-WELCOME- You're walking in a forest alone. Its an average day - rather sunny, few clouds in the sky... You find yourself insolent to any dangers of the forest. Until you hear the noise. A twig snaps behind you - spinning around, you turn to see nothing is there. You keep walking, face growing pink with apprehension - and thats when you realize ... you don't know where you are. Vexed and desperate, you begin to walk faster through the undergrowth when another twig snaps. You flinch and turn to see a large German shepherd. His coat is a deep red saddled black, with a sleek dark muzzle and unwavering eyes. His eyes point towards you and his nostrils flare. "Who're you, stranger?" he asks. You stumble backwards - dogs can't talk. Especially with a southern twang and a smirk on their face. The German shepherd smiles with a rugged charm. "I'm Klaus," he says, his tail slowly wagging. "Follow me - master will be pleased to see you're here." You follow the beautiful animal as he playfully bounds over logs, turning often to drop into a play-bow, and give a sweet bark. He seems friendly enough, you think, for a talking dog. But the woods are getting darker, and more dangerous and eerie-looking. The trees look more bent and less full. And suddenly - "Roawr!" a giant black shape comes hurtling at you. You look up to see gleaming white teeth belonging to a big black dog. She looks just like Klaus but dark and menacing. Klaus yips at her, and she jumps off of you, muttering something unintelligable. "I suppose Master HAS been looking for you," sighs the black dog. And she and Klaus lead you farther into the forest... until you come across Shep herself... Huh, well thats a whole 'nother story. We'll save that nightmare for later.

SHEP - The two German shepherd dogs (Haze and Klaus) lead you towards Shep, their tails thumping more wildly and their pants growing more rapid. "Howdy," greets Shep. She is also a German shepherd, much like her minions. Her coat resembles Klaus's - a deep, gorgeous red with a black saddle. Her eyes, though, are a welcoming blue. She pads up to you - although you are human, you feel submissive to this animal. "I've been expecting you," says Shep, flashing a crooked smile full of gleaming white teeth. Her ears look a bit to large for her furry head, and she hasn't grown into he paws yet, you notice this as she approaches. "Let me tell you about myself," woofs Shep casually. "Well ..."