~Can You Handle The Cuteness?~ *Topic People Only*
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(I'll reply in a minuet I got to read over every thing. Oh and find out my dogs names aging, )
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Past-
From the moment the old man picked the small pup up to the moment he taught her to hunt there was a strong unbreakable bound. Harmony never left his side and was a great hunter but one day as the dog got up and nudged his hand like every morning he didn't get up. After hours and hours of barking some one opened the door. It was the nabour, she dashed over wagging her tail and licked his hand before returning to her owner. The man gasped when he saw the old man.
The day after-
The proud hunting dog's tail drooped, head hanged as she sat there whining slitely as people dressed in black bowed there heads'. Rain sprinkled down and one by one people started to leave then a tug came to her color and she turned walking with her Nambour. When they reached his house Harmony curled up by the fire and waited. After an hour or so a pounding knock came to the door and she got up barking. The family ran from where they where and the man opened the door. A tall dark evil looking figure appeared, he had a brownish reddish beard and ruff looking cloths, "I'm hear for the dog" He said in a low sinister voice. Harmony whimpered slightly, "Well yes come in come in. Her owner passed recently so I figured I'd find her a new one. She a great pure bred hunter. Here's her papers." He said in a jolly tone and moved aside as the man walked in, "How much? I need a new hunten dog, old on passed away not to long ago. Got sick." The man said in a gruff tone, "Free sir" He answered, "I'll at least give you one hundred." He said handing the money then picking the poor Harmony up and caring her out side to his car, "Take care of her!" He said right as the truck zoomed off. He closed the door feeling slightly worried about Harmony.
For the time she's with the man-
He abused her, neglected her, mistreat her. She only was fed when she caught something and soon got tired of life with him, getting kicked, hit, spitted on, and all those horrible things he did and ran away, far away. Harmony found a nice comfortable place in the city dumb yard and spent her time there.
A week before owned by the breeding factilty-
Harmony walked slowly sniffing around the trash cans looking for her next meal. Soon eno0ugh she smelt something good in one trash can and knocked it over but all it was, was a good smelling old food wrapper that smelt of meat. She whined and started to surch else where. Harmony's belly grumbled and growled and she just whimpered aging. As she walked she heard something behind her and turned to look but it was to late, swoosh. She tried to free herself from the white net but only got picked up, "Settle doggy" A kind looking dog catcher said picking her up with care and taking her away to the pound. While there she spent time getting token care of and had blood test and stuff. Soon she was put in a cage with a sing that said pure bred E Pincher. She tried to read it but was not able to.
All of the week before this day-
Some people stopped at her cage and talked with the dog catcher before he took her out and the kind seaming people took her home. They spent Monday through Friday getting her comfortable and use to humans aging and stopped her bad biting habit. On Saturday they finally let her start meeting the other dogs and get use to her kennel.
Now, Sunday-
Harmony awoke and screthed before walking out of her dog house. She looked around her kennle then at the dog food which was soon slowly ate. She then walked out of her kennel and barked once, twice, three times before starting her day by finding a hidden place and using the bathroom before walking around, scrething, and looking for the other dogs. She soon found a clean water puddle and rinsed off before bumping into another dog, she fell backwards and looked up at him\her.
(Who ever wants to can be the dog)
Charlie-
The pup stumbled down stairs and to his food, the humans had let him and all the other pups stay inside last night because of the storm and chilly air. The pups legs slid as blared on over to his food and chowed down. Once done he walked outside to start his day.
From the moment the old man picked the small pup up to the moment he taught her to hunt there was a strong unbreakable bound. Harmony never left his side and was a great hunter but one day as the dog got up and nudged his hand like every morning he didn't get up. After hours and hours of barking some one opened the door. It was the nabour, she dashed over wagging her tail and licked his hand before returning to her owner. The man gasped when he saw the old man.
