Their history untill the year of 1923.

Ever since New York City was first discovered by Henry Hudson, people and dogs came from all over the world to live there. In the year 1762, the first canine Family was created, it was a British Family who came from England before America became it's own country. Ever since Families, Mafias, and Creeds came from all over the world. By the year 1882, there were 37 canine Families, Mafias,and Creeds. In that year wars have struck between all 37 Families. It was soon called "The Great Family Wars". The Wars ended 1 year after World War One, in 1919, there are only 11 Families who survived, and only 5 of them are one of the 37 original Families.

I tried to mention as much of the main cultures of the world as I can, If your culture/heritage is not mentioned, don't worry, I respect ALL cultures.

Here is the list of the 11 Families. 

The Enforcer Family: The Enforcer Family, or The Enforcers are the newest Family in New York. They are the main Family of Police Wars. Started by Issac Samuel Malinn in early 1919, a few months before the Family Wars ended. He came to America from Dublin, Ireland and settled in Brooklyn. He was a stray who lived with 5 other Irish dogs in one of Brooklyn's old and abandon warehouses over looking the entire harbor. One day he was walking home with food, but was suddenly mugged by a member of the Mafia that controlled all of Brooklyn called The Spartan Mafia. Issac got lucky when some Police dogs walked by and that Spartan made a break for it. He came home and talked to his roomates about building a Family of their own. After some thought they tried to construct an Irish Family. By October of 1919, they had enough members to have their own land. The Enforcers attacked the Spartan's docks north to Brooklyn Bridge, and south to Coney Island. After their victory of the docks, Issac came up with a good idea of making a ranking system and made a uniform. Every Family in New York had a collar and/or a tag to tell the Family and rank (except for the 11th Family, you'll see why) . He needed to make a statement and advertizing for the Enforcers, so made something that was in style back then, a suit and tie as the uniform and the tie's color was the rank.

Black Tie: Rookie (Lowest)

Orange Tie: Trooper (Average)

Green Tie: Second Class (Higher)

Red Tie: First Class (Highest)

 When Issac died of age, and his son and their current leader, Jeremiah Gobnet Malinn put on the Red Tie in mid-1922, they have control of the docks of Brooklyn from Coney Island to north at Brooklyn Bridge. The Spartan Mafia is still a major threat to their Family's survival. Jeremiah doesn't have enough troops to use force against them for now, but he despratly needed land. He tried to make partnerships with other Families. He first went to another Irish Family on Staten Island called The Celtic Family, but a deal was made, since Staten Island is an island, the only way off is by bridge or boat, but their bridges have been taken over by an evil, dangerous, wide-spreading Family called The Deathlock Family, leaving the Celtics only useing marine vessels to leave the island. So the deal was to help with their bridge problem, Jeremiah did accept the deal. Then went to the last Italian Family that survived The Great Family Wars, The Roman Family who owned Little Italy, Chinatown, and Lower Manhatten. Jeremiah went face-to-face with their leader and he would accept his offer of partnership if Jeremiah would allow Italians into his Irish Family and to help with protect their northern border because a Family called the Ti Wong Family and The Deathlock Family is right above them. Lastly he made an offer for partnership for a former crime supporting Latino Mafia called The Mi-Ha Mafia who have control of Northern Queens and Welfare Island (present day Roosevelt Island). Yet another deal was demanded by their leader, they must allow Latinos into Jeremiah's Irish-Italian Family. Jeremiah... yet again, accepted the deal and The Enforcers became an Irish-Italian-Latino Family, but it was a smart move though. In January of 1923, 1 month before the story starts, The Enforcers have a large battle against The Spartan Mafia for more land, and won. Now The Enforcers have the entire West Brooklyn, but now, since The Spartans are allies with the Deathlocks, The Deathlocks are now beginning to get ready to fight the Enforcers.      

