Ynnis

After her angering fiasco with the seagulls and then absolute assault by the tiny crab Hel was left feeling sore and hungry. So she decided to head back into town and back down the familiar roads to her home. She used her nose to follow the scent of her human back to her house. That’s blue she knew she would never get lost. She could rely on her sniffer for just about anything. She didn’t let the smell of fresh baked dog biscuits deter her from her route back home. Hel knew that any of th...

Hel had successfully gotten a fish head from a local fisherman and was holding it in her mouth as she ran down the streets the city. She knew exactly where she wanted to go eat it. She didn’t want to have to worry about any of the strays that looked around the city trying to fight her for her new prize. So she ran past the city passed all of the lime stone buildings and out past the docks. Her feet made a thumping sound against the rocks on the coastline. She looked at the beach as the wave...

Kiki glanced one last time at her reflection in the mirror. She had pulled her bubblegum pink hair high on the top of her head into a long ponytail that touched her shoulder blades. She was taking Hel to another obedience class and didn’t want the hair to get in her face or her way. The first class she had taken Hel to went successfully. She was surprised at how well the two worked together. Hel seemed eager to learn these new and complex tasks and wanting to appease. Kiki turned to her loo...

After becoming an official citizen of Ynnis, and exploring the city and surrounding countryside, Deidra was really starting to feel comfortable in her new environment. Every day brought new adventures and opportunities. Snackers was a constant companion from the day she had arrived, and they could enjoy wandering for hours if left to their own devices. But she had learned the importance of networking with people in new places from years spent traveling with her father...

Ollie had the day off. He quite enjoyed working on the fishing ship, and being on the sea had always been where he felt most comfortable. But having some free time helped to relax the mind, and he was more than pleased to have an excuse to take Landfall out for another excursion. Exploring the wilderness around Ynnis required a bit more time, and he was glad to have the opportunity, particularly after their romp in the city. That had been a close call, and had it no...

As more and more hounds joined Ollie's household, the hours he could spend with each one lessened, and it was with no small amount of guilt that he returned home late after a shift one night to see Landfall laying flat against the floor with her snout pointed toward the door, waiting for him to arrive.   He knew she had smelled and heard him coming long before he walked in the door, but she had...

"Landfall! I'm home!" Ollie booted open the door of the flat around dawn, feeling bedraggled and sore as he trudged into the place. It had been a long night. He had foolishly agreed to a night shift on the fishing ship, eager to help reel in some of the more challenging catches that only made themselves available in the dark. It had been fun - to a degree - but going without sleep had left him feeling simultaneously restless and shattered, so by the time he shuffled...

Days flowed into weeks, and as Ollie settled into his new life in Ynnis, he began to feel his spirit come alive with an immutable desire to learn and to see more. Every new experience thrilled him, and particularly so when it made him feel like he was bettering himself in some way, learning new skills, living life at new heights.   On days when he wasn't booked in to work, he tried to spend as much of his time as possible with Landfall. ...