Felix wears a blue hoodie over a striped shirt in front of a building with text that reads, tvokids presents.

Felix asks, IS THERE A DOCTOR
IN THE HOUSE?

In a window of the building, Annie wears a pink dress.

Annie says, YES AND HE'S A MOUSE.

In a window above Annie, Dr. Cheddar wears a stethoscope. He waves.

A narrator says, YOU’LL FEEL BETTER WITH DR. CHEDDAR.

Text on the building reads, Dr. Cheddar.

[Bright music plays]

In his office, Dr. Cheddar looks at pictures of an ant, guinea pig and puppy in a book.

He says, OH, THERE'S A CUTE ONE.

Dr. Cheddar points to the puppy.

[Dr. Cheddar chuckling]

Dr. Cheddar looks up from the book.

He says, AH. HELLO EVERYONE.
DR. CHEDDAR HERE TO
HELP YOU FEEL BETTER.
I WAS JUST LOOKING AT MY BIG
BOOK OF PETS AND THINKING
OF ALL MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE
WONDERFUL PETS THAT THEY LOVE
AND CARE FOR.
A WHILE BACK, FELIX'S MOM
INVITED HER FRIEND OVER
AND SHE BROUGHT
WITH HER NEW PUPPY.

[Dr. Cheddar chuckling]

[Magical music plays]

Outside, a puppy sits between two people on a bench.

[Felix gasping]

Felix says, I WANNA GO PET IT.

In his office, Dr. Cheddar says, NOT ALL PETS WANT TO BE PETTED
BY SOMEONE THEY
DON'T KNOW, FELIX.

Felix says, WELL, I THINK THAT
HE WANTS ME TO PET HIM.

Dr. Cheddar says, WELL, I THINK MAYBE YOU
WANT TO PET HIM, FELIX.
BUT IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD
IDEA TO ASK THE PERSON
WHOSE PET IT IS IF THEY
THINK IT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT
IF YOU WENT NEAR THEIR PET
BEFORE YOU GET TOO CLOSE.

He nods.

He says, THEY MIGHT THINK YOU
WANT TO HURT THEM
AND THEY MIGHT
BARK.

[Dr. Cheddar gasping]

Dr. Cheddar adds, OR EVEN BITE.

He nods.

[Felix gasping]

Felix says, I WOULD NEVER,
EVER HURT AN ANIMAL.
I LOVE ALL ANIMALS. EVEN WORMS.

[Dr. Cheddar laughing]

Dr. Cheddar says, OH, I KNOW YOU DO FELIX.
SO IT'S EXTRA IMPORTANT THAT
YOU FOLLOW A FEW SIMPLE STEPS
BEFORE GETTING NEAR
SOMEONE ELSE'S PET.

Felix asks, LIKE WHAT?

Dr. Cheddar says, ALWAYS ASK THE PET'S OWNER
IF THEY THINK IT WOULD BE OKAY
IF YOU INTRODUCED
YOURSELF TO THEIR PET.

Felix says, GOT IT.

He starts to walk away.

Dr. Cheddar says, OH NO, NO, WAIT FELIX, THERE'S MORE.

Felix says, THERE IS?

Dr. Cheddar says, IF THE OWNER SAYS THEY
THINK IT WOULD BE OKAY
YOU SHOULD HOLD OUT YOUR HAND
WITH THE PALM FACING UP
AND LET THE DOGGY SNIFF IT.

Felix says, SNIFF IT? WELL, WHY?

He tilts his head.

Dr. Cheddar explains, DOGS AND CATS
CAN SMELL THOUSANDS
OF TIMES BETTER THAN WE CAN.
THEY CAN RECOGNIZE A SMELL
FROM MILES AND MILES AWAY.
THAT'S WHY YOU SO OFTEN
SEE THEM SNIFFING THINGS.

The puppy is shown sniffing the ground.

Dr. Cheddar says, THE SAME WAY YOU AND I
LOOK CLOSELY AT THINGS
TO SEE IF THEY'RE SAFE.

Felix says, I THINK I GOT IT. HMM.

He nods. Felix approaches the puppy and people on the bench.

He says, EXCUSE ME. DO YOU THINK
I COULD PET YOUR DOGGY?

The puppy owner says, YES YOU
CAN. JUST BE GENTLE
AND DON'T PULL OR TUG.

Felix says, OKAY. DO YOU WANNA
SNIFF ME?

He shows the puppy his hand.

He says, I'M SAFE.

The dog sniffs Felix’s hand.

Dr. Cheddar says, IF THE
DOGGY IS COMFORTABLE
SNIFFING YOUR HAND,
HE'LL LET YOU PET HIM
AND START TO RELAX.

Felix gently pets the puppy.

Dr. Cheddar adds, AND IF YOU ARE VERY
LUCKY, HE'LL RELAX A LOT.

The puppy lies on the bench.

Felix says, GOODBYE MS. VICKY.

The puppy owner, Ms. Vicky, leaves with the puppy on a leash.

Felix says, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

He waves to Ms. Vicky.

Dr. Cheddar says, THIS IS DR. CHEDDAR,
HOPING YOU FEEL BETTER
ABOUT PETTING AN ANIMAL
YOU HAVEN'T MET BEFORE.

[Dr. Cheddar chuckling]

[Soft music plays]

Felix, Dr. Cheddar and Annie watch fireworks go off in the sky at night.

They say, WOAH!

Dr. Cheddar says, WOW, LOVELY.

Ontario Creates. tvokids. Canada Media Fund. Canada, The Canadian Film or Video Tax Credit. ACTRA.

Production Executive, TVOkids Agustin Guevara.

Created and Produced by Frank Meschkuleit and Dina Meschkuleit.

Copyright 2023 Dr. Cheddar Productions Inc.