Tribute to mischa - a truly gentle soul

2000 - October 15th 2015

Mischa. Beautiful Soul. 2000 - October 15th 2015

Last night, Mischa, much loved labrador and family member drew her last breath. She was fifteen years old and lived her life to the full. Only on Sunday she was wading through the Thames estuary mud like Lassie on a rescue mission. I felt compelled to write a little eulogy for her. She wasn't my dog, but I met her five years ago and since then, I grew to love her very deeply. Fearless girl, she traipsed through knee deep mud in search of mudlarking treasures, she braved the perilous currents of the River Thames to retrieve bottles and balls. She loved nothing more than to throw herself into the Thames estuary, to search and bring back whatever you threw in. She found my first ever message in a bottle out of 70. She frolicked with a seal called Judo, and she captured the hearts of many a passerby. With a penchant for food, she hoovered up the Cutty Sark pub floor in Greenwich with great efficacity.  She didn't have a bad bone in her body and I thank her deeply for the times we spent with her. It will feel very odd walking along the Thames Estuary without her, and I will always think about her when I'm walking along the foreshore of the River Thames. God bless you Mischa.

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 ...Mischa,
Thames mud socks
Empty plastic bottles
...must retrieve them...
bacon sandwich corners - please
paw...
nudder one...
Stinkum
walkies
Get out of the paddy water Mischa
Where's the bunny rabbit?
Where's the birdies?

Wheres your toy gone?

Over there where the sunlight streams through the clouds like gold.
Where the Thames estuary embers meet the sky's fiery blaze

There it is. Go fetch. Bed with it.

Flame on Mischa, Flame on.

Mischa and Judo the Seal in the River Thames Greenwich, 2013

In memory of a lovely companion.
We'll never forget you Mischa.