I am jonesing to start on A Band of Dogs...but one more character awaits..."Old Timer". This character was my son's idea, and I think it fits perfectly in with the book. My son has a large collection of stuffed animals acquired over many years...to him, buying a stuffed animal from a store is rescuing that animal (really, he does). Most of his stuffed animals are dogs. One day I was looking at his pile of stuffed dogs, and the story, A Band of Dogs, came to me.

Old Timer is the last missing character. It must be a dog that is found at an antique store, and not just any dog, but only a few breeds will qualify for purchase. So I believe today my son and I are off on our search for Old Timer.

If you haven't seen the teaser trailer for A Band of Dogs, it can be viewed here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AlZH...