We would also like to thank the staff at Abbeydale Animal Clinic in St. Thomas. Molly's very first visit was there; and although the staff has changed over the years; the care that we have received over the years was great. A special thanks to Dr. Yvonne Ennis for helping Molly (and us) make the transition to dog heaven a little easier.
Even today when we went in to settle the bill and get her clay paw print, they showed nothing but care and concern. I would recommend this clinic to anybody.
When she was a year old, we found out that Molly was the most popular name for female dogs in 1999. We met at least a dozen Molly's over the years.
She was small but mighty when she first came to us. And Mike loved to do his magic tricks on her and tease her. She loved to tease him right back but when she had enough she had no problem letting Mike know. Whoever said that dogs can't talk never owned a dog.
A few of you asked about Molly's nicknames. Mollygirl, cause that's what she was... our Mollygirl. The Mollster, cause that suited her. Pita stood for Pain in the ass, which on many occasions she was. Houdini because she was great at disappearing into the night. Snorty Snorterson was because she would snort if she didn't like something. And Mutt... well she was a cup of lab, a tablespoon of shepherd, a dash of collie and a pinch of husky... add it all up and she's 100% mutt. You should have seen some of the looks people gave me when I called her that. But she was our mutt and we loved her.
Over the years, people would cross the street or a park to come and comment on her. And although people seemed to line up to pat her, unless you had food, she wasn't much interested. If you did have treats or food, then you had a friend for life.
Her favorite time of the year was the fall and winter. She would walk off trail through piles of leaves and romp in the snow til she looked like a snowman.
She brought a lot of pleasure into our lives. And she will be greatly missed by both of us. It's already way to quiet around here.
Again, thank you to all for your comments,
Love and hugs, MnM
3 comments:
love the photo of Molly and Mike..now you are making me tear up!..unconditional love is what you get from a dog!!
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I know exactly how you feel. We have been owned, over the years, by several 4 legged 'kids'. We've loved them and lost them. It never gets easier to loose them. We have a yellow lab right now who is approaching 11 years old. She, too, had major surgery on both back legs in the last few years. She suffers from arthritis, but right now we can control and help her discomfort. We know that the time will come when her quality of life will not be good and we must make the same decision that you just did. Reading about your Molly just made that more real to us. If you haven't loved a dog, you just don't know what you have missed out on. They are wonderful!
Awesome pics of Molly. That "cup of lab" I'm sure is where that snorting when she didn't get her way comes from. Our chocolate lab does it all the time. It's histerical.
Again today, a beautiful post and tribute to a sweet girl.
Connie
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