Skylark Mafia Dogs App

Eeeee Skylark <3 this is her application picture for the #MafiaDogs RP <3

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Pack: Di Ordine

Name: Skylark; Sky

Breed: Capo Cane d'Italia (Mafia Hound)

Gender: Female (intact)

Rank: Rookie

Age: 5 years

Family: Her parents and siblings are still with the humans.

Height: 30 inches

Weight: 87 pounds

Personality: Cheerful, friendly, outgoing, and obedient. Sky is a very loving friend, a loyal ally, and a determined fighter. She has a strong set of morals that she follows. She never harms those weaker than herself, though she might put them in their place. She does not allow harm to come to those she sees as under her care. She will fiercely defend her friends and allies. Skylark is a brave dog who does not back down from any fight, though she is usually smart enough to not get in over her head. She likes to stay neat and tidy, though she is not afraid to get dirty to help others. She is a very helpful individual and is always ready to lend a helping paw. She will take on any task, no matter how distasteful she might find it, though she will not go against her morals, even if commanded by a superior (i.e. she will not attack a defenseless innocent or kill unjustly, even if commanded to). She will not stand for anything she sees as an injustice and will do all she can to make things right. She also has a habit of sheltering dogs that are weak or scared. She values kindness and loyalty above all else.

Background: Skylark was bred to be a working dog. By the time she was nearly 2 years old, she had been trained in Schutzhund and SAR by her human handler. She loved to work and was good at what she did, so she was often called upon to search for those who had gone missing, especially in the rural areas. Sky loved her job and her human handler, who was very kind to her. Her happy life changed, though, the day the earthquake happened. It was bigger than anyone had ever expected it to be, and several houses and store buildings collapsed, trapping people inside. Skylark was called out to search for any survivors who might be trapped in the rubble, along with several other SAR dogs. Sky had just found a trapped survivor and was waiting patiently while her handler called some others to come and help free the trapped person, when one of the aftershocks caused more of the building to collapse. Falling rubble landed on Sky and her handler. Sky was only bruised and a bit battered, but a much worse fate had befallen her handler. He wasn’t dead, but his spinal cord had been severed and he was paralyzed from the waist down. He could no longer walk, which meant that his days as a dog trainer and handler were over. Sky was still his faithful companion, and he trained her to act the part of a service dog for him. She would pick up things he’d dropped and open doors for him. Despite her constant companionship, he fell into a depression and a year later committed suicide by overdose. Despite her friendly nature, Skylark was given to a local shelter and put up for adoption. She was adopted quickly, but by the wrong kind of person. The man who adopted her was not fit to have a dog, much less a Mafia Hound. He often ignored her or didn’t feed her or take her out of the house. He punished her when she could no longer hold it and ended up using the bathroom in the house. She lost weight and started losing hope that she would ever be happy again. One day, when the man finally let her outside, she escaped. Being a street dog was better than being stuck with that awful man. She has lived on the streets ever since, taking strays under her wing and protecting all those weaker than herself who came to her for protection. She has only recently heard of the packs that ruled the majority of the city.

Weaknesses: Her kindness can be taken advantage of; she is not as speedy as a smaller dog would be; will stick to her morals even if her superiors tell her to go against them.

Strengths: Strong and disciplined; a good fighter, though she will often hold back when fighting someone she sees as weaker; obedient to a point; loyal; makes friends easily; a hard worker.

Other: She has a very gentle and intelligent face. Her voice matches her personality perfectly--it is strong and often low and gentle, though when she is angry it becomes harsh and snapping. Also the awful man who adopted her never gave her a proper collar (he just tied a rope around her neck whenever he took her outside), which is why she doesn’t wear anything.

Reason for Joining: She heard about Di Ordine and what they stood for and thought that it was a place where she would fit in.

Relationships:
Samedi - Acquaintance/Superior
Maeve - Acquaintance/Friend
Mavro - Distrusts
Gold - Acquaintance/Friend
Ash - Acquaintance/Friend

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Roleplay Example

Skylark hopped up onto the edge of a metal dumpster, her agile and cat-like movements belying her size. She looked from one end of the dumpster to another, balancing and trying to find the best place to dive in. She spotted some half-rotted food items that might be edible and dove for them, half burying herself in the garbage. She scrambled back out again, her prize grasped firmly in her jaws. Hopping back down to the ground, she set the large, meaty bone in front of the gangly-legged mutt, who wasn’t even a year old yet and was already on the streets. The pup dug into what meat was left on the bone hungrily, giving Sky a thankful tail wag. Sky started to search for another morsel of food for herself when she heard frantic yelping coming from the other end of the alley. She turned, her cropped ears pricked forward and her muscles tensed.

A scrawny, mangy little dog skidded around the corner and ran full speed towards Skylark, yelping all the way. Sky’s ears flicked back as the dog bolted under her belly and skidded to a stop behind her, panting harshly. She peered at the dog, about to say something, but then the reason for the little dog’s fear came lumbering around the corner. Skylark growled, lowering her head, as the large, muscular rottweiler came towards her, spittle hanging from his droopy jowls.

”Stop right there,” Sky commanded, showing her teeth and standing her ground. The two smaller dogs cowered behind her.

The rottie came to a stop at the sight of the much larger prey that the other dogs were hiding behind. He narrowed his eyes at Skylark, letting out a rumbling growl, ”An’ who’s gonna make me?” he rumbled, taking another step forward.

Without warning, Skylark lunged forward and rammed full force into the other dog, knocking him off balance. She snapped at his ear, leaving another notch in the already torn-up ear. Quick as a flash her teeth found his neck and bit down, not hard enough to break the skin and cut the vein that was quickly pumping blood beneath her mouth, but hard enough to hurt. She let out a vicious warning snarl, letting the big brute know that she could kill him if she wanted. His growling stopped, though he did let out a little grumble of pain. Skylark’s jaws were strong and her bite was true.

”All right... All right! Leggo!” the rottie grumbled, trying to back away. Skylark let him go, snapping close to his face again for good measure.

”Leave now.” Her gray-blue eyes were like flint.

With a final glare at the little dogs hiding at the back of the alley, the rottie turned and lumbered off, glaring once again over his shoulder at the proud Mafia Hound standing guard over her little friends.

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Skylark is also a dog in mine and =Aranel-Elensar's shared kennel ~SilverCrossKennels
Her ref (which also shows her design on her other side) can be found here.

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Skylark and art © ~Cutthroat-Capo / =CrossHound213
Design © *MrStubs & =CrossHound213
Mafiadogs RP © !sewermutt & =CapoKing
Capo Cane D'Italia © =CapoKing
Capo Cane D'Italias are not an open breed. Do not make your own.