The day after-
The proud hunting dog's tail drooped, head hanged as she sat there whining slitely as people dressed in black bowed there heads'. Rain sprinkled down and one by one people started to leave then a tug came to her color and she turned walking with her Nambour. When they reached his house Harmony curled up by the fire and waited. After an hour or so a pounding knock came to the door and she got up barking. The family ran from where they where and the man opened the door. A tall dark evil looking figure appeared, he had a brownish reddish beard and ruff looking cloths, "I'm hear for the dog" He said in a low sinister voice. Harmony whimpered slightly, "Well yes come in come in. Her owner passed recently so I figured I'd find her a new one. She a great pure bred hunter. Here's her papers." He said in a jolly tone and moved aside as the man walked in, "How much? I need a new hunten dog, old on passed away not to long ago. Got sick." The man said in a gruff tone, "Free sir" He answered, "I'll at least give you one hundred." He said handing the money then picking the poor Harmony up and caring her out side to his car, "Take care of her!" He said right as the truck zoomed off. He closed the door feeling slightly worried about Harmony.
For the time she's with the man-
He abused her, neglected her, mistreat her. She only was fed when she caught something and soon got tired of life with him, getting kicked, hit, spitted on, and all those horrible things he did and ran away, far away. Harmony found a nice comfortable place in the city dumb yard and spent her time there.
A week before owned by the breeding factilty-
Harmony walked slowly sniffing around the trash cans looking for her next meal. Soon eno0ugh she smelt something good in one trash can and knocked it over but all it was, was a good smelling old food wrapper that smelt of meat. She whined and started to surch else where. Harmony's belly grumbled and growled and she just whimpered aging. As she walked she heard something behind her and turned to look but it was to late, swoosh. She tried to free herself from the white net but only got picked up, "Settle doggy" A kind looking dog catcher said picking her up with care and taking her away to the pound. While there she spent time getting token care of and had blood test and stuff. Soon she was put in a cage with a sing that said pure bred E Pincher. She tried to read it but was not able to.
All of the week before this day-
Some people stopped at her cage and talked with the dog catcher before he took her out and the kind seaming people took her home. They spent Monday through Friday getting her comfortable and use to humans aging and stopped her bad biting habit. On Saturday they finally let her start meeting the other dogs and get use to her kennel.
Now, Sunday-
Harmony awoke and screthed before walking out of her dog house. She looked around her kennle then at the dog food which was soon slowly ate. She then walked out of her kennel and barked once, twice, three times before starting her day by finding a hidden place and using the bathroom before walking around, scrething, and looking for the other dogs. She soon found a clean water puddle and rinsed off before bumping into another dog, she fell backwards and looked up at him\her.
(Who ever wants to can be the dog)
Charlie-
The pup stumbled down stairs and to his food, the humans had let him and all the other pups stay inside last night because of the storm and chilly air. The pups legs slid as blared on over to his food and chowed down. Once done he walked outside to start his day.
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Seira jumped around barking happily being hyper and stuff (sorry brain dead XD)
Carlos yelped when a pincher knocked him over. "Hey, buddy, slow down!" he laughed.(Can I be the dog she hit?)
Carlos yelped when a pincher knocked him over. "Hey, buddy, slow down!" he laughed.(Can I be the dog she hit?)
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(Sure)
Harmony snapped at him, "Well it's your fault for moving in my way as I was going to dry off from bathing." She was not being very kind to him, guess they got off on the wrong foot or her heart was covered in ice and had turned cruel.
(The only other dogs she has met so far are Brutus, Seira, and one other dog. And well she just met Carlos so she's still meeting every one.)
Harmony snapped at him, "Well it's your fault for moving in my way as I was going to dry off from bathing." She was not being very kind to him, guess they got off on the wrong foot or her heart was covered in ice and had turned cruel.
(The only other dogs she has met so far are Brutus, Seira, and one other dog. And well she just met Carlos so she's still meeting every one.)
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Sweetpea smiled and got up, shaking herself. "Hey why do I keep being knocked down?" she pouted. She shook her butt in the air and knocked down Harley this time, a small and high pitched giggle emerging from her throat. Her beautiful sweater was starting to get dirty but she only worried inside for she didn't want to look like a total diva, even though she was. She got off Harley and chased her tail. She looked to see the new female. She looked at Harmony and lifted her head. "Hey there," she said. "I am Sweetpea and you are." Her girly voice was sweet and luchious.
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Brutus, who was like the leader, growled and stalked over to Harmony. "You! You do not speak to others that way! The humans were nice enough to welcome a diva like you into this house hold, the least you can do is be nice." He was usually nicer than this to her, welcoming and loving, but he liked Carlos, and didn't like it when dogs were mean to him. "Sorry."
