Orientation: Pansexual

Education: High-school drop out (can be adapted for college based RP's)

Occupation: Most of his income comes from working as a small-time dealer, although he is not above taking ordinary day jobs to cover certain expenses. He is particularly fond of the food industry, or just about any job that involves interacting with interesting people.

Political affiliation: Libertarian

Personality: Like any dog, Matt Conner is a guy who's always living in the present moment. He never worries about the future, or looks back on past mistakes, and for that reason many people find in him a trusting, fiercely loyal, and caring friend. Lovable and a little bit goofy at times, it's hard not to smile when the mutt is in the room, no matter what he might be doing at the time. Matt is highly affectionate to his friends and lovers, and just downright friendly to everybody else, although he has a tendency to bark at folks that walk too close to his house. Deep down, he's just a guy who wants to live his life and be happy, and wishes the very same for everybody else in the world.

Religion: Agnostic in the loosest sense, Matt accepts that there is no way of knowing the true nature of the creator of our universe or lack thereof.

Habits: If it wasn't clear from the hippie getup and the slight, yet perpetual odor of pot that hovers around him, Matt's a guy who likes to get high. He smokes weed habitually and will take hallucinogens whenever he can get his paws on them. He's not terribly interested in "hard" drugs or pharmaceuticals, but typically he'll be willing to experiment with just about anything that's offered to him at the moment. "When in Rome," right?

History: (generally settings take place between 1960's and modern times) He was raised by two very strict parents, as the youngest son of a relatively large family. All of his brothers grew up to be honest, hard working, Christian folk, and nearly all of them went to the military. Matt had always been the odd one out, he had long since rejected his family values and chosen a simple, carefree life, filled with freedom, liberty, and personal pleasure. He is very much a hippie. After sixteen or so years of fighting it out with his authoritative parents, who often looked upon him as a disgrace and a disappointment for not fitting into the cookie-cutter mold of their family, he ran off without looking back, and has since spent his days working odd jobs and slinging dope for a living. It's not the best life he could have chosen, but every day he goes to bed in his little home with a smile, knowing that he's his own man, and he'll always have a way to make ends meet. In the end, there wasn't much for he could have ever thought to ask for.

Attire: Although the free-spirited mutt often takes the "less is more" approach to dressing up, he does have some sense of style, or so he likes to think. Matt will always be sporting his pink, coke bottle glasses and those two little blue beads in his hair if he can help it. As far as actual clothing goes, the rule of thumb is casual and comfortable. Oversized tie-dye and band t-shirts (Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, The Who, etc.), jeans, and shorts dominate his wardrobe, along with a fair supply of hoodies and drug rugs. His underwear is exclusively composed of boxer shorts, and he doesn't wear shoes because....well, his feet aren't exactly the right shape. That should be pretty obvious.

Canine quirks: Matt has a phenomenal sense of smell, which often works as a double-edged sword when encountering the world's various unpleasant odors. His hearing is deceptively good, but he doesn't care about folks muttering behind his back anyways. Matt will often instinctively use his mouth over his hands in certain situations (e.g. catching a frisbee), and he loves chewy things, though he outgrew gnawing on sticks and toys in his teenage years. He will absolutely MELT if you give him a good tummy rub/ear scritch. Finally, he is extremely distrustful and suspicious of unexpected guests, and if you catch him in the right mood, he'll totally chase a ball if you throw it for him.