A Tail of Love

This program is rated G

and is suitable for general audiences.

Good morning, Bella!

Morning, Nana. How did you sleep?

Just great, thank you.

Good, there's tea for you.

Oh, thank you.

And I'm going to go check on the new recruits

and give them some food.

Okay. See you in a bit.

Sounds good.

Okay.

Where is...

Finnegan!

Come over here.

This one's for you.

Bella, would you like to say goodbye to Cupcake?

She's going home with her new family today.

Oh, yes, of course I would.

Oh, Cupcake, we are going to miss you.

Good luck, guys.

Just give us a call if you need anything, okay?

I've gotta run, Maddie is back.

Okay, sure. Here's your little Cupcake.

Hey, Maddie. What do we have here?

Hey, Bella. Special delivery.

Oh, look at you, girl! What's your name?

Indie, as in Independence.

Aww. Hi, Indie!

I'm Bella. It's very nice to meet you.

Was she a police dog?

Military, just came in from Kandahar.

Oh, well then you have training.

Okay, come on out.

Hey, hey.

Sit.

Good girl! Do you want a cookie?

All right, let's go have some fun, huh?

Wow, she's got a lot of energy.

Yeah, you think so?

Bella: Did she ever see combat?

Yes, but her file's gone AWOL. Still tracking it down.

Okay, here we go.

Will you get her settled?

I just have to organize everything for the luncheon.

Maddie: Yeah. Okay.

Bye, Indie. Nice to meet you.

Okay, you stay here!

Ready?

- Hey! - Hi!

- Sorry we're late. - That's okay.

Smoothie emergency at the juice bar.

Oh no! Is everything okay? Did the machine break down?

Ran out of strawberries.

Oh, well, everyone is absolutely loving your juices.

Except for this little guy right here.

Well, sir, just so you know,

the dog refreshment center is right over there.

Thanks, see you in a bit.

Yeah, sounds good.

- Hello. - Hi.

I don't believe we've met.

I'm JR.

Bella, hi. It's nice to meet you.

You too. Are you here for an adoption?

No, I think I'm a little old for that.

I meant a dog.

Ah.

Well, we're just about to start the luncheon

and talk about sponsorships and adoptions

if you would like to stay.

Sure. Yeah, why not.

Okay, well, help yourself to some food, fresh juices.

Hi, everyone, thank you so much for coming.

As most of you know, this rescue center was started 25 years ago

by my grandmother, Lily.

Oh! And it appears our newest guest has arrived.

This is Indie, she just arrived this morning from Kandahar...

Whoa, hey.

Bella: And we are so happy to have her.

And thanks to all of you,

we're going to be able to give Indie a new life.

I also wanted to extend a very special thank-you

to Stockard Pet Foods.

They have continued their generous support

and have been with us since the beginning,

so thank you, Stockard!

All right, well, enjoy the afternoon.

Let me know if you need anything,

and thank you again for coming.

Hey.

So sorry about that. We were just walking past,

I don't know why she decided to crash the party.

That's okay.

Looks like she made a new friend, though.

Who was that? I didn't recognize him.

Oh, uh, yeah, I don't know.

He said his name was JR.

Did you scare him away?

Okay, I'll take her back to the kennel.

Okay.

Come on!

It's open.

Welcome back!

Dale. It's good to see you.

You as well. How long has it been?

Almost 10 years.

Does it feel good to be back?

Feels good not to have to shave for a while.

How long are you staying?

My next tour is in 45 days, so I've got a leave until then.

Well, that's great.

I spoke with Rachel Montgomerie earlier.

How are things going with the closing?

Good.

What's next for you?

Rachel asked me to stay on to continue running the company.

Well, after 20 years,

you know the business better than anyone else.

Dale: I'd better get back to work.

Good to have you back.

Here's your good-night cookie. 'Night, night.

Are you ever going to stop tucking them in for the night?

Aww, no. 'Cause they deserve all the love I can give them.

Nothing makes me happier than when they go

to their forever homes,

getting all the love and care they need.

You're a doll. You know that?

- I love you, honey. - I love you too.

'Night, sweetie. See you in the morning, okay?

- Goodnight. - Goodnight, kids.

Sleep tight.

You're not feeling this, are you?

All right, you can come hang out with me.

What do you think?

All right.

Whoa! All righty.

Okay.

Bella: What's wrong, girl?

You don't seem very happy.

Want to bunk with me tonight?

Okay, let's go.

- Good morning. - Morning.

Your tea. Just give me two seconds.

- Hi! - Muffins...

Bella: I will take her for you.

- Here she is! - Oh my gosh, Maddie,

you need a suitcase for all of those.

How's Indie doing?

Uh, she's a little uneasy.

Have you had any luck finding her file?

No, but I've requested it.

Okay, yeah, I think it will be helpful if we can find out

a bit more about her past.

Well, meanwhile she'll be just fine here with us, won't she?

Yes.

Just don't get too attached, Nana,

you know the rules. You made them.

Lily: I know, I know. You keep that there, lovely girl.

Maddie, do you mind if I give you this little munchkin?

Hey, Miss Indie, you want to go for a walk?

Does that sound fun? Come on.

Let's go this way.

All right, let's go.

"We regret to inform you that Stockard Pet Food

"will not renew its annual support

"of Bella's Rescue Center as of the date of this letter."

What?

This is unbelievable!

And it's so abrupt. It doesn't make any sense.

And Dorothy was your best friend,

she would be appalled that this is happening.

Yeah, she would. She loved this place.

But she died two years ago, Nana,

and no one has so much as mentioned stopping the funding.

They could have at least given us a little bit of notice.

Yeah.

You know what? I'm going to go over there

and see if I can figure this out.

All right, good. Do you want to take this with you?

Yeah, thanks. I'll be back in a bit, okay?

Okay.

How are sales coming along?

Lots of people are stocking up before the changeover.

Good. Good.

In fact, I have a big customer coming in in about five,

so I should get back to my office.

Sure, I need to get back to the house, anyway.

- Good to see you again. - Dale: Same here.

JR?

It is JR, right?

Bella, yes. Hi.

Do you work here?

No. No, I don't.

It was my parents' company.

Oh, so you're JR Stockard of Stockard Pet Foods.

Yes, I am.

Well, now I know why you ran off so quickly

and didn't fully introduce yourself.

Why did you come in the first place?