So of course if you saw my journal you know that I had a dog that fought for our family and was killed in a malicious act to rid our family of our best friend. I modeled Brutus after both the dog that fought so hard to keep us safe as well as my own personaltiy which I am also a new addition to the Army National Guard of my state. This submission came to me as I was in the thought stages of creating my character Brutus.