Brick and Block

> "*If you two hadn't teamed up on me, I coulda told you my brother and I are the academy guards.*"
> ― Brick, in Into the Wildwood
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**Brick** and **Block** are twin Rottweiler brothers that are tasked with guarding the school from Wolf and other enemies or outsiders.

## Biography

### Background

The two brothers have been guarding the academy for an unknown amount of time. They are devoted to D.O.G. and comited to their job.

### Into the Wildwood

   Brick roams around the Wildwood, detecting that someone is near. He searches near the base of a tree, which, unbeknownst to him, contains a hiding Morgan and Spark. The guard dog is then aroused when a crunching sound is made close by (which happens to be Spark taking Morgan's snacks). Brick looks around, then moves on with his search, leaving the hiders relieved. Later, Brick hears Morgan shouting out in the woods, and runs off to waylay him.

   However this appears to be a trap, and the Rottweiler falls into their dug hole, covered up with leaves. Unfortunately for Spark and Morgan, their small ditch ends up only being deep enough for Brick's legs to be holed up. As Block arrives to the scene to see his brother standing in a pit, the Rottweilers chase after Morgan and his pup. They are chased straight over to D.O.G. and Charlie, who'd gone looking for them. Morgan tells them to runs as he flashes past him, but when Brick and Block catch up, one of the brothers jumps up to Charlie and licks his face. Charlie happily baby talks to him as they fall to the ground, and Block protests that they're ferocious.

    Spark and Morgan are at first confused by the friendly gesture, and Brick explains that they are the guards the academy, as well as mentioning that the two had teamed up to defend themselves. D.O.G. and Charlie excitedly recognize this as a sign they are finally bonding. Suddenly, a snarling sound is heard, and Morgan at first hopes it came from another guard dog, but Charlie denies this. Just then Wolf leaps upon a faraway hill with a growl, and glares their way.

     The wolf jumps away, howling, and Charlie and D.O.G. decide to take the two back to the academy to answer their questions.

### The Stray's Last Day

As D.O.G. walks through the halls of Pup Academy with Charlie, he frets about his uneasiness. Charlie reassures him by saying the Brick and Block haven't reported back any information about sightings of Wolf. Right at that moment we see the aforementioned guard dogs rush through the gates of the Wildwood, and into the school.

     D.O.G, is confused why the two aren't protecting in the woods, and through his panting, Block explains that Wolf's pack are on their way to their academy. As D.O.G. gets panicky, Brick and Block run out the door to lock down the school, as per Charlie's command. Later, when Wolf and Fitz face the half of the academy faculty, ready to begin a battle, the guard dog brothers stand with them all.

## Personality

Brick and Block are both incredibly loyal to D.O.G. and the academy they guard, and will without fail be sure search the Wildwood for any threat to it or report back to D.O.G if any threats to the school are seen. They don't seem to be very interested in observing their surroundings, shown when one of them never looks up in the tree Spark and Morgan were hiding in, or easily falls into their trench in the ground. The brothers are both faithful to one another, as well as true to any students or allies at Pup Academy, and explain to Morgan and Spark that they would've told them they were the academy guards. Brick and Block feel that they are fierce guard dogs, and Block doesn't seem to like being talked to in a goofy manner.

The brothers will not try to stand up to any threat that they feel are greater than them, as they run straight to the academy when they get confronted by Wolf's pack. But afterwards, they dash away to keep the academy safe and stand with D.O.G and Charlie when Wolf and Fitz arrive to attack.

## Physical Appearance

Brick and Block are practically identical in appearance. Their coats are primarily black, and have rust-brown markings that feature the following; muzzles, chins, small patches above their eyes, as well as a bit of the fur below their snouts that is the same color. They have triangular spots on each side of their chests, which lead to their rust-brown legs to be hooded with their black fur, and a rectangular spot under their short stubby tails. Brick and Block's eyes are caramel brown, their noses are cold and grey, and their heads are square-ish and blocky. The Rottweiler brothers wear thick reddish-black buckled collars that are covered with small metal spikes and studded on the rim, and have ears that are a bit small for dogs. They're thickset and muscular builds make them exceptional dogs to guard the academy.