Harley leapt to her feet, licking the remaing dirt from SweetPea.
Harley leapt to her feet, licking the remaing dirt from SweetPea.
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Sweetpea smiled and licked Harley's nose. Harley was one of the dogs she looked up to. As a puppy, Sweetpea had to have rolemodels. She then heard growling and loooked at Brutus. "Brutus, don't be so hard on her. She was a stray brung in from probably a bad life, she's probably still cautious." She blinked warmly at Harmony. "Don't mind him. Usually being leader, his bark can be worser than his bite." She gave a small gigggle then looked back up to Brutus with a hard stare. Even as a puppy, Sweetpea never put up with any nonsense. She stood up to others, and was really fiester than she looked.
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Harmony heard a kind female voice and sighed deciding to kindly introduce herself to her, "Nice name I'm Harm-" She was cut off by Brutus and quickly left her bowing stage and turned to the orange dog tall up and body stiffened. The female was way to quick to react, "Diva? Dive, Diva,Diva!" Her voice started low but got louder and louder till she yelled it in his face, "How dare you, mut brain!" Here we go aging Harmony was influencing a name calling fight. The female had cut him off with her shout before the words Sorry fully left his mouth. Deciding not to get in a fight on her 2nt day with the dogs she backed down, loward her tail to it's normal spot and let her bristles lower and her body intense. She then turned and walked off. The female was soon watching clouds moving slowly across the sky when she heard it, she was up and barking in one quick monition. The female started to run towards it, the peasant took flight but not in time. She jumped into the air and garbed a hold of the bird's leg and came down with splash. Standing up with the bird flapping it's wings wildly around and trying to free it's self she got out of the mud and in one quick monition put the bird under her paw and was about to jerk back on the most likely lost live stock's neck.
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Brutus snarled at her. "I know SweetPea, but she needs to learn her place!"
Harley heard the fight, and stalked up behind Harmony. "Let that poor bird go! You little mutt!" She snarled, knocking the larger dog over. A human came rushing out, flicking Harmony on the nose and picking the bird up. Harley was given a strict word.
Harley heard the fight, and stalked up behind Harmony. "Let that poor bird go! You little mutt!" She snarled, knocking the larger dog over. A human came rushing out, flicking Harmony on the nose and picking the bird up. Harley was given a strict word.
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Feeling some one knock her over and flick her in the noise, not thinking straight Harmony leaped up into the air snarling and nearly missed the human's hand as she tried to bite. Landing on the ground she stood up with her tail raised and a low meanceing growl came from her throat. She stared up at the human barking frusosshly. Harm was not going to put up with a human kicking and harming her aging like last time. Harm had a long scar on her right side where no fur grew from when her last owner to something that the dog didn't even get a glimpse at and hit her with it out of pure anger. If she had noticed the other dog Harmony would have been walking off with her head and tail down low but nope she was still growling at the human and barking like a wild animal.
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The human, who was female, knelt down, wrapping her arms around the dog. "Shh." She said, running her hans over Harmony. Harley trotted over to her brother, who was on his way to Harmony. "Listen, I didn't want to be mean. But you have no right to act that way to higher ranks."
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Sweetpea moved along and trotted to Harmony. She looked at Harley. "Why'd you do that?" she asked and looked at Harmony. "Don't worry, Harmony." she said and gave a warm smile. "I don't know why they have to push you so hard. There's no reason to." she looked at the human female and gave a small and friendly yip. She looked at Brutus. "Then don't push her too hard." she said simply.
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"SweetPea, I'm sorry. But she acted liked she was hignd mighty, so I fixed it." Brutus sighed, shaking his head. The lady left, giving them each a treat. Each a half a dog bone, nothing more or less.
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Trying her darnedest to exape her arms Harmony snarled but as soon as the soft loving hand stoke her, Harmony entered a flash back.
Flash back-
"Come one Harmony, get up here." The old man patted his leg while on his recliner and the dog got up and watched Tv with him.
