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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all, as usual the time got away from me. Here is a short skit.The word count is 759 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DeAnna<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Doghouse Productions presents: School Days, a skit written by DeAnna Quietwater Noriega<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The scene opens with four dogs comfortably relaxing under a table in the dining room at a guide dog training facility. It is the first time they have been gathered together since being matched with the humans they are expected to guide.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Roxy, is a petite german shepherd. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Arthur is a larger male shepherd with black predominating. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Milo, is a lab golden cross with a golden silkiness to his fur. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Heidi is a small black lab.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Silka appears after the opening scene and is a golden retriever. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Milo lifts his head and begins the discussion:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>Milo: "Roxy! Who did you get? I got this older lady who talks baby talk to me! She looks like a real softy. Bet I can wind her around my little paw in no time! You know as a cross, I have all my golden retriever daddy's charm and the determination of my labrador mama! She doesn't stand a chance!"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Roxy: "That sounds cool Milo. But if I were you, I'd wait to work on her until you go home and there aren't any trainers around to set her straight. Mine is this guy with huge feet. He doesn't seem to know what to do with them. He has already stepped on my paw twice and it's only been one afternoon. Still, as a shepherd, I expected to get a person who requires real talent in his guide."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Arthur: "That is true, either someone who needs a lot of looking after or one who will require professionalism in his guide. I have a lawyer working for the government--very hush-hush you understand."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Heidi: "Booooring, I got a guy who keeps missing his mouth. Boy am I going to clean up! Heh heh heh. Um Roxy, I don't see your litter mate Rocko."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Roxy: (Sigh,) "I warned him that if he kept peeing on his trainer's shoes he wouldn't get picked in the first draft. He might make it next month if he can learn to control his squirrel addiction. The trainer has put him in the 24 step program. Oh here comes my kennel mate Silka. I am so glad she got a match."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Silka: "I made the cut! I got this chubby lady with interesting smells on her shoes. I detected cat, horse and I think llama. That trainer with kids and a wife who works here has one of those and I've smelled that scent on him before. As a golden, I don't know if I will like living on a farm. There will be all those burrs and stuff to get tangled in my pretty fur. Anyone want to trade? I can slip my tie-down tonight and we could see if they notice the difference. How about it Milo?"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Milo: "It might be fun, but since I'm a male and you're not, I don't know how long we could keep up the joke. But hey, it might be worth a try."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Arthur: "Last night, they brought in an older fellow who was coming home to retire. He kept me awake half the night talking about the real world. Personally, I think it will be interesting to get on with my career. I have walked the streets of this town so many times I could do it in my sleep. Even going in to the city gets stale after awhile.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Silka: "I can hardly wait! I'll miss my trainer though."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Roxy: "Me too, I didn't eat tonight because the thought of leaving her behind and having to take charge of big foot all on my own seems a little scary."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Heidi: "No skipping meals for me thank you. I can hardly wait to get out of here with all these trainers watching. My ambition is to fill out the extra folds in this oversized labby hide of mine."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Arthur: "Let's have a little professionalism please. As graduates from the most Ivy League of dog universities, we have a proud tradition to uphold when we go forth."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Milo: "Sure, Sure, don't get your tail in a knot, we will uphold the dignity thing, but what I am really looking forward to is the freedom part!" Sleeping on beds, chewing up socks and let us not forget counter surfing here I come!" Oops, heads up, everyone look sharp, here comes a trainer."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This peek into the under the table scene has been brought to you curtesy of Dog-house Productions starring the Hambone Players. The names have been changed to protect the guilty. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>