Perky is Mrs. Wood's pet dog and the mother of Arthur's dog Pal. She can be mean at times, and Mr. Higgins, the mailman, refers to her as Jaws. When Mrs. Wood goes away on vacation, Perky stays with Arthur. She acts very grouchy and unfriendly when she comes to stay at the Read household. Arthur does not know what's bothering her, and believes that he has ruined her life. When Mrs. Wood gets back from her vacation, Arthur cannot find Perky, but then he finds her snuggled up behind the living room chair, where she has given birth to three puppies. She acts very happy when Arthur pets her revealing that the reason she was so grumpy was because she was pregnant. Nobody seemed to take any notice about it. As a reward, Mrs. Wood lets Arthur keep one of Perky's puppies which winds up becoming Pa