Mara - sad news

 
 





Mara, my dog niece. Died today.
She was ten last month. Inoperable tumour discovered last week.
Mara was a terrible puppy, biting and chewing everything. But her boistorous nature got me over my nervousness around bigger dogs. She grew into a big half-lab/half-malamute who liked to grumble a lot. She didn’t like other dogs aside from new puppy Benjy, but she was loving with us and protective of her family.
One time I cooked sausage rolls to take on a picnic and puppy Mara got to them before I could pack them away and had all her calories for the day and we did not get sausage rolls that day :P
Whenever she heard sirens she’d howl, standing on her hind legs to join in.
Ten doesn’t seem old to me despite that being about typical for larger breeds. She’d had joint problems but supplements had helped and she was still able to go on her normal walks and play games.
If I’m closer to Benjy it’s partly because he was a better behaved puppy but partly because I learnt how to deal with dogs because of Mara.
She’ll be missed.