In The Yard, Wellington Stout is known as a Bulldog who is pure granite kindness with a face shaped by patience. At sunset Wellington Stout sits by the leaning tree and hums to a bell that rings when nobody touches it until the wind returns the favor. Wellington Stout keeps a low profile around the council fountain, and somehow that is exactly what makes other pups notice. The old soup stalls have heard most of Wellington Stout's theories and politely keep them to themselves.