Miniature Pinscher - (dog)

Also known as the"King of the Toys". Belongs to the Toy Group. Are good family companions and look out for their family, bravely challenging intruders with their bold, insistent bark.

They're naturally well groomed,proud, vigorous and alert. Characteristic traits are their hackney-like action, fearless animation, complete self-possession, and their spirited presence. Coat colors include red, stag red (red with black hairs), black with rust markings, or chocolate with tan. Size~10 inches to 12½ inches. 8.8 pounds to 11 pounds. Is small, but doesn't know it! Will be happiest with a family that treats them like a standard-sized dog. They're quick and active, with a lively curiosity. May be stubborn, but also very smart.

The Miniature Pinscher is reported to include the Dachshund and Italian Greyhound among its ancestors.

Chapter One

Desmond Miles was just as good as any of the other puppies that were in the cage with him. He was a Miniature Pinscher ("Min Pin" for short) who was 8-months-old (9-yrs-old in dog years). He had a nice black coat of fur with rust like colored fur covering the underside of his hind legs, his paws, part of his chest, most of his muzzle, and his eyebrows. Everything looked perfect about him except for a blob shaped patch of light brown fur that was located in the middle of his forehead. He may have heard the other puppies talk about how weird it was but he was pretty damn proud of his patch! It made him different from the other puppies therefore making him stick out more in order to catch the attention of any human who came to choose a puppy to take home with them. Or so he thought.

Desmond feels like he's been in this pet store forever! OK...more like two months...but hey, that's a little over a year in dog years! And if you ask him, that's a long fucking time to spend in a small pin with 6 other annoying pups who thought they could uses the bathroom anywhere at any time.

'News flash...we have to fucking sleep in here!' Desmond exclaimed bitterly in his head. But it doesn't even matter because today, he was getting out of this shit hole (literally). He's sick and tired of living through this shit day by day (literally and metaphorically).

The Past

Ever since the nice old lady who used to own the pet store died two weeks after Desmond arrived, her nephew came and took over the store. He had short blond hair and wide eyes that were pale blue. He was more scrawny than other boy humans Desmond have seen. His whole being just screamed DORK! He wasn't a very nice human...scratch that...he was a total prick (still is)! From the very moment this douche layed eyes on Desmond it's like it became his mission to make Desmond's life a living hell.

At first, the douche kept calling him a bitch, which he, being the innocent puppy he is, thought it was an honest mistake that the human thought he was a girl. But as time went by, the guy kept calling him by that word along with other rude words. There were times where he didn't feed Desmond when he fed the others but, being naive again, Desmond believed the guy was just bad at counting how many puppies were actually in the pin. It wasn't until one fateful day that Desmond changed his way of thinking.

Desmond was minding his own business when he heard the chime on the door ring, signaling that someone had came into the pet store. Curious to see who came in, he got up and trotted to the other side of the pin. What he saw shocked him a bit. The not-so-nice owner was with a pretty girl human! She had long brown hair and pretty green eyes.

'What is she doing with a human like him?' Desmondwondered. 'Maybe she's going to take a puppy home!' He thought hopefully. 'Oh, they're coming over! Look cute Desmond. You got this one for sure.' The Min Pin coached to itself mentally.

"AWWW...PUPPIES!" The pretty girl human squealed, making Desmond flinch back a little and causing the other puppies jump up.

"Can I hold one?" she asked the owner.

"I don't know -" he started.

"Pretty please~" she pleaded and then proceeded to make that worst puppy dog eyes Desmond has ever seen.

"Sure...why not." the not-so-nice owner replied with a shrug of his shoulders. The girl human squealed again and gave him a quick peck on the cheek making his face turn a light shade of red. She made her way to the pin with a huge smile on her face, high heels clacking the whole way. Desmond winced.

'Maybe I can wait for another human to come in and take me home with them.' And with that thought, Desmond made his way back to the other side of the pin to lay down while the other pups ran over to receive attention from the, now deemed annoying, girl human.

"They're all so cute" she cooed. "Especially that one! I want to hold that one!" Desmond heard her high pitched voice exclaim above the pin forcing him to flaten his ears against his head and close his eyes. He could feel a head ache coming on.

"That one's kind of a pest. Why don't you choose another one" he heard the owner say.

"Yea, choose me!"

"No me!" Desmond heard the other pups shout but it just sounded like barking to the humans. This, he knew already.

"No, I'm going to pick up this little guy" she stated as her final decision.

"Aww, com'on. Choose anyone else besides the weirdo. That made Desmond's head shoot up.

"Who's the weirdo?" Desmond wondered as he turned his head. All he saw though, was a giant claw with red nails coming towards him and what do you do when a giant claw is coming towards you? Right...you bite the hell out of said claw! And that's exactly what Desmond did which apparently wasn't a good idea.

