Roach
Name: Roach
Breed: Jack Russell Terrier/Basenji/Cairn Terrier/ Dalmatian/Malamute/ German Shepherd Dog/ Border Collie
Gender: Male
Status: Wild
Mate: N/A
Pups: Mudbug
Parents: Gumbo and Tessie
Siblings: First Litter: Cricket, Weevil, and Wasp
Second Litter (His litter): Gyspsy Moth, Firefly, Arachnia, Slugger, and Cicada
Likes: Cricket, town, his parents
Dislikes: The woods, that his dad died, Slugger
Personality: Roach is very humble and kind, except for his brother Slugger. He blames the poor guy for their father's death. Roach isn't very helpful around the family though and is more of a drag on Cricket. Roach is usually found bickering with Firefly or being rude to Slugger. Roach wishes to live in town but it too afraid to leave his family.
History: Tessie was forced to bear Gumbo's children. As her stomache grew she hated her children and Gumbo more and more. When Tessie finally had the pups all that hate vanished. She still lashed out at Gumbo though. Afraid that he would spoil the happiness that she had found within their children.
Their first litter grew up listening to their parents argue and fearing both of them at times. When Gumbo offered Tessie the right to leave she stayed. The pups were shocked, especially when they noticed the fighting had stopped. The pups watched their parents fall in love.
The second litter was born, leaving mixed feelings about within the first litter. Winter came soon afterwards and the family found themselves playing in the snow. Slugger, then climbed out onto the ice. Gumbo raced after the pup fearing that he would fall through the early winter's first freeze. The ice began to crack and Gumbo saved Slugger but a moment after Gumbo fell through. He escaped from the ice and ran back to shore.
Tessie tried everything she could to keep Gumbo warm that night but in the morning Gumbo was frozen and dead. Tessie went a little nuts after losing her mate. She had relied on him heavily, and now he was gone. Tessie had never been to town by herself before and she was too proud to ask anyone but her mate for help.
Nobody would've helped her anyway. Everyone in Nome found the female to be odd. Cricket stepped up to help her mom and was thanked every day for it. Weevil abandoned her family in hopes of keeping herself out of the turmoil. Wasp stayed with the family, feeling that he was now the man. After his father's death Roach hated Slugger. His main goal was to make slugger feel that hate. Cicket and Firefly tried to stop Roach but he just couldn't let go of it.
As Roach gets older he starts to mentally seperate himself from his family. He didn't want to believe that his father actually died and would trick himself into thinking that his dad had abandoned them. Thinking these thoughts made Roach very unhealthy. He tried escaping his family multiple times but found it too hard to leave.
He does sometimes go to Nome in the middle of the night but finds it too hard to stay. On a trip he meets a a young female dog and spends a few nights with her. These nights end up leading to a single puppy, named Mudbug.
Breed: Jack Russell Terrier/Basenji/Cairn Terrier/ Dalmatian/Malamute/ German Shepherd Dog/ Border Collie
Gender: Male
Status: Wild
Mate: N/A
Pups: Mudbug
Parents: Gumbo and Tessie
Siblings: First Litter: Cricket, Weevil, and Wasp
Second Litter (His litter): Gyspsy Moth, Firefly, Arachnia, Slugger, and Cicada
Likes: Cricket, town, his parents
Dislikes: The woods, that his dad died, Slugger
Personality: Roach is very humble and kind, except for his brother Slugger. He blames the poor guy for their father's death. Roach isn't very helpful around the family though and is more of a drag on Cricket. Roach is usually found bickering with Firefly or being rude to Slugger. Roach wishes to live in town but it too afraid to leave his family.
History: Tessie was forced to bear Gumbo's children. As her stomache grew she hated her children and Gumbo more and more. When Tessie finally had the pups all that hate vanished. She still lashed out at Gumbo though. Afraid that he would spoil the happiness that she had found within their children.
Their first litter grew up listening to their parents argue and fearing both of them at times. When Gumbo offered Tessie the right to leave she stayed. The pups were shocked, especially when they noticed the fighting had stopped. The pups watched their parents fall in love.
The second litter was born, leaving mixed feelings about within the first litter. Winter came soon afterwards and the family found themselves playing in the snow. Slugger, then climbed out onto the ice. Gumbo raced after the pup fearing that he would fall through the early winter's first freeze. The ice began to crack and Gumbo saved Slugger but a moment after Gumbo fell through. He escaped from the ice and ran back to shore.
Tessie tried everything she could to keep Gumbo warm that night but in the morning Gumbo was frozen and dead. Tessie went a little nuts after losing her mate. She had relied on him heavily, and now he was gone. Tessie had never been to town by herself before and she was too proud to ask anyone but her mate for help.
Nobody would've helped her anyway. Everyone in Nome found the female to be odd. Cricket stepped up to help her mom and was thanked every day for it. Weevil abandoned her family in hopes of keeping herself out of the turmoil. Wasp stayed with the family, feeling that he was now the man. After his father's death Roach hated Slugger. His main goal was to make slugger feel that hate. Cicket and Firefly tried to stop Roach but he just couldn't let go of it.
As Roach gets older he starts to mentally seperate himself from his family. He didn't want to believe that his father actually died and would trick himself into thinking that his dad had abandoned them. Thinking these thoughts made Roach very unhealthy. He tried escaping his family multiple times but found it too hard to leave.
He does sometimes go to Nome in the middle of the night but finds it too hard to stay. On a trip he meets a a young female dog and spends a few nights with her. These nights end up leading to a single puppy, named Mudbug.