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[edit] Best in Show

Best in Show is set in the neighborhood of Garden Heights. The entire town are avid fans of dogs and almost every resident owns one. Garden Heights features many pet based locations predominantly owned by local land baron, Diana DeBore.

• Alice Whitt: The main character in Best in Show who lives in Garden Heights. She owns a Dalmatian named Sam and is facing eviction in two weeks if she fails to pay her debt of §120,000 to her landowner Diana DeBore. Therefore, she enters Sam in the local dog show in order to win the cash prize and pay off her debt.
• Sam Whitt: Alice's pet Dalmatian and loyal friend. Despite his behavioral problems, he has the heart of a champion in him. Towards the end of the story, Sam wins the Garden Heights Dog Show and he and Lucy Jones have puppies together.
• Diana DeBore: A greedy landowner and philanthropist who is determined to evict Alice and destroy her house. She is also the master of the reigning champion of the dog show, Precious. Throughout the story she takes great pleasure in giving Alice grief and despair, she also kidnaps Sam and steals a valuable item from Alice. At the end of the story, Diana and her dog are disqualified and she is arrested for the kidnap of Sam, among other convictions.
• Precious DeBore: Diana's pet poodle who is the reigning champion of the Garden Heights Dog Show. At the end of the story, Precious fails a particular obstacle and is immediately disqualified allowing Alice and Sam to take the victory.
• Amaya Flores: Alice's best friend. She provides moral support and advice throughout the story.
• Roscoe Flores: Amaya's pet dog.
• Otis Fielding: A mysterious man who is rumored to be a remarkable pet trainer. He is the master of "The Way of the Paw".
• Jake Fielding: Otis' pet dog. He begins an unusual relationship with Sam when Alice learns "The Way of the Paw". Before the release of the game, he was called Milo.
• Thomas Jones: A friend of Alice. They steadily develop a relationship throughout the story.
• Lucy Jones: Thomas' pet dog. She and Sam Whitt get along well and have puppies at the end of the story.
• Reece Mustella: One of Diana DeBore's henchmen. He is very loyal and is later defeated by Thomas Jones.
• Brock Thornton: One of Diana DeBore's henchmen. Brock is not as loyal as Reece and secretly helps Alice register for the dog show. After Sam is kidnapped, he helps Alice find him and provides her with an obstacle needed to train Sam for the dog show finals.
• Indie Thornton: Brock's pet cat.

[edit] Competitors in the Garden Heights Dog Show

• Coach Grinder

Meat Grinder

• Henry Beniz

Simon Beniz

• Melissa Carter

Bruno Carter

[edit] Midnight Masquerade

Midnight Masquerade takes place in the desert neighborhood of Mesa Flats. The town annually hosts the Mesa Flats Midnight Masquerade, for which Stephen is tasked to prepare for during the story while looking after his cousin's pet cat.

• Stephen Loyal: The main character in Midnight Masquerade, who lives in Mesa Flats. He's an executive chef who promises to look after his cousin Celeste's pet cat, Diva, to make up for missing her wedding. Meanwhile he must prepare the catering and centerpiece for the annual Midnight Masquerade. During the course of the story, Stephen meets Rachel and Erin and dates both of them several times. Gordon Fetching, a mysterious newcomer to town is trying to steal both women and is constantly wrecking Stephen's dates and making his life a misery. At the end of the story, Gordon is arrested and Stephen is declared "King of the Midnight Masquerade". The player is then left with the option of which woman will be his Queen.
• Diva Loyal: The cat who moves in with Stephen. Diva causes mischief by scratching Stephens furniture and eating food off the counter, but ultimately turns out to be lovable.
• Gordon Fetching: Gordon is introduced as the best man of Damien, he also the main antagonist of the story. He has a natural ability to attract women and is constantly ruining Stephen's dates. At the end of the story, he is revealed to be a con man from Arbor Falls and his last name is revealed to be "Schickel". After being declared "King of the Midnight Masquerade" Gordon and his henchman are arrested and Stephen is declared the new masquerade King.
• Anthony Zilch: Gordon's henchman. He first appears during one of Stephen's dates and attacks (and is defeated by) James Briggs. At the Midnight Masquerade he sits on the rooftop and Stephen disguises himself as Gordon to beluge information from him.
• Celeste Girard: Owner of Diva. Celeste requests Stephen to look after her cat during her honeymoon after he misses her wedding at the beginning of the story. She does not appear again after the first chapter, but she does send cat toys for Diva to Stephen and after completion of the story she sends an email saying that she and her husband are going on a cruise and that Stephen may keep the cat.
• Damien Girard: Celeste's new husband. His best man is Gordon Fetching.
• Julianne Charlot: Stephen's boss. She entrusts him to make Salad, Lobster Thermidor and an Ice Sculpture (a role usually reserved for herself) for the Mesa Flats Midnight Masquerade. She appears to collect these things and is also the host of the Midnight Masquerade.
• James Briggs: Stephen's best friend. He is also a police officer.
• Kadisha Briggs: James' wife.
• Sal Zugovich: Stephen's friend and owner of the local art gallery.
• Greta Zugovich: Sal's wife.
• Rachel Ware: A potential love interest for Stephen.
• Erin Davis: A potential love interest for Stephen. She is introduced as Celeste's friend and arrives to deliver Diva to Stephen.
• Buster Davis: Erin's pet dog. He chases Diva causing a meeting between Stephen and Erin.
• Tracy Kosmokos: Celeste's bridesmaid.