"AHHHH!" He heard the pretty girl human scream.

"Shit! Are you OK?" The owner asked the girl. Worry was etched on his features. "Let me go get some Band-aids and-"

"FUCK THE BAND-AIDS AND GET A FREAKIN MUZZLE FOR THAT LITTLE BEAST!" the girl human hollered holding her slightly bleeding hand. Oh, so it wasn't a claw Desmond bit. Oops.

The owner just nodded and ran off to the back if the store.

"Now you're going to get what you deserve mutt" the girl human spat at him.

"Hold on...it was your claw like hand that was in my face in the first place!" Desmond bit back even though he knew she couldn't understand him. "It's not my fault that I felt like I had to protect myself."

Just as he finished his rant, the owner came back with a black muzzle in his hand.

"Ok, I got it. Are you sure you don't want a band-aid?"

"Chris, if you don't put that thing on that mutt right now, I swear I'll...!" she said impatiently.

The not-so-nice owner, now deemed Chris, quickly moved towards the pin. He made a grab for Desmond but the Min Pin snapped at him.

"I know you're not about to put that thing on me!" shouted Desmond. "You...you...MUTHAFUCKING CUNT! I GAVE YOU THE BENIFET OF THE DOUBT BUT NOW I SEE YOU'RE JUST A PRICK WHO'S BEING USED BY THIS DUMBER THAN DIRT SKANK! IF YOU THINK YOU'RE PUTTING THAT THING ON ME, YOU HAVE ANOTHER THING COM- hmpff?!"

"Oh, shut up!" the prick of an owner cut him off by strapping the black muzzle over his muzzle. Desmond could hear the other puppies laughing behind his back but he just kept his head down. He then snapped when he heard the prick and the skank laughing at him.

"I will get the hell out of here, even if it's the last thing I do!" Desmond promised furiously to himself, trying hard to keep the hot tears of embarrassment from spilling out of his eyes.

The Present

Today was the day he was going fulfill that promise he made to himself 3 weeks prior to today. He had come up with the perfect plan to get the next human who came for a puppy to buy him. All he needs is a human. At that very moment, the door chime rang through out the store. Bingo! Two humans walked into the store, one of them calling out to the prick of an owner.

Desmond peered over the wall of the pin to get a better look at the humans. He saw the ownerwalk up to a motherly looking girl human who had her blond hair in a tight bun and a older looking boy human who had gray hair. The girl human looked tired and...was that guilt Desmond saw in her eyes?

'Why does she look guilty?" Desmond wondered. He turned his attention to the older boy human who looked rather impatient at the moment.

"We've come to purchase a puppy." the girl human said to the owner. Said prick, brought them over to the pin.

'Time for the plan to take action.' Desmond thought as he got into position.

"Here are all the puppies we have." said the owner once they were all peering over the edge of the pin.

"Do hurry up and choose one Ms. Stillman. I don't have all day." the old human snapped while looking at his watch.

"Right." Desmond heard the girl human, now known as Ms. Stillman, say under her breath as she looked down at the crowded puppies barking up at her, trying to catch her attention.

'Perfect!' thought the Min Pin as he got ready for a running start. He aimed for th pile of unaware puppies and took a deep breath. 'Well...here goes nothing' was Desmond's last thought before he sprinted the little distance between him and the puppy pile. Right before he ran into a bunch of puppy asses, he jumped.

'All I have to do is land at the top of this pile and...oh no!' Desmond gasped.'SHIT! I over estimated the height of this jump!' Desmond swore inwardly as he bounced off two of the puppies' heads, who yelped from surprise, then he tumbled over the edge of the pin towards the tiled floor. He closed his eyes and waited for the pain that was sure to come once he crashed into the floor but instead, he felt something catch him and lift him up. He opened his eyes to see big blue ones staring back at him.

"Good catch Ms. Stillman. He's perfect and easy to spot! Now lets buy him and get going. I have places to be." The older human said quickly while poking Desmond in the patch on his forehead.

"But sir, I don't think-" the prick of an owner started.

"Yes, you probably don't." The older boy human cut him off. "Just give us the papers to sign and the pup's name, OK?" He said to the owner with a tight smile.

"His name is Desmond Miles" the owner said through gritted teeth before leading the older human to the front counter where the ownership papers were located.

"Vidic, I don't believe this-"

"MS. STILLMAN! I don't pay you to voice your beliefs. Now come along and bring the mutt with you." The older human, now known as Vidic, said to Desmond's savior with no room for discussion.

The yell made Desmond flinch hard but he kept his head up. He was finally getting out of this damn place after all this time! He then heard the girl human holding him sigh and begin to walk towards the counter. He looked up at her and she looked down at him.

He saw that guilt in her eyes again.

End of Chapter One