[Chanceuxcat]

This pretty silvery pup looks like the night sky! Please give them an astronomy related name and tell me what their favorite "treat" is in a drawing or minimum of 100 words, or both! Can be literal (i.e. food) or figurative (i.e. going on a walk).
Ends in two weeks!

You must have a kennel thread and have it updated in the archive, or not already have a setter to be able to adopt!
Introducing 'Wire' coated setters!

Username: Vinson
Name: Odegaard’s Gravitational Response ‘Zinnia’
Kennel Thread: Odegaard Kennels (ODGK)
Gender: Female
Height + Weight: 26 inches, 34 kilograms
Coat: Silver Tinted Black and Silver Agouti Minimal Merle Birdcatcher
Genetics: awaw / BB / Dd / cece / EE / gg / hh / Kceky / MMc / SS / TbTb / Uu / zz / rwrw

[Vinson]

Username: Vinson
Name: Odegaard’s Gravitational Response ‘Zinnia’
Name Meaning: plants have been grown in space! NASA has grown several types of vegetables, as well as dwarf wheat and zinnia flowers, in two systems they call Veggie and the Advanced Plant Habitat. The zinnias were a favorite of astronaut Scott Kelly’s, and he photographed them against the backdrop of the earth. Read more about it and see the photo here!
Kennel Thread: Odegaard Kennels (ODGK)
Gender: female
Prompt:
Zinnia absolutely loves going to the botanical gardens! She's named after a flower, and so she loves to sniff and smell and root around (and sometimes eat...) the pretty flowers, the bushes, the ferns. She'll bark at the squirrels that run up the trees and into the high branches, startle when a crow calls out into the cool air blowing off the Sound, and watch inquisitively as the boats traverse through the locks. Not only are the gardens beautiful, they're full of all sorts of smells and sounds that Zinnia loves to take in. Everyone admires her coat, and she can't help but showing off a little every now and then, tongue lolling, eyes happy and sparkling. It's a beautiful part of town around the gardens as well, and she'll occasionally be offered a treat in some of the stores. Her tail will wag, her eyes will shine, and drool will drip drip drip from her wiry jowls as the shop owner coos and gently hands her a little milkbone.

[Marz-Barz]

Username: Marz-Barz
Name: G&S Swans and the Swimming "Cygnus"
Name Meaning: Cygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan
Kennel Thread: G&SK
Gender: Female
Prompt: Cygnus loves baby carrots! She thinks they're very small and cute, and make a good crunchy sound when chomped on.

[HowlingHooves]

Username: HowlingHooves
Name: Magnetar
Name Meaning: A magnetar is a type of powerful neutron star; these stars are believed to have the most powerful magnetic fields. In some simple comparisons a magnetar has a mass density that is more than 10,000 times that of lead, and one magnetar is one hundred million times more powerful than any man-made magnet today. Compared to Earth's magnetic field, one of these stars is one thousand trillion times more powerful according to NASA studies.
Kennel Thread: Adelaron Kennels
Gender: Male
Prompt: Magnetar is an older gentleman, retired from retrieving after quite some years. He's taught new pups the way of the bird-dog, so to speak, and he's a proud medal owner in retrieving trials! But he isn't able to go out as often with some age-relalted health concerns, so when he's able to tag along for a training session in warmer weather his eyes just sparkle with joy! He has a special bird lure all his own, made of thick canvas he can grip easier, and he knows as soon as this comes out of the closet he's off for an excursion with the younger generations! He's not able to work during a hunt anymore, but he sure can show those young pups how to work.

[Chaotic_Affection]

Username: Chaotic_Affection
Name: [AK’s] Only eighty-eight light years away “Zeta Sagittarii”
Name Meaning: Zeta Sagittarii is a triple star system and the third-brightest star in the constellation of Sagittarius. Based upon parallax measurements, it is about 88 ly from the Sun.
Kennel Thread: Arrowhead Kennel
Gender: Female
Prompt: Zeta struggles with mild Canine Compulsive Disorder, she needs more things to keep her busy than the typical dog. A few daily things are walks, bird lure runs, wrestling and playing with her housemates, but she receives stimulation toys on occasions. And they are by far her favorite, the mental challenges keep her at ease and focused- which is hard for her, it also teaches her patience and how to handle frustration. So not only are the toys her absolute favorite treat, but her people also enjoy giving them to her.

[Julius525]

Username: Julius525
Name: -
Name Meaning: -
Kennel Thread: Kennels
Gender: -
Prompt: (drawing or writing, or both!)

[DarkestWerewolf]

Username: DarkestWerewolf
Name: Lion’s Heart // Regulus
Name Meaning: Regulus is the brightest star in the Leo constellation
Kennel Thread: Wild’s Calling Cohors Setter Kennel
Gender: Male
Prompt: wip

[.sins.]

Username: .sins.
Name: "Prometheus"
Name Meaning: an inner satellite of Saturn it was discovered in 1980 from photos taken by the Voyager 1 probe, and later officially named in 1987 after the Greek Titan, and is also designated Saturn XVI.
Kennel Thread: Medicine Bow Cohors
Gender: Male
Prompt: Prometheus lives everyday for his favorite "treat". Sure a lovely fire in the house to sleep by in nice when he's cold, and the nice chill in the mud room for when he's arm, but nothing will compare to bein gout in the field, running through the mud and muck, and even sometimes getting to swim, just to get that water fowl and get back to his owner. A few pats on the head, and silence, just to go out and do it again in a few hours, and for the next few weeks. Yes, his treat is working, and no, we won't change his mind.

[Luxio]

Username: Luxio
Name: BGD's Intergalactic Voyager 'Procyon'
Name Meaning: Procyon is The Little Dog Star. Procyon, in Greek, means "before the dog," as this star rises shortly before Sirius, the Dog Star. Procyon is the eighth brightest star in the sky.
Kennel Thread: Buteo Gun Dogs
Gender: Male
Prompt: Procyon (or cy) is a huge fan of dehydrated fluffy rabbit ears or any kind of fluffy ear chew, whilst they don't appear to have much nutritional value, cy can't wait to get his jaws round one after his tea, he has even developed the habit of only eating a portion of his food and hiding the rest so he gets his treat quicker, giving his owners a fun game of find the food to get them some more exercise! It even means he won't have to take any yucky deworming medication as the fur does that itself! A practical and tasty treat after a hard day of field work!

[Chanceuxcat]

Username: Vinson
Name: Odegaard’s Gravitational Response ‘Zinnia’
Name Meaning: plants have been grown in space! NASA has grown several types of vegetables, as well as dwarf wheat and zinnia flowers, in two systems they call Veggie and the Advanced Plant Habitat. The zinnias were a favorite of astronaut Scott Kelly’s, and he photographed them against the backdrop of the earth. Read more about it and see the photo here!
Kennel Thread: Odegaard Kennels (ODGK)
Gender: female
Prompt: -snip-

Congrats! I really loved how her personality develops when she's in the gardens!
I'll also be giving a RU setter to HowlingHooves! I'll let you know when it's completed <3

I loved reading all these entries, this was definitely a hard comp to judge! Thank you for everyone for entering!