[Dailydrool] A Howl of A Good Time

[lea pierce]

​Houndservant recently welcomed a shy Indian maid, Pocohontas, 5-year old
tri-color, to the Bridge of the HMS Santa Rosa. Our orders are to guard her
until transport to her Forever Home, which is still a Top Secret Location
(i.e., the Brass at Division don't know where the heck she'll land yet--but
she's a real find, just a super little hound-ette).

A good thing her orders are yet to be determined, since Miss Pokie recently
emerged from Ship's Surgery after necessary nips and tucks (spayed--what
are people thinking when they don't get their non-breeder hounds spayed...?
One ponders.)

At any rate, First Foster, Lady Foxy, is Less Than Pleased, to put it
mildly. On temporary orders that are now stretching into 9 months because
of medical issues, Lady Foxy is pretty sure she is in charge. Houndservant
is generally happy to contribute to her understanding, as it generally
results in Smooth(er) Sailing.

Miss Foxy has not, until this week, been much for howling. She barks. Boy
does she bark. We Keep Working On That. And Working. And Working. (sigh.
Houndservant keeps trying positive reinforcement, but it seems Houndservant
is the one being trained to Give A Lot Of Treats--extra kibble.
Houndservant wonders if Lady Foxy gripes so loudly because she is allowed
no treats other than More Food. Boring. But no one else gets special treats
either... this does not seem persuasive to m'Lady.)

Pvt. Pokie, however, seems to have a strong yodel gene. Houndservant has
been delighted, the past couple of days, to hear a most excellent
Howl-a-thon serenade upon leaving on maneoevers (like getting more CANNED
FOOD for Pvt. Pokie's ​
​mess, as she was apparently fed a steady diet of lunch-meat by her
previous, elderly, guardian. O! The compromises the Houndservant must
sometimes make. But. Hehehe-HA! Joke is on the Pvt. More and more dry
kibble being mixed in to the "cheeseburger in a can" muck!)

But Houndservant digresses (this is natural to Houndservant).​

​ Upon closing the front hatch of the HMS Santa Rosa, an Alto howl begins
somewhat softly, then picks up steam...

... joined by (!) a BarkBarkBark evolving into a mezzo soprano... Miss
Foxie! Howling!

AHROOOOOO (Alto, Pvt. Pokie)
Ahroooooooooooo! (Mezzo, Lady Foxy)
AHROOOOOO (Alto, Pvt. Pokie)
Ahroooooooooooo! (Mezzo, Lady Foxy)
AHROOOOOO (Alto, Pvt. Pokie)
Ahroooooooooooo! (Mezzo, Lady Foxy)

They pick up speed, weaving in and out....

... then....

Aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoooooooooo (Falsetto! Claire the Trembling adds her
little beagle howl to the mix!
​

​AHROOOOOO (Alto, Pvt. Pokie)
Ahroooooooooooo! (Mezzo, Lady Foxy)​

​Aiheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoooooooooo-Hooo-Wooo-Wooo! (Falsetto, Claire the
Trembling!)​


​And on they howl....

Sometimes Houndservant sits in the official Basset Utility Vehicle for a
couple of minutes in mute and rapturous appreciation of the fine and
unsolicited Hound Chorus.​


​(Crew is ever quiet upon return and no captains of nearby ships have
complained... so Houndservant feels fairly sure the Howl-A-Thon is
relatively brief.)

O! The Joys Hound Service​
​!

Leftenant Lea Pierce
HMS Santa Rosa
etc., etc., yadayada
Ahroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!​
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