#mcd phoenix

Aphmau used to take baby Levin on rides around the village/ forest on Phoenix’s back. Phoenix would nudge his way into the harness she’d attach his saddle to because he was so excited to be the dog of the day.

After Aphmau disappeared, Zoey would try to console Phoenix and give him a purpose again by letting the kids ride with him and following behind them with the other pups. It made their daily walks feel less empty. Kiki continued this tradition once she was in charge of them by riding on him while Leona was learning to transform into a full wolf.

I decided to portray Cookie as a Bernese mountain dog because of how she behaved and how Berners act. They’re often characterized as smart, loyal, and hard-working, but they’re also known to be gentle, calm, and tolerant. I know her puppy that Cadenza adopted after Cookie died was a husky, so I’m basically going against all of the other dog breed hcs Ive done but yk what, I’m a big kid and this is my head canon‼️

Cookie stayed with Levin a lot when he was a little kid and later, stayed with Cadenza when she was grieving the (almost) loss of her father. Cookie connected deeply with everyone she came into contact with. She loved so hard that when Aphmau disappeared, she nearly died of a broken heart. She stopped eating, moving around, everything. She was an affectionate, alert dog in nature but she also worked hard, so her behavior’s drastic change was shocking. She wasn’t with Aphmau as often as Thorgi. She didn’t carry Aphmau when she was tired like Phoenix. She didn’t possess the amount of special skills the other pups did. She was rarely aggressive, even when she needed to be. Still, she recognized like the other pups when they were sent away on a ship to protect the women and children of many different villages, that not finding Aphmau again when they returned home was likely a permanent loss. She saw everyone grieve. She grieved just as hard.

Aphmau overexerts herself a lot and has a very hard time registering when she needs a good nap. Luckily, she has a beast of a dog that helps her with such tasks. Puma is a Saint Bernard and wolf mix, so he would already be big without the added extra wolf size, but that’s not what makes him so suitable for the job. He is very different from the rest of the pups in the sense that while they only think about playing and food, he noticed human things.

You may have heard of the term “dog/pile” when a bunch of people jump and lay on one person out of the blue as a game. That LITERALLY is what happened to Aphmau. When Puma thinks Aphmau needs to rest, he will take any chance he gets to flop down on top of her once shes in a comfortable place and hold her still. Aphmau is strong but Puma bests her strength with stubbornness. He will not move. With this, Aphmau has learned to give up and just sleep when this happens. She needs it anyways. He became a service animal and a VERY weighted blanket.