Are you ready?
To meditate.
With Kari.
Climb up into your bed and get super,
Super comfortable.
Make sure that everything is just right in your room.
The lights are just right.
You're wearing your cozy,
Comfy pajamas.
And all is well in the world.
So you can relax your body.
And let go of.
Your busy,
Busy day.
Tooka and Leo.
We're walking.
Outside.
In the cold.
In the new dog shoes.
It was not.
Looking good,
Let me tell you.
First of all,
Dana and her friends Clara and Case were walking Tucker and Leo and they were laughing so hard.
That they were barely walking anywhere.
Leo said.
I don't think it's that funny.
I don't like these shoes.
It feels weird and I can't walk on them.
Leo had not even got out the front door yet.
Tucker got a little bit further.
He was walking down the path next to the house.
And everybody was just killing themselves laughing at how Tucker was walking.
Tucker was walking like he was walking on pokey,
Spiky things.
So every time he put his foot down,
He lifted it up really quickly and then jumped onto another foot and then jumped onto another foot.
And he also looked like he pooped his pants.
It's not that funny!
" said Tucker.
It feels too tight.
Every single one of them.
This one,
He lifted up his front paw.
This one,
His other front paw.
This one and this one.
Kicked out his back paws.
Too tight!
They're too tight!
Dana said,
We checked them Tucker and they fit exactly how they're supposed to fit.
It just is new,
That's all.
It just feels weird.
I don't like it.
Satoka.
He was still prancing around,
Now on the grass.
It feels weird even on the grass,
Leo.
Don't do it,
Don't do it.
Don't listen to him,
Leo.
You stay in the house.
Leo said,
I am,
Tooka.
I refuse.
I am not moving.
Case said.
Well you have to come inside or outside because we've got to close the door,
It's freezing!
You're letting all the heat out.
Clara said,
Come on Leo,
You can do it.
Once you get used to them,
They're going to keep your paws so warm out here.
Nope,
Said Leo.
I actually feel as if I'm coming out in hives and I am allergic to whatever they're made of.
Case said.
Your mum told us that they were.
.
.
Organic.
Completely.
Horrible toxin-free.
They're the best dog shoes out there in the entire world.
And you too.
Won't give them a try.
Again,
The kids all could not stop laughing at them.
Every time Leo tried.
It looked as if it just touched something really hard.
And he would jump and move his feet off the ground really quickly.
It's not funny.
They feel.
.
.
Foreign.
It feels like.
.
.
It feels like.
When you put your feet in something slimy,
It's really weird.
That's what it feels like.
Tucker said,
I prefer to walk in high heels than walk in these things.
They're too tight.
I tell you,
They're too tight.
Dana went over to Tucker and checked all the straps on his shoes.
How about this one?
Try this one.
It kept passing her different paws.
Loosen it a little bit!
Loosen it for me a little bit!
Dana loosened the straps on all of the shoes.
Hmm,
That's a little bit better.
A little bit better.
Loosen it even more.
Took his head.
She loosened them.
To the last setting that you could put the shoes on.
They looked as if they were going to fall off.
They were so loose.
Ah,
Perfect,
Said Tooka.
Feels so much better.
Go loosen,
Leos.
You'll like it,
I promise.
Leo,
It's so much better when they're loose.
Dana went over and loosened all four of Leo's new shoes.
That's the loosest setting,
Leo.
Now give it a try,
She said.
Leo.
Walked forward.
Oh,
It is a bit better,
But still horrible.
But he was trying at least.
Walking very tentatively.
Took her.
It started to drop.
It looked like a prancing horse.
Ooh!
Ooh,
I like this bit!
Tucker?
Your shoes aren't making you trot like a horse.
That's you doing that.
Said Case.
Tukka said.
It is?
You mean I could trot before and I didn't even know?
Look how fancy I look,
Leo!
Tooker was trotting around the front garden.
Leo just cringed.
I can't.
I can't do it.
There's no way.
This is worse than walking on tile.
It's worse than walking on wooden floors where your nails clickety clickety clickety and you slip all over the place.
This is traumatising.
Clara said,
Would you prefer to just get cold paws,
Leo?
Because we can take them off if you want.
Yes!
Took a sec.
Nope!
I disagree.
I like mine now!
Look at me!
Look at me!
Tucker had now started a full gallop.
For whatever reason,
These shoes had made him turn into some kind of performing horse.
Anybody would think he was in front of a crowd or something.
He was clopping all over the place.
I love them.
I love them.
Give me 16 of them!
The kids were cracking up laughing.
Tucker looked so funny and he had his tongue hanging out to boot at the same time.
Oh,
I'm a bit tired,
He said.
But this is so much fun.
So much fun.
Clara helped Dana.
Take Leo's shoes off.