Flash back end-
Harmony, still in the humans arms breathed heavily, wide eyed and didn't hear a word Brutus said. It was to much for her as the memories flooded into her mind. No one, and I mean no one had touched her like that in a long time. The dog tilted her head up and licked the humans chin before carefully slipping out of her arms and walking tensely away. She soon reached her kennel; while laying down she pulled out an old collar she had manege to keep with her all this time. Imprinted on the brown leather old thing engraved was the words, Harmony the best dog ever. Sure it was nothing fancy but it meant a lot to her for it was from her first owner. She let a little quite whine exape before a sad howl forced it's way out but Harmony stopped herself, cutting off the noise. She looked down at her old collar between her legs before a playful yip filed the air. She looked over to see a pup. She got up, turned around and laid down. Charlie watched as the female dog turned her back on him and started to whine in a sad way but then let a joyful yip out and pulled on her tail yelling, "Play with me, play with me, Play , play, play!" Harmony stood up turned her head and said in a mean voice, "No" Her strict firm voice made the pup fall back wards and as she was turning around he quickly grabbed her collar, "Hey give that back now!" She shouted and turned snarling as the pup started to run giggling, she fallowed right behind him in till he started to zig zag. She may be a fast dog but this was hard for her, not being the agile type. The female nipped at his tail trying to grab it and stop him. Sliding in a slippery area she fell while the pup tripped and her collar fell into the lake his muzzle had landed over. With out thinking Harmony jumped into the water and started surcharging, after awhile she started to feel the need to breath and forced herself up out of the water. She looked around, the pup was gone and so was her collar. She had, had no luck finding it in the freezing cold spring water. Once out she shook her long coat back and forth in till dry enough. As she was about to look in the water aging she noticed Charlie and bolted as fast as she could and opened her mouth snarling but didn't see the root sticking out from a near by tree and fell, barley missing him. The pup started yipping in fear and running off. Now he was afraid. If it was not for that root he may of been finished, Charlie felt lucky and now new not to mess with Harmony's stuff. With his tail tucked he ran back to the others. Harmony got up and barked at him before turning and going back to the water looking around, there! She saw something glitter and jumped in aging but as she got closer all it was was some one's old pop can. She swam up and poked her head out.
Flash back-
"Come one Harmony, get up here." The old man patted his leg while on his recliner and the dog got up and watched Tv with him.
Flash back end-
Harmony, still in the humans arms breathed heavily, wide eyed and didn't hear a word Brutus said. It was to much for her as the memories flooded into her mind. No one, and I mean no one had touched her like that in a long time. The dog tilted her head up and licked the humans chin before carefully slipping out of her arms and walking tensely away. She soon reached her kennel; while laying down she pulled out an old collar she had manege to keep with her all this time. Imprinted on the brown leather old thing engraved was the words, Harmony the best dog ever. Sure it was nothing fancy but it meant a lot to her for it was from her first owner. She let a little quite whine exape before a sad howl forced it's way out but Harmony stopped herself, cutting off the noise. She looked down at her old collar between her legs before a playful yip filed the air. She looked over to see a pup. She got up, turned around and laid down. Charlie watched as the female dog turned her back on him and started to whine in a sad way but then let a joyful yip out and pulled on her tail yelling, "Play with me, play with me, Play , play, play!" Harmony stood up turned her head and said in a mean voice, "No" Her strict firm voice made the pup fall back wards and as she was turning around he quickly grabbed her collar, "Hey give that back now!" She shouted and turned snarling as the pup started to run giggling, she fallowed right behind him in till he started to zig zag. She may be a fast dog but this was hard for her, not being the agile type. The female nipped at his tail trying to grab it and stop him. Sliding in a slippery area she fell while the pup tripped and her collar fell into the lake his muzzle had landed over. With out thinking Harmony jumped into the water and started surcharging, after awhile she started to feel the need to breath and forced herself up out of the water. She looked around, the pup was gone and so was her collar. She had, had no luck finding it in the freezing cold spring water. Once out she shook her long coat back and forth in till dry enough. As she was about to look in the water aging she noticed Charlie and bolted as fast as she could and opened her mouth snarling but didn't see the root sticking out from a near by tree and fell, barley missing him. The pup started yipping in fear and running off. Now he was afraid. If it was not for that root he may of been finished, Charlie felt lucky and now new not to mess with Harmony's stuff. With his tail tucked he ran back to the others. Harmony got up and barked at him before turning and going back to the water looking around, there! She saw something glitter and jumped in aging but as she got closer all it was was some one's old pop can. She swam up and poked her head out.
