Blacktail Deer Plateau backyard at night

I'd have loved to do that but Junior quickly bypassed Audrey's age, lol... that said, I have used her as a bit of a baby-talk reference. :)

Osprey Jr. shook her head and prepared to say something in response when Pura went pecking at her mouth like a baby bird. As his nose pressed enthusiastically against her tongue, it triggered her gag reflex and the young puppy suddenly was vomiting. The upchuck splattered at her little black feet, bits of it flinging onto both herself and Pura.

Peregrine ranged closer, eyeballing the two. "You sick?" he said to Junior, who smiled blithely at him. She felt much better now, though her mouth still tasted sour. She stuck out her tongue again (it was empty now), causing the Alpha male to bend down to sniff at her, his nose wrinkling, "Damn, that's some rank breath, Junior."

Pura, meanwhile, was probably enjoying a late night snack of chunky vomit stew.