Once upon a time in a land far far away-

we’ll call this land Happyville-

Two kindhearted people- Bill and Whitney- met, fell in love, and decided to get married and call it a day in a small village outside the heart of Happyville.

Life was good.

Soon after getting settled Bill and Whitney decided their life was missing something. Sure it was swell and loads of good times, but something still seemed lacking.

So Bill and Whitney decided it was time to bring two little precious babies into their life, Roz and Suzy.

Roz and Suzy added an element of fun and surprise into Bill and Whitney’s life. It was just what they needed.

Life continued to tick on in the world of Happyville, and Bill and Whitney continued to enjoy their time with each other as well as Roz and Suzy.

Before they knew it two years had passed from the time they welcomed their little babies into their family. They were full grown and closer to Bill and Whitney more than ever.

Life was good.

One day, however, Bill looked at his wife and said, “Whitney, I think our family is still missing something.”

“You really think so?” she questioned. After all- they had two beautiful children, a house outside of Happyville, and season tickets to the Boomers - their favorite soccer team.

“What could possibly be missing?” she thought.

“I feel like our family needs to grow just a little more. I’ve always wanted two bigger babies- big beastly ones that play outside in the grass and protect our little house from the Ogres of Stillwater.”

Whitney was skeptical. Very skeptical. She was happy with her little life with Bill, Roz, and Suzy. Was there really need to grow it any larger?

With big beastly babies- at that?

Bill was persistent, and Whitney finally decided beastly outside babies couldn’t be all bad. Perhaps she would grow to love them as much as Roz and Suzy.

So- Bill and Whitney decided it was time to add to their little family, and so it was.

Betty and Jocky joined the family as the beautiful outside beastly babies Bill had always hoped for.

Once again life was good.

Whitney was not accustomed to large outside beastly babies, and so it took some warming up to them day-by-day. She soon began to grow fond of them, even volunteering to feed and walk them.

However, things would take a slight turn for the worse.

One day when Whitney arrived home she had a surprise at her door- the Happyville village Knights of Safety!

Apparently Betty and Jocky were being especially beastly and obnoxious that day- causing a disturbance among the other villagers. Whitney was terribly embarrassed for causing such a raucous and began to contemplate whether adding to her perfect little family was a wise decision.

Bill reassured her that Betty and Jocky were still baby beasts and as they began to grow things would get better. This seemed to easy Whitney’s mind-

and life was good.

Days and weeks went on and things seemed to return to normal. No surprise knocks on the door- which was good. However, Betty and Jocky began to grow

and grow

and grow.

They grew into giants- far taller than any of the Ogres of Stillwater Whitney had ever seen!

With their new bodies came new behaviors-behaviors with Bill and Whitney were not accustomed. Roz and Suzy never behaved in such a manner so it was very new.

Jocky and Betty would sleep all day and play all night- growling and howling and barking until the wee hours of the morning. Bill spent many nights back and forth between bed and the couch making sure he quiet them at a moment’s notice to ensure the village Knights of Safety would not arrive at their house. Bill and Whitney always seemed to be tired.

“These outside beasts were not supposed to be so difficult!” they thought to themselves.

Jocky and Betty soon began to eat everything in sight as well- Bill’s shoes which he accidentally left outside, the spout covers, grass, doggie poo… you name it- they ate it.

They also destroyed the yard. Remnants of chewed toys, trash, and junk were spread throughout the entire area. Ugly dirt holes took the place of pretty, green lush grass. Whitney was embarrassed of what she called her “White Trash Backyard.” It was awful. Trashy, holey, muddy, and yucky. Totally unfit for the yards in Happyville.

Although awkward and obnoxious puppies, Bill and Whitney continued to love them, slowing training them good behavior and rewarding their good efforts.

However, one night Jocky and Betty crossed the line.

They interrupted Bill’s sattelite feed- making it impossible to watch his Boomer games.

Bill awoke to a strange crunching noise. He went to the outside door and screamed in horror. Betty and Jocky had chewed the entire cable in half, rendering the TV completely useless.

In their fun they destroyed Bill’s most favorite thing in the whole world- his TV box.

Whitney hadn’t seen Bill so down since the time the Boomers made it to the Big Game and lost to Crocodiles.

Bill was down in the dumps.

Whitney inspired him to work on the wires- to see if it would be possible to have some TV.

Bill reluctantly gave it a shot.

As it turned out- Bill and Whitney still had TV access but no recording capability-

which was still bad but far better than initially thought.

Bill and Whitney put their heads together and built a protective barrier around the remaining cords- which “enhanced” the already trashy looking yard.

And in some strange way- Jocky and Betty seemed to know they were grounded- very, very grounded and began to be a little less beastly and a little more mannerly.

Bill and Whitney continued to work on good behavior- and Jocky and Betty began to react in such a way.

Not always-

but sometimes.

At this point- during the “puppydom” period- Bill and Whitney lived for sometimes.

Bill and Whitney continued to grow their affections for Jocky and Betty-

but agreed that they would not need any more beasts- outside or inside for a long, looong time.

Life was once again good in their little Happyville village existence-

and Bill, Whitney, Roz, Suzy, Jocky, and Betty lived happily-

which occassional bumps in the road-

but nonetheless happily.

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