Within a second Buddy was chasing after the vets, barking "GRACIE!! SON! YOU"RE ALIVE!!!! THANK GOD!" So, all of us made a U-turn and went back in the vet office, sat down in the waiting room. Buddy was very nervous... I could tell because he was chewing all his nails off! Soon the pitbull padded through the doorway and asked "What was all that barking about? Who's that?" And so began the storie of Buddys journeys. It lasted quite a while, because Buddy gave every single detail. "May you pass this story on to your kids, all of you." Buddy said proudly, sounding somewhat majestic. "HEY! We haven't named her yet! Rio squawked. "Who?" I asked. Rio looked at the pitbull. "Oh... hmm... well how about.... no, that doesn't sound right... maybe.... no...." I said, debating over the names that spun around in my head. Buddy was completely ignoring our name-the-dog game, and said worriedly "I sure hope they're okay." I spun around and demanded "What did you say?" Confused, he repeated "I sure hope..." "THATS IT!!!" I barked in victory! "WHAT?!!" Buddy yelped, quite confused now. "Hope! Thats her name! Hope!" I panted. We all looked at the pitbull for approval, and with a wag of her tail, she became Hope. Suddenly a vet came out, her apron covered in blood. That made Buddy get weak to his bones, because he collapased in master's arms. "The dogs... are yours, correct?" The vet asked hesitently, and continued when she saw a nod from my masters head, "Well, they have hypothermia because of the cold water, in fact, they are barely alive. The mother dogs leg is broken, probably from smashing into rocks in the river. Would you like to come see them?" With that, Buddy ran into the surgery room, followed by the vet and all of us. When we got in, it was a sight to see. Buddy had hsi 2 front paws, lifting him up so he could see them, on a steel table that Gracie lay on. Gracie had bandages all over her legs and stomach and a bag of water hung from a rack and led to her shoulder where a needle was stuck in. Tucker lay at another table, not quite as bad, but with a blanket wrapped around him. "Take good care of Tucker, Buddy." I heard Gracie whisper, and then a small screen (kinda like what humans sit and watch all the time) started blinking and making strange noises. Gracie closed her eyes and vets ran all over yelling in chaos, "WE"RE LOSING HER!"