release the beasts!

The days inside the underground den where much of the same for the pups, eat, sleep, perfectly memorize how many steps it takes to get from one wall to the other, and repeat. It isn’t that Coho doesn’t enjoy the safe space, far from it, but, with her rapidly growing sister, it has started to felt just a little cramped. Plus, the naturally curious pup has been already sat on… well, more than once and it doesn’t help that she hasn’t quite gotten the hang of her voice yet so the most she is able to get out when she is being squished is a string of pitiful squeaks.

But today is different because, today, dad lowers his head and calls to them and Coho immediately freezes to turn her wide, wonder filled eyes up to where he is. They are going outside. Muskie is already striking off toward the entrance and the girl shrinks back, plastering her frame against the furthest wall to avoid getting trampled in the bid for freedom. Hag follows after their biggest sibling and the russet girl eventually peels her form from the wall when the excitement is too much to stand and she bounds toward the door.

The dramatic change in lighting blinds her for a moment as she emerges from the darkness but it does not stop the girl from plowing forward. Starbursts of white obscure her vision as she moves outside, hiding the world around from view and that is how she misses her sister’s giant form… well, until Coho ends up running face first into Muskie’s backend. With a startled squeak, the girl’s butt folds and collides with the ground and her vision once again returns to show her exactly what she had run into.

Rubbing her nose, Coho regains her paws and darts shy grin to her father and siblings before giving her bigger sister wide berth as she can continues to explore.


"Coho Klein"