Oh Wuffles ... *sniffle*

:'( Awwwwwwwwwwwww

Excellent little snack of the discworld, it adds to Vetinari's character without going too far ooc.

This is, by turns, sweet, funny and sad. Well done! :-D

Short and sweet. Sort of like Havlock.

Or...not.

Oh, yes. Wuffles is not forgotten. (married to a dog person. Walter was a person with black fur and a white chest, and basically, my husband's younger brother when he was growing up). The Patrician knows the price of such loyalty.

"Unsafe for who?"

Excellent!

This Vetinari's walk with Mr Fusspot is so cute...

(hm, I know, "Vetinari" near "cute" souds rather strange )

Am kind of tempted to say 'aww' and leave it at that. Possibly you could be convinced to make this a series? The Wuffles of yesteryear - where did /they/ walk? (For I hold that a dog described as 'elderly' in Sourcerer cannot be the same one as is sixteen years old in the Truth.)

Anyway, 'twas well-written and definitely had its moments, although I wonder a little about Mr. Fusspot not just eating the biscuit himself. Ah well, if ever there were a man who could train a dog like Fusspot to carry delicious food in his mouth without, in fact, eating it, Vetinari would be him. :D

Aww that's so sweet. *warms my heart*

It's a bit predictable, but nicely executed.

BTW, the italics have been screwed up in the first line: "to actually isay/i so to Havelock "

What an adorable idea! Vetinari is my favorite Discworld character, and his unexpected attachment to ridiculously unattractive and over-affectionate animals makes my day, every time. I loved the public speculation about the secret reasons for his daily strolls, and the different secret reality. And Vimes' "Dangerous to who?" captured their whole relationship perfectly and succinctly.

I have always assumed that Havelock's soft spot is an in-joke related to his name (Terry Pratchett has said that he thought Florence deserved, not just "Medicis" to care for sick people, but "Vetinaris" to tend to the animals). Dog-Botherer, indeed. It's in his blood - though thank goodness he left elderly cats to his aunt's care :)

Thanks so much for this!