Andrew Vega was in high school English class one day, when his teacher gave him the assignment to write a story about anything. Whether based on something thwt already exists, or creating a whole new world... as long as the story was entertaining, that was the goal. So after a while, Andrew came up with his plan: write a story about his favorite character frim his favorite TV show, pursuing a career in medicine. And then... find a way to insert yourself into the universe... because of course you have to do that.

Originally titled "The Dog and the Scalpel," the story followed Beian Griffin, an anthropomorphic dog (orginally known for his role on the animated sitcom Family Guy), as he pursued a career in medicine. Then, suddenly, his trainer has an emergency and it's up to Brian to save his life. But he can't do it alone... he just barely got his scrubs. So whst dows he do? Why, asks his new best friend, a sixteen-year-old dentist with vision issues, for help. Together, they saved a man's life, and thus started a chain reaction that led from one story to two, two stories to three, and so on. Andrew would hand them out to anyone who would take them, and every person who read them seemed to love them.

The idea sat in his back pocket for years, until he reached college and enrolled in a screenwriting class, taight by local published wtiter David-Matthew Barnes. The instrudtor told them their final assignment would be to create their own TV show that they would pitch to a real TV executive.

Yes, really.

So, after considering copyright laws, and not wishing to get sued or thrown in jail, Andrew started to make some changes to his "idea." He took the building blocks of what he created, merged them together with some other loose ideas, and created a whole new univwese... one where humans and animals would live in harmony, with some (but not all) animals gaining the ability to talk and walk on two legs, and function like normal human beings.

And thus, Tails of a Dog's Life was officially born.

Andrew started writing character backstories, one after the other, followed by basic episode plot summaries that turned into full-length screenplays. And despite dropping the class and not getting the chance to pitch his idea, Andrew continued to work on it in his spare time, eventuwlly hiring an illustrator to create artowrk foe the show full-time, including character designs, logos, and episode "screenshots."

Tails of a Dog's Life continues to evolve each and every day, bringing new charactwrs to the scene and creating new ideas for stories that transform into full episode diatribes that see the charactrs go from facing surgery to challenging life events that alter their relationships and their outlooks on life.

The series continues to grow as it blossoms into its own unquie world of crazy events, wacky characacters, and random storylines that see the series go in every direction imaginable.

But that's what makes the series fun and interesting, as it offers new opportunities that we may not get to experience in real life, and the ability to see them from a differnt point of view. Whether from a dog, a shark, or a human, TOADL will continue challenging the status quo as it hopes to make its way to television screens across the country... snd beyond.