Blacktail Deer Plateau backyard at night

Perhaps nip was too light a word, then, as the two pups crashed together and went tumbling to the ground, Osprey Jr. in the highly-prized position of top dog. Whatever pleasure she felt about this was short-lived, as Pura immediately began flailing all four of his limbs, one forepaw spanking against Junior's right cheek and both hind paws scratching painfully at her pudgy pink belly. Although it hurt, Osprey ground her teeth together and bore down on top of him, forcing all four of Pura's legs to press back against her.

The sound of his abrupt toot took her by surprise and a well-timed shove from below toppled Osprey off her feisty victim. "YUCK!" Osprey bellowed indignantly, the word aimed at his behavior rather than his gaseous emission. "POO-WA BAD!" she declared. Didn't he know his place in the puppies' pecking order? "BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD!" she huffed and puffed even while climbing to her feet and preparing to pounce him again.