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Aust Champion Maggiormente Strega
Born: 27th August, 1999 - 12th December 2005
Sire: Aust Champion Magnufi Lucchese
Dam: Aust Champion Magnufi Arielle

Strega was from our very first litter and was the only female.
Strega’s name means “witch” in Italian. A witch who is rather naughty and a seductress of men.
Our Strega at the very first Australian Specialty Neapolitan Mastiff Inaugural Open Show at the tender age of 18 months won Best Bitch and Runner Up Best in Show.
Shown sparingly Strega enjoyed attending the occasional Pet Expo.
On visits to the vets she was described as having the temperament of an Angel.
Written by Klaus on 13/12/05.
Last night we said goodbye to Aust Ch Maggiormente Strega, who was suffering from an aggressive bone tumour in her left hind leg. After fully assessing our options for her survival while maintaining a reasonable lifestyle for her, we reluctantly decided not to follow the equally aggressive treatment options for her, which meant an amputation plus chemotherapy, with no certainty that she would have a reasonable life, nor improved life expectancy. She was 6 years and 3 months old.

What makes this particularly sad for us is that she was one of the best moving Neapolitans around, an exceptionally athletic lady.
Strega was the only girl in our first litter. She won "Best Bitch"
and Runner-Up in Show at Australia's first Neapolitan Specialty Show at only 20 months age, beating her brother Pavarotti, who went on to become Australia's first [and only] Grand Champion Neapolitan. She is survived by her boys Aust Ch Maggiormente Enzo and Maserati [Louie] in Victoria, Buggatti at Bowral, and daughters Aust Ch Maggiormente Vesta with us, and Befana at Nowra.

In Italian, Strega's name means a beautiful, but bad witch, who seduces men to get her way, a woman you lust after or run away from.
She was a true to type Neapolitan, who's expectation was respect, and if given, was instantly returned.

Strega, where you are now, the rabbits can't dodge quickly enough, the kangaroos can't jump far enough, and the boys can't run fast enough. Run, my love, run. Run!