The Deathlock Family: The Deathlock Family, or The Deathlocks are one of the 5 original Families of the Family Wars. They are the bad guys of the story. They started in the year 1862, during the American Civil War when Ulysess Mason Deathlock came to New York City as a Confederate or southern for Union or northern plans. Ulysess decited to stay in The Bronx in New York and build a Mafia because of the money and wealth in the city. When The Great Family Wars hit in 1882, the Deathlocks were at a pretty good state. The Deathlocks are known for their deadly Assassins and stelthy Spies. By 1900, while most Families were losing land or going extinct, The Deathlocks were growing, not just in the city but across country. In the city they have The Bronx as their capital, most of New Jersey, Central Park, Nothern Midtown, Times Square, The bridges to Staten Island, and Long Island (east of Brooklyn and Queens). The Bronx and New Jersey are the only part of the city that is connected to the mainland, and the Deathlocks own both, so it's easy to go into the rest of the country into other cities across the nation. During The First World War, Father Deathlock the 11th decited to make The Bronx a decoy capital by making the real capital a WWI military human H.Q, which is up river. The Deathlocks attacked the humans that worked there and made the humans aboandon it. The Fortress was perfect, it over looked the River, and was hidden from their enemies, uing The Bronx back in New York as a decoy capital, and had multiple buildings for more room for their widely spreading Family. By 1922, Father Deathlock the 11th had died by an Assassination attempt, now leaded by his son, and their current leader, Carlos Hector Deathlock or Father Deathlock the 12th, he is a Pitbull/boxer mix. Under his power, the Family have spread into Boston MA, Albany NY (New York state capital), Buffilo NY, Philidelphia PA, Washington D.C (United States capital), Miami FL, Atlanta GA, Dallas TX, Houson TX, Los Angelas CA, San Francisco CA, and Seatle WA. Now they begin to spread across North America to, they are in Toranto Canada, Qubec City Canada, Onterio Canada, Mexico City Mexico, Havana Cuba, Nassau Bahamas, Panama City Panama, and Kingston Jamacia. By then the Family have earned the nicknames The 20th century Roman Empire, and The Persian Empire A.D. By the time Police Wars starts in 1923, they are allies with the Ti Wong Family, The Spartan Mafia, The Viking Family, The Pirate Family, and the Babylonian Mafia.  

The Celtic Family: The Celtic Family, or The Celtics started in 1916 by their current leader Aislinn Kerry McKenna,15 years after the McKenna Family moved to were their capital is now, Staten Island from Kilkenny, Ireland. Staten Island was all they had for territory to. The Celtics were pretty much nuetral during their existance. In early 1922, The Deathlocks made a full-scale attack on Staten Island, but were unsucssesful, but they did manage to take control of their bridges leading to the island. Since the Varrazano-Narrows Bridge (the bridge from Staten Island to Brookyn) wasn't made until te year 1964, the only way off the island is by boat, so Aislinn began hiring sailor dogs to train his Family how to use a vessel. By the time Aislinn signed the partnership with Jeremiah, his Family has the only Navel defence in the whole city, besides the humans of course.

The Roman Family: The Roman Family or the Romans, are the last Italian canaine Family left in New York City. The Family started in 1916, the same year as The Celtics, by their current leader, Bodachelli Antonio Addoloratta. When the Family began their were 2 other Italian Families and one of them were an origonal Family. By 1920, both Families were defeted by The Deathlocks. Now all was left was The Romans with their small territory in Little Italy, Chinatown, and Lower Manatten. Before 1921, The Family was safe from Father Deathlock's wrath because a Family called the Ti Wong Family to the North of them in south Mid-town and Hell's Kitchen blocked The Deathlocks way of reaching The Romans and the only way br reaching them is by bridge from New Jersey, but The Deathlocks have more to do with all of the cities they have territory in. In 1921 The Ti Wong Family has signed a partnership with The Deathlocks. Now the entire northern border is open for attack by the nation's largest Family. In October of 1922, the newest, and fastest growing Family in New York, The Enforcers, offered a partnership. Bodachelli was suprised when their leader, Jeremiah Malinn came face-to-face with him. Bodachelli would accept, since the Enforcers were crime fighters like The Romans, but he had to make sure Jeremiah was a brave leader, so made two deals with The Enforcer leader. First was to let Italians into Jeremiah's Irish Family, and the second was to help defend The Roman's northern border. Jeremiah agreed with both deals and the partnership was