Meet Hound & Jackal!
Hound is the Yutyrannus and the Velociraptor is Jackal :D
They’re the final ESSAs I have planned to purchase, and they were the last of my dream ESSAs on my list
They’re both super soft (including the printed parts, which is sort of between a minky and microfiber texture which is great because microfiber stuff tends to be an issue for me but these are perfectly fine!)
I’m super excited to have them, I’m planning to bring Jackal with me to End of Oak Street when I go see it :)
I’m going to test out some of my gear on them and see how they fit in my bag but worst case I just need to make them gear lol
Lore(?) and personalities;
Jackal is a bit playful and can get into a little trouble being mischievous, but he’s loyal and well behaved under handler control. He was from a lineage of military working raptors but his training for the job was never completed. This gave him inherited protective traits, but he was ultimately deemed better for emotional support than military service due to his somewhat aloof personality. He’s very friendly but will prioritize keeping his handler calm and safe.
Hound is more stoic than Jackal but enjoys human company, specifically people he becomes bonded to. He’s very loyal and very well behaved, he was trained for supply transit protection so he’s also confident in a lot of situations. He can be a little sassy with his handler when he’s relaxed but that’s his form of playful and he’s still good with direct commands. He was retired and trained for emotional support due to his friendliness with humans and natural calm.
Both Jackal and Hound are socialized and trained for emotional support, and neither are aggressive. They sometimes wear muzzles for the comfort of others in public since they’re scarier than regular dogs, but it isn’t required for restraint.
If anyone read all that stuff, thank you! They’re my boys and I love them dearly, and this is the nonsense I cooked up while waiting to get them lol
-Tony