MISSION: Pet Owner Kindness

Animals.

Love ‘em more than shoes and handbags and chocolate.  This mission? SO. GREAT.  And how ’bout that first photo?  OMG, are you DYING yet from the CUTENESS???  Somebody call the paramedics, because I’m dying from the cuteness!

DATE:
Friday, 21 January 2011

OPERATIVE:
Affiliated Agent T and Furry Sidekicks C and D

LOCATION:
a veterinary office
Western Pennsylvania

TIME:
8:45 a.m.

On Friday, I was scheduled to take my puppy, Furry Sidekick C, to the vet for the second round of vaccinations. It had snowed terribly overnight, and since my appointment was early in the morning, I knew it was going to be bad out, particularly because schools in my area were canceled. I got up extra early, not only to clear the car, but also to allow extra driving time, and realized I had too much time on my hands, so I decided to put together a spur of the moment mission to complete at the vet’s office.

I started by making a card. I had some adorable doggie stickers, so I used that to decorate the front and announce that the card was intended for the person who found it. On the inside I used more stickers to attach the Secret Agent L business card, and included a message from “Fido” to check out SAL online.

Then I wrote a note to the pet owner, thanking them for braving this bad weather to bring their pet to see the vet. I said that not only did the pet’s appreciate what a good owner they were, but I appreciated it as well. I also mentioned that I was including a treat for the dog.

Then, I attached a rubber chew bone that we had gotten a while back. They were buy one get one free a while ago when I got one for our other dog, Furry Sidekick D, and he did not at all mind me using the other one for the mission! I taped the bone inside the card, and was ready to go.

We got to the vet’s office, and I was a little nervous, because there was no other patients or pet parents there, so I was afraid the office staff would notice me leaving the mission somewhere and question me. Luckily, Furry Sidekick C provides a great distraction, and all the ladies were busy fawning over her cuteness, so I was able to leave the mission on a bench in the waiting area. Hopefully some pet owner found it, and it helped brighten their day.

My dogs are a part of my family, and I just wanted to pass along a little kindness to a fellow dog lover like me.  Furry Sidekicks C and D were excited and honored to help me do a SAL mission!