Haydn

Basics
Name: Haydn

Breed: German Shepherd Dog (GSD)

Training: Military Explosives Detection Dog for the Air Force

Age:

Physical Appearance
Haydn is jet black all over, with eyes nearly as dark as his fur. His left front leg has been partially amputated and replaced with a prosthetic limb.

Personality Traits
Haydn is a sociable dog and is highly energetic despite his injury. He's amazingly steady, even after being in close proximity to two separate explosions. He has a strong prey drive.

Skills
Among his many other talents, Haydn can...
 * track people;
 * detect and alert his handlers to explosives;
 * manage a prosthetic leg;
 * restrain a human.

Biography
Haydn was originally trained by Brandon Forte as an explosives detection dog for the military. The dog went on to a successful career until his handler was killed in the same explosion which cost Haydn his leg. By then, Forte had retired and founded Hope's Crossing Kennels. The military retired Haydn and gave him back into Forte's care for rehabilitation training with his prosthetic while they sought out a forever home for the canine veteran.

In Absolute Trust, Haydn's rehab took a more active turn when he alerted on a bomb in Sophie Kim's car and saved her life. He later went on to save her life again, getting shot in the process. Forte subsequently adopted him.

Relationships
Haydn lost his handler to an IED. He has been adopted by Forte, who was the one who originally trained him, after Haydn saved Sophie's life a second time and was shot in the process. He likes Sophie very much, and has achieved an uneasy truce with her cat, Tesseract.

Trivia
Haydn...
 * likes the sound of Sophie's voice.