Among the unaffiliated, Wellington stands out as a Bulldog who is stitched out of stoicism and a hidden soft spot. Pups near the swamp shrine say Wellington once stayed up all night arguing with a humming traffic light fragment, and won. Bakers slip Wellington the fresher biscuits near the overgrown stadium rim and pretend they did not. Wellington suspects that bravery is mostly stubbornness with a better reputation.