> Happy Birthday today to Sunny Hollows Molly of Oak who
reaches
the milestone of 10 years old. Ms Molly Mushmellow is still doing
quite well, albeit a bit slower than in times past. It may take a
bit longer to get moving due to back end aging, and she now
has
a ramp to get into the van, but let a stranger come to the
door
or a rabbit into the yard, and it is amazing to watch the
instant energy spurt.
She is still alpha over Bosco, the 6 yo Newfie/shep, who she
literally raised from the age of 4 weeks. They are best buds, and
it
is interesting to watch the inspection upon return home when one
has gone someplace such as the vets without the other.
She had her turns in the show ring, but she had the
attitude
that she could take it or leave it, and when my health took a
decline, we decided for the latter. About that time, my then
toddler twin grandaughters arrived and she really is the reason
that they know so much about dogs and now how to act and handle
them. At the same time, she is so attune to my health status,
and
becomes velcro when my breathing is not right, and even head
butting me awake when I have started with an asthma attack in
my
sleep.
To this day, Molly hates baths and water in general.
Spending
summers on cape cod, we just dont take her to the beach anymore
as
she will tow anyone at the other end of the leash up the sand
t
o safety.. Bosco, on the other hand, cant get into the water
fast
enough, and I dont care to demonstrate spread eagles. We have
had times when she, realizing she was on a pier over water, has
droped down and crawled on her belly back to safety.
One quirky fear Molly has had, and demonstrated every Fall
is
that she is afraid of real pumpkins. She barks, she growls, and
she scoots away from them. The scarecrows and goblins do not
phase
her in the least, but pumpkins.................
Healthwise, about the only non-annual visits to the vets over
the years have been for occassional UTIs. Yes, now the back end
is definitely weakened w age, but daily glucosamine/chondrotin seems
to help. BTW, we have found that the easiesst way to get her
to
take them as well as any other med is inside a marshmellow, which
just the sight of the bag brings her to you eagerly. She does have
a fatty tumor on oone of her hindlegs that has been there for
some time, has been biopsied a couple times, and the decision
made
that as long as it does not change, at her age it is not worth
the anesthsia risk. She does have a reputation at the vets
though
of being able to shapeshift herself into a ball under a chair at
the thought of anyone who wants to look into her ears. They can
do anything else to her, but not the ears.
Happy Birthday my sweet girl, and may God Bless you with many
more.
Nancy
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