2. The characters (dogs) in the Hairy Maclary stories all rhyme.

3. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

4. Hercules Morse as big as a horse

5. Bottomley Potts all covered in spots

6. Muffin McLay like a bundle of hay

7. Bitzer Maloney all skinny and bony

8. Schnitzel von Krumm with a very low tum

9. Dog breeds
Using pictures of different dogs, think about how we could describe them.

10. Poodle
Curly and fluffy

11. Labrador
Playful

12. Rottweiler
Grumpy

13. Jack Russell
Yappy

14. Pug
Wrinkly

15. Cocker Spaniel
Long ears

16. Now it’s your turn!
Let’s create some names and descriptions for new dog characters for a Hairy Maclary story.
Think about rhyming words, e.g.
Daniel the cocker spaniel
Doug the wrinkly pug
Jack Russell, who’s yappy and happy
Poodle Shirley all fluffy and curly