Holly

Holly is a stray dog that roams around the local Junkyard along with Sydney and Bulworth. She values the small things in life, ones that very little care to appreciate!
=== Appearance ===
Holly has a thin, lanky build, meaning she has long legs and a thin, elegant body. Her fur is long and messy, which results in it getting knotted pretty easily. She has typical border collie markings (meaning, a black and pale coat) and a long, bushy tail. She's missing a front tooth and wears a red bandana, given to her by Bulwroth. You can find all sorts of things in her fur, from flowers and leaves to branches and pine-needles.
=== Personality ===
Holly is at her core, a very adventurous pup. She is willing to risk her life just to feel the smallest pang of adventure ruffling her fur. She enjoys the smaller things in life, such as pretty landscapes, beautiful flowers.. You name it, she loves wildlife, which is what she likes about being a stray- out there it's wild, but it's free, according to her at least. Despite her describing the life of a stray as "fascinating", she can't help but wish she had somewhere warmer to sleep, away from the cold, damp environment after the rain. 
She can get attached extremely easily, and enjoys the company of her loved ones more than one can possibly imagine. Although she often forces them into adventures that not all of them really appreciate- but despite that, she has built a big group of friends she loves, despite her independent and reckless nature. She enjoys participating in missions, even if her attempts to help can end up being pointless or even reckless.
Despite her fun and outgoing nature, Holly is a very messy example of a pup- every time you find her, she'll either have her fur covered in dirt, mud or even leaves and flowers. This has often led her to be avoided by others, or even making them uncomfortable in some cases. But she couldn't care less- what kind of dog were you if you had never shoved your paws on dirt before?
=== Backstory ===
Holly had had a very simple life overall- she was found and raised by Bulworth in the local junkyard where told her many kinds of stories about outdoors- the wild, and free, the sea, the forests.. Images of the beautiful outdoors. Even the descriptions of it send her thrills of excitement, when she promised herself that she would visit them and see everything for herself. And so she did. Every time she returned from an adventure, there was a new experience for her to describe the old junkyard dog, new images, new landscapes.. And a new gift she would bring him each time. Either it was a seashell, a feather, or even flowers, she would always have something new to show to him, a gift. She would speak about what she had seen for hours, and hours.
But Bulworth wasn’t the only dog Holly deeply trusted. During one of her travels at the beach, the border collie met Lollie, where they developed a close, trusting friendship that lasted even after her journey was over and their paths changed. Holly found Lollie at the town where they developed an even closer bond than before. Lollie introduced her to the rest of the puppy dog gang, where she formed friendships with them. Holly loves her friends dearly, even if her energetic nature is a bit too much sometimes- She loved spending her time doing many different activites with her new friends such as fur braiding, tag, hide and seek.. You name it!
=== Relationships ===
-Bullworth
Holly and Bullworth have developed a father-daughter kinda bond, which was expected from the beginning to say the least. He raised her has been like a father figure to her since the start. Bullworth was the one who told her all the stories about the great outdoors, everything breathtaking one could only imagine. She can do nothing more but thank him with her adventures as a tribute to his stories and descriptions. Like mentioned above, Holly always has something to give him after she returns from one of her adventures, in order to honor the now-elderly dog.
-Lollie
Lollie is one of Holly's dearest friends, if not her dearest. There is a strong emotional bond between the two, one that can't be broken easily. The two of them spend a lot of time doing activities, their favorite being braiding each others' fur, decorating it with flowers and all kinds of accessories. Despite them being opposites personality-wise, Holly enjoys Lollie's playful, patient nature and Lollie enjoys Holly's adventurous yet dirty even nature. Holly loves her in a "sister-like" way, according to her at least. 
-Sydney 
Sydney is like a sister to Holly, even if they didn't bond as much due to Holly being older. During the time Sydney firstly moved with Bulworth, Holly had already started her journey and her adventure. Despite all that, the border collie is more than eager to tell her stories about her adventures and even give her gifts on some occasions. 
-Rolly 
Rolly is pretty much the life of the party, along with Holly and Keia. The three of them are known as the “silliness trio” amongst the group! While Rolly doesn’t have the same, adventurous spirit as Holly, the two of them enjoy each others’ company. 
-Bingo 
Bingo and Holly aren’t as close as the rest of the group, but Holly appreciates his adventurous nature, which often matches her own. The two of them are the “leaders” amongst the group when it comes to missions. 
-Keia 
Holly absolutely loves Keia, that’s a known fact for sure. The two of them often pull pranks on their friends, and even make arts and crafts together! 
=== Likes ===
-Adventures
If you hadn’t told already, Holly is an extremely adventurous pup, making her come off as reckless or even naive at times. She is extremely into wildlife and its beautiful landscapes, animals or anything it has in store for her to unwrap and discover for herself. Needless to say that this pup is willing to do anything to feel adventure on its core!
-Long walks
Self explanatory, who doesn’t like long walks where you can feel the wind blowing your fur as you walk through forest terrains or sunkissed beaches..
-New discoveries
For a pup like Holly, this should be pretty self explanatory as well! With every new discovery of hers, Holly has a new story to tell Bulworth, and even a new gift for him each time! Each new discovery of hers means a lot to her.
Competitions
Holly is, at her core, an extremely competitive example of a pup. While we’re mostly talking about a healthy amount of competition, Holly can sometimes go a little overbroad- to the point that winning a competition is her only goal at this very right moment. 
=== Dislikes ===
-Being misunderstood/mistreated
I think this should be pretty explanatory for not only Holly, but everyone. No one likes the experience of having to deal with being misunderstood, or even mistreated in some cases.
-Being clean
I think everything written above should explain very well that Holly absolutely hates everything related to being clean. She loves to roll in mud puddles, dirty paths, and even jump straight into bushes! Needless to say that this pup loves to feel adventure on its core, and being clean does nothing to help with that.
-Baths
Pretty much similar to her dislikement of being clean, we can already tell that Holly is a very messy example of a pup- plus, her fur takes ages to dry! No one would like that.
=== Fears ===
-Butterflies
Butterflies are beautiful- that’s something most of us can agree on. However, Holly has an irrational fear of butterflies, due to them “flying straight to her face!”. 
-Mice
What else can I say? Holly is pretty much afraid of anything smaller than her, despite it being mostly harmless. And for a fact, who doesn’t hate these dirty rodents anyway?
=== Trivia ===
Random
* She has a tooth gap, missing a front tooth. Possibly lost it during an adventure of hers. 
* She enjoys spending time with Lollie, who usually decorates and braids her fur.
* Her fur is usually decorated with marigolds which get stuck during her walks.
* She nibbles on her tail when worried/stressed.
* Aroace icon.
* Absolutely hates water, due to her fur taking ages to dry after getting wet.
* She was raised with Bulworth along with Sydney.
* Her favorite color is maroon.
* Her favorite holiday is Halloween.
* Holly's favorite animal is the raven. Many of her stories include descriptions of sightings of these birds.
* She gives her friends bird-realted nicknames, with her most common being Lollie's, who she calls "Sparrow".
Catchphrases
* "Go, go, go!"
* "Well that was unfortunate. Anyway-"
* "This place is gorgeous, pups! It's like a dream.."
* "Look at that bird!"
* "And what's your plan, o' brave, o' wise one?"
* "Mud puddles!"
* "Aw snap-"
* "High paw!"
Category:Dogs
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Category:Females
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