Okay, because natural body parts you can see normally aren't allowed anymore...

I made a general version of Dawson's ref, so everyone can see it now! I'm going to edit more refs to be General for this account now. The mature ones will be uploaded later, probably in Scraps, I'm not sure.

Anyhoo, onto the archived description!

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More like REDUNX, amirite?
I updated his ref sheet, but I feel I didn't add enough stuff on it.
I also moved the text about his voice over to the HUGE EMPTY SPACE BEHIND HIM ><
*triple facepalm*
I'll be storing the older one in Scraps, for archival reasons.

CAN WE TALK ABOUT HIS FACE FOR A SECOND
I DID THAT WITHOUT A REF
THAT'S HOW GOOD I'VE GOTTEN LATELY
NO REF AT ALL
HOLY SHIT
LOOK AT THAT HANDSOME FACE
(Edit: I slightly edited it since the last 5 WIPs I made... XD)

This is Dawson.
Yes, I named him after that Dawson.
No, I haven't seen the show and won't.
The most I seen of it was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAu6c_m9Hfg
I named him that as a joke, but the name fits him somehow wtf

He, like a lot of my characters, gets around a lot. But, to like... Quagmire levels, I mean.
Dawson's also pretty dramatic. He's quite the actor. Okay, Dawson, get up... I only gave you a little dark chocolate...
What? Dark chocolate's WORSE for dogs? Uh-oh.

Okay, I got a new, totally-not-dyed-Fang-or-anything Dawson!
"Dawson": Kill me.
Me: Later.

I imagine him being pretty suave, with a deep voice. I'm not sure who'd I'd pick to voice him, though... Uhh... *looks at picture of Jim Cummings* *sweats* (Boy, do I wish...)

If for some reason you don't read this description, I said it in the ref sheet. Dawson is NOT a German Shepherd, but a Shiloh Shepherd. Totally different. Shiloh Shepherds are basically an American-born breed of Shepherd that are much bigger than both the American and European version of the breed. They were created by a German immigrant many years ago in memory of the German Shepherd she remembered, not these watered down, small mutts running around. XD
*All the German Shepherd furries growl at me*
mother

So, when Dawson's drawn, I want him to be BIG! He's 4 and a half feet tall and better look like it! So, he's a bit bigger than Di. (I haven't looked up how big they are, I only know what I know from my 2005 Dog Encyclopedia. (Yay, no internet!) But, if they're THAT big, I'mma make them be big! (They get a small mention near the end and like no measurements/weight/nothing) They're still extremely rare, I assume, as I see not ONE person with them.)

Speaking of him being big... [link here in a bit]

Hmm...
"The breed displays many coat colors and varieties..."
Yep.
"...and is popular as a working herder."
...people use Shepherds for herding? That's a laugh. XD
"It is supremely intelligent, agile, and obedient."
Dawson: 2+2= Fish, I can bend all kinds of ways, if you get what I mean~, and, order me to jump and I'll ask how high.
Me: Aw, what a good boy!
"The Shiloh Shepherd is considered to make an excellent pet due to its confident, affectionate nature..."
*Dawson rubs up against me after chasing off the mailman*
"...and general willingness to adapt to family life."
*shot of him sleeping on a dog bed near a fireplace*
Aw.

Dawson: So, am I amazing or what?!
Me: They didn't mention humility, I see.

Dawsie made me like Shepherds again. Rig ruined them for me... I kinda got hostile towards them like do with certain other breeds. *cough* I can't stop drawing him boning things. I'm probably going to end up drawing him boning all of the characters in my series...

I'm shipping Di and him SO hard right now... No pun intended. (Don't worry, it's a phase, I'm not replacing Ben for him. Though... I AM considering an OT3 thing... If you weight Di's personality with Dawson's, it doesn't work. Ben needs to be the Straight Man (Dog?) to Di's crazy shenanigans. I honestly think that Dawson doesn't even care about what she does. XD)