Blacktail Deer Plateau backyard at night

Ugh, that fat cow! Junior didn't have an ounce on her that wasn't supposed to be there, but Pura Virtúte loathed the fact that both of Peregrine's girls still had the upper hand when it came to a physical fight. She pounced on the paler pup, bowling him onto his back whilst he was still spitting and huffing from the unexpected taste of her vomit.

"NOOOO," he roared, slapping at her face, "NO OH-PEY, NO!" But it wouldn't help - whereas Ty and Saēna could be stopped by soiling their coats with mud or shit or drool, Osprey Jr. had proven herself to be the group's foremost squabbler. Pura wouldn't be able to shift her weight unless he won. To do that, the smaller pup would have to fight harder and dirtier than his cousin. He braced the paws of his rear legs against her tummy and the front two against her chest, pushing so hard that a fart escaped into the night air.