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The young female pup spotted Charlie run and run until she ran straight into her, she gasped and almost rolled straight into the mud. She got up, and shook herself, he small sweater almost completly muddy. Almost. She looked at him. "Ugh! What are you doing, Charlie? You were about to ruin my sweater." She looked at Charlie shaking her head. She looked at Charlie meeting his gaze for a quick moment.
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He let out a small yelp, "I'm sorry Sweet pea, I didn't mean to all most ruin you Hideous I mean beautiful sweater." He said not liking the color pink, though it did look awfully good on her brown coat. He looked at her and took a bow, "I promise it won't happen aging, well unless, never mind it won't happen aging." He said to her and stood back up. Something about her made him go all funny acting even if he was younger then her.
(Lol )
(Lol )
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(Wild, they're in a fenced in yard. SO lets say they have a small pond)
Brutus licked Harmony, trying to calm he down. "It dries out in he spring, I promise. We can find it then." He pulled the wet dog out of the pond.
Brutus licked Harmony, trying to calm he down. "It dries out in he spring, I promise. We can find it then." He pulled the wet dog out of the pond.
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(You know she's black lol. She is just dirty in that picture.)
Sweetpea looked at him. "I wear pink because it's my trademark. And it's fabulous. But of course your boys know nothing about fashion." she said. She was kind of girly at times, but she could be a mud roller and all those things. She was just a mood swinger at times. "Yes thank you for being so polite." Her eyes grew warm again and she walked up licking his ear gently.
Sweetpea looked at him. "I wear pink because it's my trademark. And it's fabulous. But of course your boys know nothing about fashion." she said. She was kind of girly at times, but she could be a mud roller and all those things. She was just a mood swinger at times. "Yes thank you for being so polite." Her eyes grew warm again and she walked up licking his ear gently.
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(Oh yea sorry Harley and same to you Silver. Lol )
Harmony all most growled at the sound of his voice but with a eye roll gave him a chance, once her pulled her out she shook her self off and laid down looking into the tiny fish pond. After awhile she got up and brushed past Brutus, wet coat rubbing agents his orange one as she walked on sniffing around for something to do, all to take her mind off things. She then heard a chicken squeaky toy, she could not help it. It was her favourite toy to play with. A human had it and was trying to play with the puppies but instead had a Harmony charging him playfully. Once close enough she grabbed it out of his hands and tumbled before doing a play stance and shaking it but then getting a hold of herself she gave a embarrassed look and gave it to Charlie who gave it to Sweat pea, "I know some about fashion, hold on let me go get something." He said and bounded off.
Harmony all most growled at the sound of his voice but with a eye roll gave him a chance, once her pulled her out she shook her self off and laid down looking into the tiny fish pond. After awhile she got up and brushed past Brutus, wet coat rubbing agents his orange one as she walked on sniffing around for something to do, all to take her mind off things. She then heard a chicken squeaky toy, she could not help it. It was her favourite toy to play with. A human had it and was trying to play with the puppies but instead had a Harmony charging him playfully. Once close enough she grabbed it out of his hands and tumbled before doing a play stance and shaking it but then getting a hold of herself she gave a embarrassed look and gave it to Charlie who gave it to Sweat pea, "I know some about fashion, hold on let me go get something." He said and bounded off.
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Harley grinned evily, and lapped up egg nog from a glass a human had laid down for a moment. It was sweet, so she nocked it over her paws at lapped it up there.
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(I couldn't find the coat but it's a brown dog coat with a skull on it Silver)
Harmony walked back over to Brutus, feeling once aging bored.
Harmony walked back over to Brutus, feeling once aging bored.
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(Hello?)
Charlie then came back with his coat on, "See".
(I decided to go on scene you didn't reply Silver. Hope you don't mind. )
Charlie then came back with his coat on, "See".
(I decided to go on scene you didn't reply Silver. Hope you don't mind. )
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Shep sighed, sitting alone and turned around to see others chatting, she gave a small laugh when she saw Harley drinking the egg nogg. She turned back round and heaved herself of the ground and walked up to her human's room, she scratched on the door and her trainer opened the door, but she sent Shep back outside and slammed the door behind her, Shep sighed and laid on the floor, bored yet alone.
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Brutus sighed, licking his sister's paws. "This stuff is good." He smiled, hoping to get bred to any dog that wasn't Harmony.
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