Toddlers, Dragons, and Dogs - Oh my! (Rei or Emb)

[Ivy]

Where is the hairy one, darling? Lighth inquired as he felt His' stress levels slowly rising thanks to her son - who had managed to escape her grasp and went running off.

"Woof woof! Doggehs!" Aithyn called out as he went running towards a group of canines, Ivy's blue eyes widening as she made a mad dash after him.

Grabbing the tow-headed toddler's arm before he got too close to the canines she frowned down at him, "Aithyn! You know better than to run away from mommy like that. You're usually so good, just because we aren't at home doesn't mean you get to misbehave."

A stern look from the redhead was enough to settle the three year old down and when she released his arm he moved his small hand to fit inside his mother's. "But mommeh, doggehs!"

Aithyn pointed to the canines and then looked up expectantly at Ivy as if waiting for her to say or do something. Don't ignore me child darling.[/color]

You know he is checking the food stalls for something for us to eat. Don't bother me Lighth.

Looking around Ivy caught sight of who she assumed to be the owner of the canines and so she stood up once more and walked with Aithyn towards her, "Excuse me, my son was wondering if he could pet one - or all - of the dogs?"

"Doggeh!" Aithyn bounced excitedly next to his mother, though he did not dare try and pull away from her again - too afraid if he did she'd drag him away from the fluffy doggies.

[Ember]

Shamine startled a little when a woman with a child spoke to her. Her head whipped around a bit too fast to be a natural reaction but she calmed down and flashed Ivy an uncertain smile. "Hello, yes, he can. They're all quite used to children. Just make sure he doesn't pull their fur, okay?" The canine owner said, accompanying the woman and her child to the three elder dogs. Her usual bunch was off for some exercise with her husband so it was just Kainu, Bolo, and Saral for the moment.

"The big wooly one is Kainu, the one standing and looking like a goofball is Bolo, and the other one is Saral. He tends to be the best with kids but they're all good, really. They won't harm your son but you know how they say to keep an eye on young kids with canines anyway," Shamine said, introducing the woman and her child to the dogs and giving her retired sledders a chance to look over the child they would be subjected to.

[Ivy]

Ivy nodded as the woman spoke, though at first she was offended at the warning to not let her son pull and tug on the canines. Did she really think her son was so ill-behaved? Then again he had just run ahead of her, and he hadn't really seen many dogs in his life. Blossom had a few canines but not many, if anything Aithyn was more used to draconids and dolphins than he was fluffy animals.

Smiling Ivy pointed at each dog and repeated its name to Aithyn, "Kainu." 'Kaynoo.' "Bolo." 'Ballo!' "Saral." 'Sawrail!'

Ivy chuckled a bit and shook her head, "Not quite, but good enough. Now you have to be very good Aithyn. No pulling their fur. No pulling tails or ears. Be careful around their faces. Don't hit them or pet too hard." To show him how softly he should pet she had him stick his arm out and she pet over it lightly then had him do it to her arm. Satisfied he could behave she looked to Saral and slowly led Aithyn over to him.

Offering her hand out for the canine to sniff she had Aithyn do the same, and once she was fairly certain Saral was okay with them she reached out to pet his back behind his head, watching as Aithyn copied her. "See? Good boy. This one is Saral. He is handsome isn't he?"

Aithyn didn't answer, he was having too much fun petting the dog. He was gentle enough, maybe he could have been a bit more gentle - his little fingers got stuck in the thicker fur and may have pulled it slightly every once and again. But for a three-turn old not overly experienced with dogs, he was doing great.

"Are they all yours?" Ivy asked of Shamine before adding, "By the way my name is Ivy, my son is Aithyn."

[Ember]

Shamine watched the mother instruct her child how to pet and subtly nodded in approval. She wouldn't have - too much - to worry about. She could see Saral twitching a tiny bit as small hands still got caught a little but for the most part things looked to be fine. At Ivy's question and introduction Shamine smiled. "Shamine, and yes, they're mine. Looking for good retirement homes for them. They're still strong dogs and they've earned their rest."