For the first time, Jared began to see an upside to his transformation. Under any other circumstances, the four gorgeous college girls wouldn't even have noticed him.
"Maybe he knows some tricks," Rachel said, still scratching behind Jared's fluffy ears.
Her Indian friend leaned forward again and, for an instant, Jared found himself lost in her brown eyes. "Do you know any tricks, puppy?"
Jared's tongue rolled out of his mouth as he panted and drooled. He barked excitedly, which caused the assembly of girls to laugh. "I think that's a yes, Nishi," Rachel said to her friend of Indian descent.
The green-eyed and long-haired blonde wrinkled her nose. "He may know tricks, but he's a mess," she said in a mildly disapproving manner. "When's the last time you had a bath, boy?"
"Hey, Rachel, didn't your parents have a kiddie pool for your little sisters?" Nisha asked.
"Yes, but why... Oh! I get it!" Rachel said excitedly.
Jared was too lost in the incredible feelings generated by having two hot girls scratch behind his ears to notice.
Rachel addressed the blonde girl. "Caitlyn, you come with me to get the pool," she said. "Nisha, you and Meghan hook up the hose."
The girls giggled in unison, but for some reason, Jared felt distinctly and suddenly uneasy. What exactly had he missed?
As the girls scattered, he chose to: