Develop responses to each of the following:

Reality:
1. Describe this persons physical characteristics.
Start with their body: brown and white hair, black eyes, triangular face
with big ears that stand straight up, long snout, small head,shoulders that wobble when
she walks, furry white chest, purple paws and freckles on her belly, black nails , bowed
legs.
Voice growling and barking a lot
Odor feet smell like popcorn and dog
2. Explore this characters role in society
parent? child? aunt/uncle? pet/friend
occupation? dog
volunteer? volunteers to chew on treats
3. What about personality?
How does this person treat children? adults? animals? nervous around
other animals, likes humans more
Are they a good gift-giver? do they enjoy drinking? smoking?
Perhaps they are a fiery Libertarian? Maybe a communist?
4. Describe your characters past:
Events in our past affect the present and the future. Explore! Got her
when she was 3 months 11 days, first day of spring, had a littermate (oliver) with her,
never really saw other dogs much, wrestled a lot with the cat, couldnt jump on the couch
and was always sleeping, chewed on wires.
Has this person always lived a typical life? Did they grow up in the same
home from birth? We switched houses 3 times. She was house trained in the first one,
messed up the attic mostly in the second one, and now messed up my brothers room.
Write down events that happened in the past that are still lingering with
this character. Shes still nervous around other animals and snips at them
5. What secret does this person keep:
What does your character know that others do not? Me
6. Give your character some intellectual/philosophical traits:
What does your character know really well? Remember: there are
multiple intelligences! Consider these: Always knows when someone is sad, knows when
shes about to be fed, barks at the sink when shes thirsty.
musical, visual, verbal, logical, bodily, interpersonal,
intrapersonal
What does your character think is most important in life? bones,
sleeping, and getting scratches/pets
Transformation:
7. Change some of the physical characteristics. Alter the shape of the nose slightly. Give
then flaming red hair. Maybe a beauty mark on their lip. You decide how much or how little.
Big, tan and ruffly. Black eyes, but flappy ears that are more rounded out.

8. Transform their role.

Little boys dog.
9. Transform their personality.
Doesnt bark or growl as much. well behaved, comes when called.
10. Ah, their past. Have some fun with this one.
more comfortable around dogs, always very excitable,
11. Give your character a secret:
Maybe its important; maybe its pretty minor. You decide.
12. Change the intellectual/philosophical traits:
Call her constantly to get food.