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NAME. Gypsy
AGE. 3 years
BiRTHDATE. Spring 2012
GENDER. Female
SPECiES. Border Collie

PACK. NA
RANK. Stray
COLLAR. Purple and red tie dyed paisley bandana (http://skullygifts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Red-Purple-Tie-Dye-Paisley.jpg)

HEiGHT. 19 inches
WEiGHT. 30-35 pounds

PHYSiCAL DESCRiPTiON. Gypsy is, in her own right, a beauty. Very traditional looking as far as border collies go, Gypsy has a compact and light body made for sprinting and feats of agility. Surefooted in almost any terrain, Gypsy is a highly adaptable canine.  Colored traditional black and white, Gypsy's fine breeding shows through in her delicate face, perky ears and long coat with clearcut markings.  Intelligent dark brown eyes that seem to broadcast every emotion Gypsy experiences gives her a light appearance despite her darker coloring.   There's always a spring in this girl's step, ears up and tail wagging with a silly grin on her face.  Compact and light, Gypsy keeps herself fit by climbing, sprinting and weaving her way through the obstacle course that is Sang City and tearing through the farmlands on the outskirts.  More often than not Gypsy looks windswept with bits of grass stuck in her fur and her normally neat white paws turned brown with dust or mud.  It drives Starr mad to see her sister so ruffled but Gypsy doesn't care much for outward appearances so she's not bothered if she doesn't look absolutely perfect.  She's used to hard work, long days and only getting a bath when it rained.  Looking perfect at all times is a trait Gypsy leaves to Starr and an overabundance of work ethic she leaves to Felix.  Gypsy can play hard but she is not above a long nap on a sunny riverbank or beneath a shady oak, as docile as a housepet whenever the occasional human comes upon her.  On a normal day however, there are few that would hesitate to call Gypsy pretty though it takes a special someone to call this energetic she-dog beautiful, disheveled fur and all.

PERSONALiTY. Named quite well, Gypsy is above all else a wanderer.  Wanderlust took hold of this she-dog from an early age and has not let her go since.  High energy and ever-cheerful, Gypsy rolls with the punches and gambles about wherever the wind blows her.  Curiosity frequently leads her to trouble but her infectious laugh and easy grin more often than not keep her from getting into any serious danger.  Social to a fault, Gypsy could probably make friends with an alligator if she got the chance because there hasn't been a dog yet that Gypsy has met and not liked.  Naturally there are some she likes more than others, but more often than not she can find a positive spin to almost any bad attitude.  Adventurous and foolish enough to throw caution to the wind, Gypsy will try anything twice and laugh about it later.  Mischief and pranks are common if you become a friend to Gypsy, though her pranks never aim to cause harm.  She loves to laugh and as a result, loves to share laughter with others.  However if Gypsy comes by someone on hard times, feeling sad or mourning she's also quite a cuddler.  Gypsy isn't necessarily a fan of personal boundaries, in part because she and Felix were often quite close as pups.  So, Gypsy has no problem with casual touch and frequently uses touch to communicate affection, joy and offer support in times of sadness.  For some strays this seems highly irregular because most strays have serious trust issues.  Not Gypsy.  She gives anyone the benefit of the doubt and it takes quite a bit for her to officially decide someone can not be trusted.  At the end of the day, this wild lady just wants to enjoy life and share that enjoyment with everyone she can reach.  She loves deeply and sometimes that love gets her hurt but Gypsy refuses to let things like that keep her down.  She wants to see everything she can, experience everything possible and share it with anyone that will listen.

HiSTORY. Like so many border collies, Gypsy was bred for work.  Her parents, Riley and Ringo, were breeding dogs owned by a woman on the edge of Sang City who sold collies as farm and show dogs.  Riley birthed five pups in Gypsy's litter, Gypsy's two brothers Diego and Felix and her two sisters Starr and Holly.  Of the five pups, only three remain in the Sang City area: Gypsy, Felix and Starr.  Starr was sold to a dog handler that lives in downtown Sang City and has lived her life in the show ring.  Felix and Gypsy on the other hand were sold to a farmer and trained as working dogs.  Felix loved the hard work and proved himself to be not only mild mannered but obedient and loyal to their new owner.  He liked sleeping in the barn, running the calves and keeping watch of the young horses, oblivious to his sister's restlessness.  Gypsy, while she by no means hated the work the farmer gave them, found it insufficient.  Even at the end of a hard day's work the young collie would find herself restless and bored.  Wanderlust tugged at the young she-dog, every night driving her to sneak out of the barn through a loose board in the wall and spend her nights roaming the farm and surrounding land.  She'd chase foxes, bound after rabbits, splash through the creeks and rile up the colts.  She'd always sneak back into the barn before dawn when the farmer would come to collect them, often with Felix glaring daggers and pouting about her bad behavior.  Gypsy would greet him with a grin and go about the day's work, nap briefly and start all over again.  After a while, however, even nightly excursions weren't enough.  There came a night when Gypsy simply kept following a deer trail instead of turning back to go home when the horizon started to lighten.  After a while, she realized she was thoroughly lost and for three days roamed aimlessly around the forest.  She'd never had so much fun in her life and by the time she found familiar territory again, Gypsy had no desire to go home and be kept in a barn.

So, Gypsy went to tell Felix she was alive and well and that she had decided to become a stray.  Felix was upset of course, he loved his sister but he also knew she was unhappy just being a work dog.  Now Gypsy spends her days roaming between downtown Sang City and the open countryside.  She frequently visits Felix and Starr, listening to them tut over her lifestyle and bringing them silly tales about other dogs she's met or mischief she's gotten into.  Gypsy knows both of her siblings fear for her as a stray but she feels content, able to scratch the itch of wanderlust and experience all sorts of different situations beyond basic farm life.