Leo took a big deep breath.
Oh my goodness,
That feels so much better.
Promise me,
Promise me you won't ever put those horrible things on my paws again.
The kids said that they would tell.
Took her and Leo's mum,
But Leo definitely didn't like walking in them.
Maybe next time he'll just have cold paws.
But now Leo happily came out of the house.
He got to the end of the path and joined Tucker on the grass and just stood there.
And then Leo said.
Are you going to carry on like that or shall we go for a walk?
Oh,
Walkies,
Definitely walkies.
Sat Tka.
They started to all walk down the street.
Tucker was still prancing like a stage horse.
Clippity-clop,
Clippity-clop,
Clippity-clop.
His shoes were bright blue.
I feel like I'm on clouds.
Now that I've got used to it,
My tootsies are so nice and warm,
Leo.
Leo,
Really,
You should have given it to a better Gordon,
You did,
Without giving in.
Leo looked down at his paws and said,
My paws are already red.
I could feel it.
I knew it.
I wasn't having some kind of allergic reaction to those organic shoes.
They're not organic enough,
Obviously.
Tucker said,
Well,
Luckily for me,
I made the toughest stuff.
And my pawsies are delicious and a lovely warm.
Clippity-clop,
Clippity-clop,
Clippity-clop.
The kids walked the dogs down the hill and round the corner and they bumped into one of the neighbours.
Ben,
An old man.
Nice shoes,
He said to Tooka.
Thank you very much,
Mr.
Ben.
Yes,
I like him a lot.
I like him a lot.
And with that,
He started to do some fancy backward steps,
And frontward steps,
And sideward steps,
And then he clippity clopped,
Clippity clopped,
Clippity clopped.
You can just imagine it,
Can't you?
Can you imagine,
Tucker?
He looked so funny.
Where's your shoes,
Leo?
Set ban.
Love.
Leo just grunted at him.
Don't start with me.
Don't start that conversation.
I'm not in the mood.
Oh,
Said Ben,
Feeling that way out today,
Leo.
Okay,
Then.
He gave Leo a nice tap and a rub around the ears and Leo smiled at him.
Well have fun guys!
Dana,
Clara and Chase said goodbye to Ben and then they carried on walking.
We'll walk down to the bottom of the hill,
Which was quite a ways and then we'll walk back up the hill and then that's it.
That should be a good enough walk for today.
Leo on Q.
And then about 20 more steps did another poop.
And then about 20 more steps did another poop.
Gosh,
Leo,
You're slowing me down,
Said Tucker.
Clippity-clop,
Clippity-clop,
Clippity-clop.
And then Tooka finally did a big old poop.
The kids had collected four poops.
Gosh,
That's a lot of poop bags.
Once again.
They walked all the way down to the bottom of the hill.
And then Tuck had decided he'd had enough of his shoes.
I do like these shoes but I think they're rubbing too tight.
I say they're too tight.
Dana took off,
Took his shoes.
Ooh,
It's cold.
But they walked all the way back up the hill.
With no shoes on.
And the dogs were pretty,
Pretty happy.
When they got back.
The dogs had a big.
.
.
Drink of water.
It was lunchtime,
So the kids fed the dogs and as a special treat.
They cracked a raw egg.
On top of the dog bowl of food.
Yummy!
Satoka,
Delicioso!
I do like me some schnotty eggs!
Leo said,
I do too,
Actually.
Very good for the joints.
The dogs ate their lunch,
And the kids had sandwiches with a glass of lemonade.
And then,
It was time for the kids to go home.
Clara,
Chase and Dana said goodbye to the puppies.
They gave him big hugs,
And ear rubs,
And hugs,
And another ear rub,
And Tucker licked everybody to death,
And then Leo licked everybody to death,
And then they finally left.
I'm a little bit tired,
Said Tooka.
That was a lot,
Getting used to new shoes.
Quite stressful,
Wasn't it,
Leo?
Leo said,
Yes,
I'm poop.
I'm tired from all the stress,
" he said.
And he instantly closed his eyes.
Took her,
Rolled around.
He put all four paws up in the air as he laid on his back.
I do like my shoes though.
But they do like my bear paws.
My bear paws are very pretty.
I think I do need my nails cut,
Though.
How about you,
Leo?
Leo opened one eye and stared at his nails and said,
Yeah,
Oh,
I hate getting my nails cut.
Took a side.
I like it because we get peanut butter treats afterwards.
Leo said.
Oh yeah,
That's true.
And there's less clippity-clopping on the tiles and the wooden floors,
Which is nice.
Exactly.
Satoka.
And then Toca said,
Good night,
Leo.
And Leo said,
Nanaitaka.
And Tucker closed his eyes.
Leo closed his one eye.
And they both fell fast asleep.
The end.
