Strelka is one of the main female characters of the first Russian full-length computer-animated film in 3D format «Belka and Strelka» or «Space Dogs».

Strelka is a mongrel dog and has lived half of her life on the streets of Moscow. The coat is smooth, the color is light with brown spots, the nose is black and brown eyes. She's also has a silver medallion around his neck with the image of a dog.

The prototype of the character is the real-life mongrel dog Strelka, which, together with another dog Belka, became the first living creature to safely return to Earth after a long orbital flight for those times.

Personal data

Full name: Strela Siriusovna Kosmos (most often known as Strelka). Born in 1958. Citizenship - USSR. According to the horoscope - Aries. Mongrel. Smooth coat, light color with brown spots, black nose. Brown eyes. Gender - female. Strelka, Strelochka - diminutive nicknames. Has no relation to any arrows or shooters.

Social background - cosmic. Father named Sirius has some relation to space (judging by the last name), but Strelka's mother told her only that he lives on the stars. It is quite possible that he took part in some kind of space programs and never returned. Since early childhood, Strelka has worn a medallion around her neck, similar to her father's medallion[5]. Social status - unemployed. Place of residence: the monument "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman". Strelka was not always a vagabond. Once she had a house at the address: Moscow, "World" (Mira) Street, Building 6 (apartment unknown). As an infant, she was distracted by a falling star during a walk and got lost. A sudden rain washed away all traces, so they could not find her. Despite the fact that her medallion has her residential address written on it, people did not help Strelka find her home, and most animals, as we know, cannot read.

She has a difficult, quick-tempered character. Relies only on herself, knowing that she usually cannot wait for help. She has an excellent sense of smell. When she first arrived at the cosmodrome, she accurately determined the presence of a canteen on the territory. She has complexes about the fact that she, like other stray dogs, has fleas. After arriving at the cosmonaut training center, Strelka was helped to get rid of them during the disinfection process. She had not been seen in space before until he himself fell on her.

Lifestyle

Strelka got her education on the streets of Moscow. Her main subjects were related to survival school, which made her distrustful and suspicious, constantly expecting a catch from any side. Pessimistic. According to rumors, she almost got hit by a car nine times, and escaped from street hooligans fourteen times. Before meeting Belka, she adhered to the basic law of the street: "Everyone against everyone, and everyone for himself." However, she once became friends with a fellow sufferer, the rat Venya, with whom she often found herself in adventurous situations. Strelka never reveals her feelings to anyone, but in fact, deep down she is a sentimental and vulnerable person.