Orlean takes a very unique perspective and narration style during her writing. She is very uncensored and becomes very creative with her point of view. It isn’t until about the second paragraph that we realize she is actually referring to a dog as the subject of her story. She refers to her character with a first and last name, mentions that she would be in love with him, that he is rich and famous. All characteristics we may not associate with a dog normally, but she is not incorrect in doing so. While she is discussing her subject as if he were a person, she does not fail to accurately describe him the same way she would describe another human being. She also refers to the dog and his family as “the Truesdales”, similarly to the way she might describe a human family. She starts to reveal more about his actual personality and activities as a dog during the middle and more towards the end of her writing. Orlean has clearly done a lot of researching relating to her subject and discloses that she has a very close relationship with Biff, her subject. She really gets into her character when she says “While he was napping, “I pawed through his suitcase” using the verb “pawed” as a pun for her relationship with the dog. She is almost describing herself as a dog and taking the perspective that she and her subject are equal and the same. But when she is still reflecting on the characteristics of her subject, she writes “After he appears at the Westminster Kennel Club’s show this week, he will retire from active show life and work full time as a stud.” She maintains normalcy in her tone with little sarcasm but perhaps slight humor in the way she describes the dog. She still takes on the theme of describing her dog as if she is describing a human, but reveals more facts that would lead the audience to infer that it is in fact a dog whom she is talking about. Overall, a very unique way of describing a subject and she makes herself a character in her own story. In my own profile article, this creativity might be useful. Not that I would be describing a dog, but to have the underline sense of humor and relationship with the subject is important for an effective article!