#how cute!!!!

picture: scott, 12 hours into a shift at the clinic, is a little tired but he's still hanging in there. he's got a lot of things to get to before he leaves for the night, and the first on the to-do list is to cast the broken leg of a dog who'd just come in—but he's alone tonight, so he gets to have a little bit of extra help. chief, scott's german shepherd, comes running through the door with a medical kit stuffed in his maw. bear, scott's doberman, prances up to the exam table and takes his position as emotional support; he's good at that, he loves love, so he's become the designated "dad dog" and he's there to lick tears away and nuzzle when things get scary. chief fetches medical supplies if scott needs them or stands guard in the doorway to tell the other animals to "be quiet, there's a baby with a hurt leg in here!" they get the leg done in no time with minimal whining and a now-perfectly-healing puppy. everyone gets treats, of course.