So I was gonna hold off sharing him until I got the costume done, but erf. I can"t seem to find any red/brown furs that are perfect for a st. bernard...so it may still be a while.

I grew up with St. Bernards as a kid back in Russia. When we immigrated we somehow managed to bring a puppy (Pillar) with us to the states. Considering how hard it was for us to escape the USSR(at the time) as it was, I am surprised we managed to get her over here with us. I remember us hiding her in our train compartments xP. I also remember how heartbroken I was when we lost her in the states due to heartworms, which we never knew existed (since we never had problems with them in Russia). To this day I still love St. Bernards and so "Up" is my homage to that love and to the furry siblings I shared my childhood with. The name has an obvious inspiration...but also just an abbreviated version of pup="up.

The bandana would have little patches sewn on it from all the places he has adventured to 8].

The colored version is courtesy of Louvelex shoving me to do a color version which she then used for twisted and heinous means >8\