I posted this in 2 seperate threads, one in the writer's group and one in the shameless self promotion bureau. I'm reposting it here so that I don't forget and if I ever want to go back and edit it I have it on hand.
As anyone who is familiar with my work knows, I enjoy Spike, both as the little boy character he is and the potential that he, as a different species has; both to expand as a character and expand the mythos of MLP as a whole.