Unknown Territories(Booth)

[Vrancho]

Marmaduke had just come to Saddle Creek a week ago. He was having trouble finding places to sleep and game to eat. He had hardly met anyone at all.It seemed like most o fthe dogs he had just He sniffed the muddy soil and rolled in it.Then he bagan to get thirsty.He knew he should probably wash his now muddy fur anyways.He scented out the salty air of a river nearby.He scampered towards the scent.
Finally a river came in sight.He increased his speed and went over to it.He waded in and lapped up some of the water.Then he went into the current and doggy paddled to the other side.When he got out no mud was left on his coat.
Suddenly a twig snapped.Another dog was here...He sniffed.It was a male."Hello?,"he said confidently.The large great dane lumbered towards the sound he had heard.
Marmaduke hoped that there was another dog here.He hoped this someone was also not a threat.Dukie wanted to meet more people,but he didn't really want to run into anyone thinking that he or she was higher than himself.He didn't like stuck up people.
He looked closer at where the sound had come from and saw a long,sable coat.Was this dog a collie?Probably,but Marmaduke could only see a little of his fur...

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[atrb=width,550,true][atrb=border,0,true][bg=202a42] The sheepdog mix wagged his plumed tail as his warm brown eyes squinted against the bright light of the world outside his makeshift den. Booth had been looking for a nice place to rest the night before as it was getting darker by the second and he wasn't really in the mood to have to fend off whatever passed over him in the night, so instead he used his sharp canines to snap aside a few of the bushes' branches and make a little cave like thing for him to spend the night in. Now his lids blinked slowly over brown eyes, adjusting them to the light reflecting off of the dust that blanketed the ground as his white paws were covered with a fine layer of terra cotta colored dust. Yawning the medium sized canine stretched out, almost feline like with the way his tongue unrolled from in between his narrow muzzle and the way his butt arched up into the air, but the feline qualities stopped there as you noticed the color of his soft, thick pelt and the way his ears flopped forward and his white tipped tail wagged in the early morning sun. Today was going to be a good day, hopefully one of his better days since he lost track of his very elderly grandfather and his mother in the dust storm that had ravaged the area. Booth had been the only one left of a litter of four born two years before and his mother made sure to raise him with a strong orientation towards family and that's exactly what she did...but now they were gone and Booth was five, but it was about time for him to finally be able to move on and not have to be the one hunting about for just enough food to feed them both, now he could maybe find someone of his own and be able to sustain a family that he created instead of one that consisted of an elderly beagle and one that always looked dead tired. A soft sigh was beginning to fall from the sheepdog mix's muzzle when the deep baritones of another male's voice interrupted the peace and quite of the nice morning. "Hello?" The males voice echoed in the carts of the train that sat not too far from Booth's bush..he had thought about settling there for the night but was worried that he would be intruding on someone. Lowering his sable colored rump to the dusty ground the male allowed his brown eyes to flick in the direction of the other male's vocals. "Ello," Booth's thick accent picked up almost immediately as it just seemed to come all the time now, he had had one all of his life but ever since losing his family it got really strong. "Am I intruding on yer property?" He spoke as he quickly got back to his paws, this dog was was much larger then he...but sometimes being the smaller gave advantages if the scenario turned violent. "SPEECH" [Tag;; Vran w. Marmaduke ] [Words;; 504 ] [Muse;; -- ] [Notes;; Sorry it's so short! First post with him. ]

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[Vrancho]

Marmaduke chuckled softly.This dog thought he was intruding on Marmaduke's property?Hardly.This was not Dukie's property,and if it were,Marmaduke would let this male stay on it for as long as he wanted and needed.Unless this dog was a foe.Marmaduke yawned and then stretched.His tawny coat gleamed in the sunshine,his eyes sparkled,his tail stood waving like a flag in the breeze.Marmaduke was truly a magnificent dog.He wore a few scars on his pelt as trophies of surviving the human race.His large features and gruff,mean appearance masked a joyful,friendly,always happy dog.
Marmaduke smiled at the stranger."No,you are not on my property.I am new here,and was just looking for a place to sleep."The clouds covered the sky.A soft drizzle fell on Marmaduke's short fur."We should probably sleep on that train for the night to get out of the rain,eh?"He did not yet bother to ask the male for his name,he only added,"I'm Marmaduke."He slowly strode towards the train and,on tiptoes,walked in,praying that it wasn't already occupied.He looked at the collie,waiting for him to come.