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| Molly, as she appeared in MM's post, late Sept. 2008 |
it's hard to believe that it was only 2 years ago today...
that I brought Molly home for "a brief stay"...
that turned into "long-term" quite quickly...
after it became clear that both she & the kitties...
could "cohabitate", quite well, thank you very much...
when the Greenthumbs rescued her...
she was pregnant, very thin, but hopeful of finding her place...
a trip to the vet took care of the pregnancy...
a fondness for pig's ears took care of the thinness, and then some...
and God took care of the rest...
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| with her favorite treat, after her "operation", November 2008 |
in the past 2 years, we've lost 5 of the kitties...
Gracie, Frick, Creamer, Mattie & Thomas are gone...
Molly still tries to play chase with Mack & Sneaky Pie...
who are having none of it...
especially from a canine who swipes their food at every chance...
has been known to nose about the cat box...
and "hog" the best "perch" in the front window...
Lucyfur & Sneaky Pie will swat at her when she "noses" them...
so she yips at them from either her nest or crate...
especially, if she has a tasty bone to gnaw...
or other cherished treasure to guard...
& a feline has the temerity to come too close...
the others just give her a wide berth...
when she has a goodie to gnaw on...
but she will bark at most passing felines...
when she's "at home"[in her crate]...
*just because*
she also "alerts" me to the presence of anyone at the door...
as well as anyone across the street, especially with a dog in tow...
prowling felines, swooping birdies and sometimes...
[or so it seems...] the wind blowing...
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| not too long ago, enjoying a freshly cleaned rug... |
there are now, several large, LOUD dogs in the area...
and when Molly hears any of them barking...
especially when she's outside...
she always joins in... LOUDLY... BOISTEROUSLY...
when inside and she sees something...
she not only barks loudly, but she goes ballistic...
jumping around, "attacking" the interloper...
by going after the window where the image appears...
things stacked in the way deter her only slightly...
mostly, I just come to where she is and tell her to be quiet...
if I'm busy, I just holler, acknowledging her "alert"...
but only if the intensity and timbre of her alert is not too high...
if she's at "defcon 4", I have to make an appearance...
or she might go through the window...
she doesn't get to that level too often anymore...
since I put her in the crate after a few, too intense, alerts...
so now she generally is content if she knows that I know...
she needs more training outside, which I'm hoping will happen soon...
I stopped giving her pig's ears...
[too many calories & too expensive...]
but she enjoys the occasional bone or "meat gone south"...
the change to diet dog food has also helped...
as she has lost about 5-7 lbs...
so on this 2nd dogiversary, I thank the GTs for rescuing her...
God for providing her as a companion & protector...
and even Molly, herself...
for putting up with a catperson and a houseful of kitties...
who love her and are glad she's here...
hopefully, for many more dogiversaries...
2 comments:
Happy Anniversary to ALL of you! How wonderful that you found each other through the intercession of friends. I also wish you many, many more years to love each other!
...I like to think of it more as God using those who made themselves available to be His instruments than anything else...
even with all the "issues", it does make me feel more secure to have a rather large, noisy dog in the house...
thanks for the congratulations !
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