Belle

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NAME: Belle.
AGE: 3 years old.
GENDER: female.
BREED: Cattle Dog (Mother) x Cattle dog/Pitbull (Father).
PACK: None yet.

APPEARANCE:

Belle stands about 19 inches at the withers and weighs about 40 pounds. She is a nice blending of her ancestry, showing traits of both breeds. She has triangular, alert ears and a short coat. She is predominately white, but has a thick band of black across her shoulders and on her tail. Additionally, she has numerous black and tan specks across her face and her back, looking like someone had splashed her with a paint brush as a pup. Her eyes are dark brown. She has a very open and friendly face, that makes it easy for others to feel at ease in her presence. She wears a red collar she found laying discarded in the barn as a pup. It’s still loose enough that she can take it off at will, but she likes to wear it because of its color.

PERSONALITY:

strengths ;
Friendly; Loyal; Helping

weaknesses ;
Naïve; Restless; Curious

Having grown up on the farm, she has learned her way around farm animals. The wrong move, and you can get kicked; she learned that as a pup after getting too close to a cow. She is loyal to her family and helped out, usually offering assistance before being asked. She likes to be busy, but sometimes her mother’s protective nature of her “only girl” can feel stifling. And while she has a good idea of how life should be, she is very curious about what is beyond the farm. With her brother Beau moving to the city, she is using the opportunity to find him as her excuse to leave the farm. As she is from the country, she is rather naïve to how dogs can be, and how things are in the city. She tends to be open and friendly, not understanding that there are dogs that are ruthless just for meanness sake. While she feels guilty about leaving the farm, especially without the blessing of her parents, she knows she needs this chance to see the world. She wants to know if the country is the best place for her or not, wanting this trip to the city to be a test. And if she can’t handle it, she’s willing to return to her quiet life on the farm.

HISTORY:

Any dog's life begins with their parents meeting and coming together to procreate. That part of the history tends to be rather similar amongst most. Belle's father had roots that were bound to a rather small pack living within the dark woods. The pack had a rather easy life, living like their ancestors have and had an abundance of food living on their territory. The pack was rather neutral in beliefs and in attitudes. They had anywhere from aggressive and vicious dogs to gentle and harmless dogs. They lived in harmony lead by an alpha pair, the male being a large German shepherd and the female being a pretty coonhound. His mother originated from a family clan that thrived within the territory of Old Hemingway Farm. His mother was a bit of a sheltered dog, living with just close family, cousins, and maybe three or four strays that had wandered onto the farm. She had been a purebred farm dog and spent her life outside herding sheep and cattle like her mother and father had done. Two dogs from almost different worlds had found each other one day. Both were hunting with small parties outside of their territories in the unclaimed and unoccupied territory of Golden glory field. Naturally the meeting was tense pack meeting unknown clan and vice versa and even grew a bit threatening. The two hadn't really got to know each other that day. But the next day they both somehow returned to the same place around the same time, got to know each other. They met around the same time every day for a few weeks until they found each other attracted to one another. Maverick decided to leave his pack and go back to Dahlia's home where they made their home. A year later they tried for pups and the first time was unsuccessful, but the second time that year they were successful and had a healthy litter of four, three boys and one girl. They raised those pups on the farm, Belle being one of the pups, the only female. Her life was great, the cattle and sheep that was once owned by humans still inhabited the farm, bred, and made larger herds. He grew up honing in on and perfecting the skills that his grandparents and mother were bred for. Also, the farm was bursting with prey from as small as mice to as large as cows. Life was great!

At age two, her favorite brother, Beau, began to travel, and eventually joined a pack in the city. Though he still visits, Belle misses her brother a great deal. Their mother is very protective of her, and scolds her if she’s away from home for too long. Since it has been a while since Beau's last visit, and she has grown restless on the farm, she has decided to go find him and see what drew him to the city and away from their home in the country. And while she told her parents of her intentions, they were none too pleased, so she is away without there blessing and a little upset about it.