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Happy Birthday Molly with more to come your way! Hope you are getting a real BIG EXTRA treat! Enjoy! http://www.BlueSteelGreatPyrenees.com -----Original Message----- > 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. > > > To unsubscribe, send a message to esquire@pyrnet.org with unsubscribe pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org as the BODY of the message. The SUBJECT is ignored. |