Zip
Name: Zip. 'Zippy' to younger dogs and to his parents.
Age: young---teen (4th gen)
Gender: male
Status: owned; fixed
Breed: 4/16 Australian Shepherd, 3/16 husky, 1/16 collie, 6/16 blue heeler, 2/16 lab
Parents: Kangee and Colette
Siblings(In Order of Birth): Gyp(c)Breezestarbuck, Kipp(c)street dog, Pip, Tripp, Whip
Personality: Very chipper in general. Loves to please others, and is very earnest in that way. He is a good hunting dog, but not a great one; his oldest brother, Gyp, gets all the praise for it no matter how hard Zip tries. Zip takes it in an accepting manor, generally just sighing it off and forlornly wishing for his master's full approval. He often feels like just part of a set with his brothers but tries not to show how insecure about it he is. Can be awkward around dogs his age, but is surprisingly popular with younger pups, particularly his younger relatives. He loves playing with them and feeling loved. They affectionately call him 'Zippy'.
Crush: Ok. He likes Nera. But she thinks he's stupid and won't amount to anything or anyONE *cough*he'sfixed*cough*.
History:
Colette's owner was surprised to find six pups at the belly of his only dog. After assuming the father of the pups was some stray dog, he decided to keep them, hoping they would turn out to be reliable hunting dogs (unlike their mother, Colette x]). Zip was fixed at an early age along with several of his brothers. His sister, Whip was set aside as a house pet(though she eventually became a herding dog) and his owner didn't bother to fix his brother Pip because he wasn't much of a hunting dog anyway. Still, all five boys, including Zip, were trained extensively for hunting.
Growing up, Zip always lived in the shadow of his brothers, though he managed to grow a happy-go-lucky personality for the most part. Whenever he became down on himself he would talk to his brother Tripp, his brother closest to him in age. After a year had passed, Zip tired of the old farm. He became very restless, and was sold to the farm next door where(shocker) his dad actually lived.
Kangee and Zip grew closer now, and Zip got to meet a lot of his cousins: Bree (adoptive daughter of Uncle Nate), Mac, JD, and Faith to name a few. Zip slowly realized that he didn't really have to prove himself anymore after hanging with his new friends...at least, not until he met Nera.
Zip met her by chance really--Faith had dragged her crush, Dandle, over one day and his sister tagged along. Guess she was bored that day. Anyways, the group hung out for a while and Zip started to become totally enamored with Nera. For a long time he was too shy to drop any hints, but he saw her again one day when Dandle was visiting and he started chatting with her--only to be snubbed. Very unsubtly. Nera basically gave him a sideways glance and turned the other way.
Nice girl.
ANYWAYS.
Now Zip has another, new reason to work his butt off--only this time he's trying to please a girl, not his owner.
(TBU)
Nera later ditches him entirely for yaro.
Zip starts to like dandle's other sister, Effie--Zip is unaware of the relationship btwen effie and mac
Other: Wears a worn, hand-me-down, green collar. Zip loves kids, and has always been self-conscious and hurt by the fact that he can never have any. He wants to adopt a kid eventually, like his uncle did.
Age: young---teen (4th gen)
Gender: male
Status: owned; fixed
Breed: 4/16 Australian Shepherd, 3/16 husky, 1/16 collie, 6/16 blue heeler, 2/16 lab
Parents: Kangee and Colette
Siblings(In Order of Birth): Gyp(c)Breezestarbuck, Kipp(c)street dog, Pip, Tripp, Whip
Personality: Very chipper in general. Loves to please others, and is very earnest in that way. He is a good hunting dog, but not a great one; his oldest brother, Gyp, gets all the praise for it no matter how hard Zip tries. Zip takes it in an accepting manor, generally just sighing it off and forlornly wishing for his master's full approval. He often feels like just part of a set with his brothers but tries not to show how insecure about it he is. Can be awkward around dogs his age, but is surprisingly popular with younger pups, particularly his younger relatives. He loves playing with them and feeling loved. They affectionately call him 'Zippy'.
Crush: Ok. He likes Nera. But she thinks he's stupid and won't amount to anything or anyONE *cough*he'sfixed*cough*.
History:
Colette's owner was surprised to find six pups at the belly of his only dog. After assuming the father of the pups was some stray dog, he decided to keep them, hoping they would turn out to be reliable hunting dogs (unlike their mother, Colette x]). Zip was fixed at an early age along with several of his brothers. His sister, Whip was set aside as a house pet(though she eventually became a herding dog) and his owner didn't bother to fix his brother Pip because he wasn't much of a hunting dog anyway. Still, all five boys, including Zip, were trained extensively for hunting.
Growing up, Zip always lived in the shadow of his brothers, though he managed to grow a happy-go-lucky personality for the most part. Whenever he became down on himself he would talk to his brother Tripp, his brother closest to him in age. After a year had passed, Zip tired of the old farm. He became very restless, and was sold to the farm next door where(shocker) his dad actually lived.
Kangee and Zip grew closer now, and Zip got to meet a lot of his cousins: Bree (adoptive daughter of Uncle Nate), Mac, JD, and Faith to name a few. Zip slowly realized that he didn't really have to prove himself anymore after hanging with his new friends...at least, not until he met Nera.
Zip met her by chance really--Faith had dragged her crush, Dandle, over one day and his sister tagged along. Guess she was bored that day. Anyways, the group hung out for a while and Zip started to become totally enamored with Nera. For a long time he was too shy to drop any hints, but he saw her again one day when Dandle was visiting and he started chatting with her--only to be snubbed. Very unsubtly. Nera basically gave him a sideways glance and turned the other way.
Nice girl.
ANYWAYS.
Now Zip has another, new reason to work his butt off--only this time he's trying to please a girl, not his owner.
(TBU)
Nera later ditches him entirely for yaro.
Zip starts to like dandle's other sister, Effie--Zip is unaware of the relationship btwen effie and mac
Other: Wears a worn, hand-me-down, green collar. Zip loves kids, and has always been self-conscious and hurt by the fact that he can never have any. He wants to adopt a kid eventually, like his uncle did.