Name: Marigold

Nickname: Mary

Gender: MALE  

Siblings: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis

Age: 5, but 3 when he meets TJ

Breed:  Belgian Tervuren

Physical Description:
Rich fawn with gold, white, black and brown points. He grew an odd curly Mohawk.
Shy in appearance, He is very well balanced and is of petite size. He is alert, strong, and possesses a traumatized expression. As part of his breed he is graceful and lively in movement, and is capable of working in harsh weather or rough terrain. There are very few breeds that are more physically striking in appearance than the Belgian Tervuren.

Personality: Anxious and is always looking for something. He feels alone even when he is surrounded by others that love him but he still appreciates their love and thrives on it. He can�t live wothout being loved by others but often ignores it when they try to express it verbally because words mean nothing to him. Mary is very tallented at reading body language both human and dog. He often gets confused and makes others believe he is crazy but those nights in the forest and the loss of all his family traumatized him some way to the point where he is confused about how life should be. Others tend to misunderstand him, but he prefers his own company, anyway� or does he?  He can�t talk quietly almost everything he says is a yell. But he can keep a secret but can�t tell anyone any secrets because everyone can overhear him. He has a cute boyish smile that he uses on others when he is in trouble.

Likes: Sanity, being told what to do, knowing, being alone, Konni, TJ, His human family, warm breezes, exercise, evening, cool grass, love, pups, friends
 

Dislikes: Confusion, hatred, leading (he gets uncomfortable), being alone, gunfire, fighting, the forest

History: He was born in a shabby old house with an old lady who was deaf and mostly blind. They lived far away from town and it would often take a two day trip to get there. Mary�s mother was very suspicious and didn�t want her pups to be sold so she made sure the old woman didn�t notice.
The woman eventually died and her relatives (her niece, nephew and granddaughter) came over to see her and found her dead. They found the pups when they were about 9 weeks old. Her mother had guarded her pups and actually snapped at the old woman�s nephew. The man decided she was dangerous and shot her. Mary had never been so afraid in his life. The granddaughter felt horrible for the pups and picked up Konni who was shocked stiff. Konni whimpered loudly and hide her face in the woman�s armpit.
Marigold snarled and ran off towards the forest. The nephew tracked him down for a few days before getting him. The niece�s daughter named them. But as the pups grew they needed more attention so the niece gave Konni away to the granddaughter who recently had a baby. It turned out to be too much for her and the baby ended up being allergic to Konni. So they sold her and that was the last time Mary saw her. Mary grew up with the niece�s family  and grew into a kind loving gentleman.

Other: He has a sister named Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis (Konni or Rose for short X3) their mother wasn�t able to find a name for him and decided he had to earn on she died too soon to name him so he is known as Marigold by his humans and other dogs. Konni was named after the ashy scent that her coat gave off, her name is one of the longest words in the English dictionary and it is a disease that you can get from breathing volcanic ash. The humans named both him and his sister after flowers.