So the idea of Diener came up when there was an unspoken bandwagon of getting characters pets xD I wanted her to have a really wolfie dog, and I was trying to describe the type of dog my neighbors have, and somebody sent me some pictures of Alaskan malamutes. Not the same breed, but at least in appearance it was perfect. Especially with how fuckin' HUGE those guys get.
Today while studying with my dad, we were at a Barnes and Noble, so during breaks I got to look at dog books and do some quick research on malamutes
It seems I got them mostly right XD Diener is a very sweet, affectionate dog, as those who have seen him have noticed. When Makubex came to visit, he bounded right up to him. Ritsu npc'd that Diener was a little apprehensive of him at first, which isn't as typical of a malamute, but whatever :3 and Link he also came pretty much right up to. However one point where I was off a bit was that they don't make the best guard dogs, because they aren't hostile toward strangers. When he met ebil!Maku, he knew something was wrong and refused to let him see Midna in the hospital. Not typical of a malamute, from what I researched, but I think it can slide because Diener is loyal to his mistress, and knew something was wrong (malamutes are quite smart).
There's another thing, loyalty. From what I recall malamutes aren't blindly loyal, and they're difficult to train because they like being silly and don't take it seriously. Training probably wouldn't be too bad, because while she doesn't show it much these days she is a playful soul. Also Diener would probably quite easily follow Midna's orders, because she is patient about it, see above re: playful soul, and also it's evident in the game that she's pretty good at taming animals; she jumped RIGHT onto a giant bird's back and within a minute said bird is used to fly through a canyon.
One thing I think I'll have to change, though, is his attitude toward Link when Jess's app is accepted. Originally Diener trusted Link because he had Midna's scent on her, and he somehow knew that they were in love and needed to talk in private and stuff. But I thiiiink while still keeping that in mind, Diener may also be a little wary of him when he comes back, because he smells like another dog, and according to most of my research they do NOT get along well with dogs of the same sex.
Excercise routine, malamutes need a lot of excersise; running and pulling things. Obviously Midna takes him for
rides walks before she goes to school, and at sunset; lots of just letting him run around like the happy malamute he is, but I'm actually wondering if she should have him do some sort of sled work or something sometime. They LOVE that shit. I really hope fanny has a white christmas so he could do something like that, or at least have a more comfortable climate; they're called Alaskan malamutes for a reason XD
Erm...I think that's all XD in other news for Midna, I'm tired of her angsting about Mello; it's not fair to her love for Link and it's all the same thing over and over DX His birthday is coming up, so I have some plans to get her to finally let him go. For real this time. I just need to work out some rough edges (specifically how this realisation comes up; Matt-mun and I are STILL having trouble getting together to RP that damn therapy session) and then I think I'll be ready to go come Thursday XD
EDIT: Cute malamute vids that inspire Diener's cuteness :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbdt0WQZN0whttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gPdThJERYMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSdd_AcPJ4khttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Aw_Ha9_xLkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i6jvCnaCwEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4_MGz8CDuU