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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Furgul's father is a lurcher (more specifically, a greyhound/wolfhound cross). A "lurcher" is not a breed, but it's a general term for a sighthound cross with a working dog breed.
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* ActionGirl: Dervla and [[DarkActionGirl Tac]]. To a lesser extent, Zinni.
* AdultFear: Keeva is afraid for her puppies safety from the moment they're born. She knows they're mixes who are unlikely to survive to adulthood in their enclosure.
* AdultFear: Keeva is afraid for her puppies safety from the moment they're born. She knows they're mixes who are unlikely to survive to adulthood in their enclosure.
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* AdultFear: Keeva is afraid for her puppies safety from the moment they're born. She knows they're mixes who are unlikely to survive to adulthood in their enclosure.
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* OutnumberedSibling: Furgul is the one male of four siblings. He's also the firstborn of the litter.
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* MixedAncestry: Furgul is greyhound on his mother's side and greyhound/wolfhound on his father's side. He doesn't look greyhound enough to pass as one.
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* ApatheticPet: Many dogs do love their owners in their own way, but it doesn't equal the love they feel towards one another. Their owners aren't their equal and they're more like caretakers than friends.
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''Doglands'' is a 2011 novel by Tim Willocks. It's about a greyhound mix as he searches for his father and tries to save his family.
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''Doglands'' is a 2011 novel by Tim Willocks. It's about a greyhound mix as he searches for his father and tries to save his family.
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** [[spoiler:Dervla]] and the other guard dogs at the carnival have been beaten into submission. [[spoiler:Dervla]] is the worse, to the point where Furgul calls her the "Dog Who Never Smiles" because she's always so stoic and miserable. She starts to recover from her traumatic past during the final chapter.
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** [[spoiler:Dervla]] and the other guard dogs at the carnival have been beaten into submission. [[spoiler:Dervla]] is the worse, worst, to the point where Furgul calls her the "Dog Who Never Smiles" because she's always so stoic and miserable. She starts to recover from her traumatic past during the final chapter.
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* AnimalReligion: When a free-hearted dog dies it becomes one with the wind.
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* AnimalReligion: When a free-hearted dog dies it becomes [[WindsAreGhosts one with the wind.wind]].
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* ParentalSubstitute: Brennus acts as the father figure that Furgul never had. He's a wise, old Saint Bernard who has experienced much over his lifetime.
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* ParentalSubstitute: Brennus acts as the father figure that Furgul never had. He's a wise, old Saint Bernard saint bernard who has experienced much over his lifetime.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: One of Furgul's sisters, Brid, runs away from Dedbone at the start of the book. She's never seen again.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: One of Furgul's sisters, Brid, runs away from Dedbone at the start of the book. She's never seen again.again.
* WindsAreGhosts: According to dog lore, free-spirited dogs never truly die. They just become the wind. It's left [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane ambiguous whether this is true or not]], but the ending where [[spoiler:Furgul's mentor Brennus dies and later a huge gust of wind helps Furgul at the last minute]] implies it is.
* WindsAreGhosts: According to dog lore, free-spirited dogs never truly die. They just become the wind. It's left [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane ambiguous whether this is true or not]], but the ending where [[spoiler:Furgul's mentor Brennus dies and later a huge gust of wind helps Furgul at the last minute]] implies it is.
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** Double subverted with Dervla. She's a friendly and energetic German shepherd who likes to play-fight. When Furgul meets her again months later [[spoiler:she's been broken down into a cold, violent AngryGuardDog. She was kidnapped by thieves and forced to act as their guard dog. The only thing she knows to do is kill without emotion]].
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** Double subverted with Dervla. She's a friendly and energetic German shepherd who likes to play-fight. When Furgul meets her again months later [[spoiler:she's been broken down into a cold, violent AngryGuardDog. She was kidnapped by thieves and forced to act as their guard dog. The only thing she knows to do is kill without emotion]]. Even afterwards she's still [[spoiler:a BrokenBird]].
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** Zinni is a pampered sweet papillon with a diamond-collar. She later subverts the MisterMuffykins portrayal after she her owner abandons her for a chihuahua at the shelter. She's more pro-active and rough-and-tumble then most fictional papillon.
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** Zinni is a pampered sweet papillon with a diamond-collar. She later subverts the MisterMuffykins portrayal after she her owner abandons her for a chihuahua at the shelter. She's more pro-active and rough-and-tumble then most fictional papillon.
