Welcome to Dog Day of Summer
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Ten
Things You May Not Know about Gnarly
1) Gnarly is
a canine genius. In It’s Murder, My Son, Mac has Gnarly
evaluated by a dog expert who determines that the German shepherd has reasoning
and planning capability, which is why he doesn’t always listen to humans.
2) Gnarly is
a kleptomaniac. When he gets
bored, he plans and executes heists—just to see if he can get away with it.
3) Gnarly is
a West Virginian. He was born at
Beck’s Kennels in Inwood, West Virginia. His parents still live there.
4) Gnarly is
lactose intolerant. Mac Faraday
only recently made this discovery.
5) Gnarly
was not in the first or even second draft of It’s Murder, My Son.
While Mac Faraday had a dog, it was not become an actual character until a much
later draft.
6) Gnarly
has a squirrel friend named Otis.
Occasionally, he and Gnarly will have spats. In Old Loves Die Hard, Otis threw acorns at Gnarly, hitting David’s
police cruiser.
7) Gnarly
was inspired by Lauren’s son’s Australian shepherd, which was given to him by a woman during halftime
at a football game. Her big sales pitch: “You can keep him. He’s free!” The
next day, the free puppy chewed through a $65 power cord.
8) There is
a real Gnarly. After the success
of the Mac Faraday Mysteries, Lauren got a real German shepherd and named him
Gnarly, after his fictional counterpart. He was kind enough to model for the
fictional Gnarly’s campaign posters.
9) The real
Gnarly can open doors—even doors with round door knobs like his fictional
counterpart. For this reason,
Lauren has to lock the door when she wants Gnarly to stay outside. He hasn’t
conquered picking locks yet, but give him time. Most of Gnarly’s misbehaviors are based on real-life incidents
involving Lauren’s dogs or dog stories supplied to her by fans.
10) While the
fictional Gnarly is un-neutered, the real life Gnarly is. A friend of Lauren’s wanted to breed Gnarly with
her pure bred German shepherd, but before the “wedding” could take place,
Gnarly developed an unhealthy obsession with a footstool. For the sake of her
sanity, Lauren decided to get Gnarly altered. Luckily, Lauren’s friend
understood.
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