Aretha(VLF094) was born on Febuary 22, 2004 in the Lazuli Mob. Her mother was Cazanna and her father was Basil. She was born in a litter of five pups. Her litter-mates were her two brothers Ziggy(VLM093) and Jethro(VLM096) and two sisters Jane(VLF095) and Penny(VLF097). She and her litter-mates survived to adulthood. Aretha lived the life of a subordinate female in the Lazuli, under her mother Cazanna. Like all subordinate females she was not allowed to breed. She helped rear many other pups born in the group to her mother. She was a frequent sentry and was often seen babysitting the groups' pups. She did however become pregnant for the first time in her life and she, along with another subordinate female, gave birth, but none of their pups survived. Her father Basil, who was dominant male