Name: Jean-Claude

Age: Around the same as Aleu and Kodi

Species: Canadian Eskimo Dog

Parents: TBA

Siblings: TBA

Mate: Saba

Pups: Collette, Pierre, Blaise, Felicie, Remi, Amelie (first litter) // Porthos, Athos, Aramis (second litter)

Appearance: Jean-Claude has tan fur and a light brown underbelly. His fur darkens at the tips of his ears which are black, and on his back which contains a patch of dark brown fur. He is around the same size as Kodi, but quite small for a Canadian Eskimo Dog. He is very fluffy and has a curly tail. His markings are like Balto’s but without the eyepatches, and he has a diamond shaped marking on his forehead. 

Personality: VERY romantic and flirty. He’s very affectionate and often goes to great lengths to spoil his mate Saba. He likes to strut his stuff but isn’t snobby about it. He is quite flamboyant. He seems really shallow when you first meet him, but don’t be quick to judge him, because in reality he is fiercely loyal and cares greatly about others, even complete strangers. He has vanity issues and likes being clean, but when he’s running, he doesn’t mind getting a little dirty.

Likes: Himself, Saba, his friends, flirting, being clean, showing affection, romance, running

Dislikes: Being seen as a snob, Nero, 

History: Jean-Claude was born in Quebec, a French-speaking region in Canada, so he understood both English and French growing up, and he speaks with a French accent. He was the pet of a humble carpenter named Louis, to whom he was extremely loyal. He was very popular amongst the dogs in his area, and was especially popular with the ladies, having gone through many girlfriends. 

    When he was an adult, he and his owner moved to Nome, Alaska, where there was a good-paying carpenter job available for Louis. Jean-Claude was sad to leave the only home he had ever known, but once he arrived in Nome, he grew an interest in dogsledding after watching some of the dogsled races that happened in town. When two spots opened up on Nome’s mail team, Jean-Claude entered himself in the race to determine who the new dogs on the team would be. This is where he met Saba, the beautiful sister of Kodi, who was the lead dog of the team. Unfortunately, Jean-Claude didn’t win the race, but he was used time and time again as a substitute dog whenever one of the full-time team members wasn’t available for a mail run. However, even though he didn’t win the race, he won something even better: Saba’s heart. The two of them had clicked instantly and were very much in love with each other. They loved going on romantic dates, and Jean-Claude always enjoyed spoiling Saba rotten.

    Some tough times fell upon the new couple when Jean-Claude was threatened by some of the other male dogs in Nome who had loved Saba and were jealous that the newcomer in town had taken her away from them. Some dogs even tried to physically hurt Jean-Claude, and one time when Saba tried to protect her boyfriend from the evil dogs, she got badly injured by one of them. Jean-Claude felt guilty, believing it was his fault Saba got hurt. However, Saba assured him that it wasn’t, and that she would always lay herself on the line for him. It was in this moment when they decided to become mates. Eventually, they had two litters of puppies who Jean-Claude spoiled as much as he spoiled his mate.

Relation to Balto: Balto’s son-in-law (Saba’s mate)