Editing Ash Ketchum/Relationships (section)

=== [[Copper]]: ===
Ash first met Copper when he was a little puppy, he started to play with him by tugging Ash's shirt and taking off his hat which made him laugh. He among with Tod and his other friends play tag and hide and seek with him, Ash among with his friends felt deeply hurt since Amos harshly ordered them to stay away from Copper and forbids him from playing with them. However, by the time Copper is an adult he came back home as a trained hunting dog. After Chief broke his leg in a train accident, Ash among with his friends were deeply shocked upon learning that Copper and Amos wanted revenge on Tod for supposedly hurting Chief. Littlefoot and Ash set out a plan to prevent Copper and Amos from killing Tod by beating them to the game preserve and hold them off so they could talk them out of the meaningless bloodshed. Copper's new behavior hurts Ash so much that he wasn't the happy dog he used to be anymore. It was like Amos turned Copper into something he's not: a savage monster searching for blood and caring only about revenge. After several failed attempts to get Amos and Copper to stop the meaningless violence, Ash and his gang find a warning sign saying something about a grizzly bear living in the game preserve. They try to warn Copper not to go into the area while chasing Tod and Vixey, but he stubbornly and arrogantly refused to listen. When he makes it to the top of the waterfall and sniffs around the area, he thinks Tod and Vixey are hiding in it. But to his horror and surprise, he smelled something else. As Amos met up with him and prepared to shoot at where he thinks the foxes are hiding, a giant grizzly bear appears and suddenly attacks Amos and Copper. Littlefoot, Ash, and the group could do nothing but watch as that grizzly bear overpowers them. Just as things were about to get messy, Tod appears and saves the day by plummeting the bear down the waterfall. Copper rushes over to check on Tod to see if he's alright. Littlefoot, Ash, and the gang calmly teaches Copper a lesson that vengeance is not an answer to every problem. Copper apologized to them for his behavior then upon seeing Ash cry he comforts him by gently placing his paw onto his shoulder as he soothingly asked why he's crying about as he affectionately addressed him "little buddy", Ash tearfully explained about how scared and hurt he was that he's acting differently since he and his friends didn't want to hurt him then apologizes for letting Pikachu shock him, but Copper forgave Pikachu by affectionately licking him on the head. Ash also forgave Copper for his monstrous behavior towards Tod. Ash hugs Copper while crying with remorse then he gently soothes him, and he promised him that he'll never attack him and his friends anymore. Copper then assists Ash in defending Tod from the ill-tempered Amos Slade and helped him and the gang talk him out of killing the fox. He then goes with Amos to keep him company in jail as punishment for their behavior but was released the next day after the fine was paid upon learning of his poor state. Upon being picked up and taken home by Littlefoot, Ash, and their friends, Copper has returned to being the happy-go-lucky dog he used to be with fond memories of his best friend, Tod, he sits next to Ash, affectionately licking his face as his way of thanking him for straightening him and Amos out. Copper assured a hesitant Ash and Littlefoot that Chief won't hurt them. Ash assured Copper that Daphne already talked to Amos about Chief's broken leg is just a minor fracture and Copper kindly replied that he's not worried too much since he heard the good news about Chief. Then, Copper playfully asked Ash if he'd feel worried all the time, if he'd stay mad forever, and if he's forgotten about his first meeting with them as a puppy which made Ash laugh while playfully pinning him down, tugging his shirt, taking off his hat, tickling his stomach and licking his face. Copper felt glad that Ash and his friends met him first. After Ash and Littlefoot talk to Tod for the final time, Ash felt very sad since he among with his friends started to miss Tod very much, Copper comforts him by telling him that he's his best friend besides Tod and he cheers him up telling him that he and his friends can still play with him while tickling him. Ash and Copper share a heartfelt conversation as he takes a bath and sleeps with him. After Amos announced that Copper is no longer forbidden to play with Ash and his friends, much to his joy. Copper and Ash play together joyfully ever since his first two long days are just getting started, despite his first 2 short days as a puppy. From then on, Copper became the official best friend to Ash among with his friends.