medecine(pun intended) is quite hilarious.

Luna: When do you folks up in the colder parts of the world usually get up in the morning? Or is it your kids who decides that?

Terry: How often do you and Rex babysit Toby and Lunas kids? And how are they compared to Toby and his siblings?

Luna: Not when their shots haven't settled in yet.


Luna: We usually manage to get our body clocks set no matter what the sunlight is like. Sometimes different folks get up at different hours; whatever works for them. As for myself... let's just say I was glad when we finally got the pups onto solid food so they could eat without waking me up.


Terry: Oh, we babysit fairly often, but not always at the same time. It's easier for Copper and Taya to coordinate that, since they live together. As for how they compare to Toby and the others... let's just say that more than one of them has picked up his penchant for living out stories, to one degree or another.
Toby: You could always leave out some of them, you know.
Rex: And miss the payback? You must be joking.

Luna: Ouch...

Puppies: Your grandfather once visited a school. That helped your uncles and aunts getting adopted, and I was wondering how you react to a horde of kids swarming around you, hugging and petting you?

Luna and Toby: Did you ever get to meet up with the wolf pack that helped you in your wilderness hunt again?

Caspar: We don't know yet. Mommy won't let them give us away yet, and I don't think they're trying very hard.
Luna: [firmly] And that's just fine by me.
Toby: Luna, you know it's going to happen.
Luna: Yes, and it's going to happen as late in life as I can make it.


Toby: No, no not so far. But one never knows.
Luna: I'd like to see them again, and thank them. If it weren't for them, a certain someone might never have worked up the courage to ask me to marry him.
Toby: Well excuse me for being the more patient of us.
Luna: I know, I know. But it's not like we were getting any younger.
Melchior: (whispering) Mom and Dad sure are wierd sometimes.

Luna: I understand why you want to keep them as long as you can, but what I was asking was how the puppies handle kids? Do the storm them like the do with Toby, or do they behave?

Luna: Well, they behave well enough. Of course the more rambunctious they are, the better the odds that they'll throw in the odd nip.

Toby: What was the scariest part of your life?

Toby: Some dogs would probably refer back to something that happened when they were puppies, but not in my case. No, the scariest time I ever had was the sheer, gut-ripping panic of trying to get through that locked door when Luna was having our pups. Nothing I have ever gone through - not the bear when I was a sled dog, nor the wolverine I fought that same night - could stack up against that.
Caspar: What about when Mom almost fell off that cliff?
Toby: No, no even that wasn't as frightening, because at least I could see what was going on then and do something about it, even if I would have failed on my own. When Luna was having you pups, I had the fear of the unknown, the fear of helplessness, and the fear of someone dying all going at the same time.
Angel: (whispers) Hey Mom, think you could have more puppies? I want to see what Dad looks like when he's that scared.
[long. awkward pause]
Luna and Toby: (simultaneously) We are not talking about this now!