Agents' night in

M3 and C1 enjoy an "agents' night in"

Report to the agency: To everything there is a season.

The cold has really set in, making it difficult for agents to spend much time outside. The snow and ice are not so bad because the frost helps preserve messages from other agents, but the humans like to spread salt on the sidewalks, and when that gets in between the toes it can hurt. Fortunately, our humans are very good at digging it out and at thawing cold paws, but still, much as we like winter, agent C1 and I would not object if it were a degree or two warmer out there.
Still, as our humans like to say, it’s the cold of winter that makes us appreciate the warmth of summer, so when it gets really cold, we agents like to have an “agents' night in” once in a while. We go out, make our rounds through the neighbourhood to check for messages and to make sure everything is secure, and then we come in, have a little kibble with gravy and maybe a piece of yesterday’s chicken, and then settle down to watch old re-runs of “Wishbone” while we do our nails, gossip about the cats and nibble on Dentasticks.
As highly trained secret agents we know the importance of taking time out once in a while to relax and groom. Although we are, of course, constantly on duty and ever vigilant, we have also learned the importance of relaxing, letting our fur down a little, and restoring our energy. A secret agent girl’s night in after a cold winter’s day does the trick. As our Dog Chi Master, The Great Tzu, says, “Let your humans chase the cats now and then while you put your paws up; they will appreciate getting the exercise.”
Staying warm and well groomed,
As always.
Agent M3

Agent C1 reports to Agent M3

Agent C1 reports to Agent M3






Report to the Agency: Patience bears all things

Being a mentor for new agents is not an easy job. There is so much new agents have to learn and so many silly mistakes they have to be allowed to make. In the case of C1, she is simply too… what shall I say?… eager to please, I guess would be the best way to put it, and I’m starting to feel a little exhausted by her constant yowling in my ear about every stray thought that comes into her head.
C1 is forever jumping up on our humans’ Baddog Geddown piece of furniture, for instance, to look out the baying window to see if there are any other agents passing by on the sidewalk. If she is not doing that, she is chasing the cat Leaveit! to see if she can sniff out any rumours about what the Feline Empire is up to. Then C1 feels she has to report EVERYTHING to me! I think I’m starting to lose some hearing in my left ear.
My biggest concern is that she may be compromising our jobs as secret agents on Her Majesty’s service.
When we get in to the upyouget to go for a drive, for instance, she whines and scratches at the window until one of our humans opens the window to let her stick her head out and collect air samples. She might as well be wearing a sign around her neck that says Beagle Scout at Work! She is also so intent on sniffing every inch of ground when we go for walks that she has actually walked head-first into lamp-posts and mail boxes!
I remember making puppy mistakes like that myself when I was just starting out, trying to prove I would make a good agent some day, but she seems to be taking forever to grow out of that stage, and in the meantime I worry that other humans and agents in the neighbourhood are starting to look at us and wonder why she is trying so hard to get her nose into absolutely everything. I even caught her trying to open a letter we found in the front hall the other day!!
I know I have to be patient, but I may have to ask for an extended vacation at the agency’s summer retreat once C1 graduates.
It’s going to be a long winter.
Yours as ever.
Agent M3