June 2000 I am not sure what it was that month. Maybe a feeling of longing or lacking. All I remember is that one day my partner of the time and I found our self's at Paws. We were going from kennel to kennel looking at all of the dogs. Each kennel had a clear plastic envelope that contain the each dogs name vitals and likes and dislikes. I turned to look back down the row of Kennels that we had just about made it to the end of to see a St Bernard pup coming back from a meet and great. That is what the people at Paws do to make sure or at lest get an idea of how well some one would get along and manage the dog that they wish to adopt.
Now I have always loved big dogs and a St Bernard has always been past tense on my list of dogs that I would enjoy having. That was until I saw it slobber and realized just how big of a dog it really is. This one was just a pup mind you but at just a couple of months old it would have had no trouble grabbing any meal off of your counter. And the drool was just to much. Beautiful but more then I am willing to handle.
I think my partner almost died when I commented on how beautiful he was and that I had always liked the big dogs. What I know for sure is that he was truly relived when I saw all the drool and let him know that there was no way that I was going to be dealing with it.
We continued along seeing this dog and that when we came to a little cute little black fuzz ball but the envelope with her name and all the information was missing. So we asked one of the care takers there at Paws what the story was. We found out that Spot that was the name that they had given her had just been place up for adoption and that they had not had a chance to put up her description yet. She was a stray Border Collie Australian mix that had been brought in and was about three months old. Both of us took a look at each other and turned and asked if we could have a meet and greet with here.
The care taker was a bit nervous as the bread was a lot of work but I knew about them and that was one of the reasons I was interested in her. Both Border Collies and Australian Shepherds are incredible intelligent and need lots of attention as well as something to keep them entertained as their minds just are always going.
We told them that we would take her and we did.
Three days latter we picked her up and brought her home for the first time. We both were really a bit put off by Paws not that they are over pertective and a bit stuck on them selfs. They were just a little premature with spaying is all. What I am talking about here is that before you can take any animal from Paws they will have then either neutered or spayed as the case may be. Now I have no problem with that it is just that you should not do it when a dog or any animal for that matter is to young. Spot was only three months when she was snipped. Way to young.
But one other thing before I come back to her spaying. Spot was just the wrong name for her. When we got her home for the first time my partner asked me what do you think we should call her as he thought that Spot is all wrongas well. To this day we still can not figure out why they chose that name. I took one look at her and then to my partner she's a Molly and Molly she has been ever since. I do call her little girl from time to time as it fits and she is my little girl.
Spaying, needless to say when you spay a dog when it is to young it has not had the time to developed its immune system to fight off infections. I think it must have been less then a week before we were off to Phynney Ridge Animal Hospital as Molly's stitches had gotten infected and she needed to be put on Antibiotics along with the head cone so she would not be able to play with the stitches until they had healed. God those cones are just to funny especially when they are eating. It is good that there is humor in most things. If I had a picture of it I would share it but i don't I am sure you have all seen it before.
That was eight years ago and Molly is still at my side. She is my friend, companion as well as a pest that will not stop till she has here way. She keeps me warm at night and gives me kisses when I am upset letting me know that she is there for me and will do what it takes to make my tears go away. For that I am truly grateful. I don't know what I would do with out my little girl.
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