Success Stories - 2005

Molly

Rescued 19-May-05
Adopted 23-May-05

I adopted Molly on or about 5/20/05 (give or take a few days).  The reason I say "on or about" is that time has positively flown by since I brought Molly home.  I cannot remember the specific date.  When I picked Molly up from the Emerald Coast Golden Retriever Rescue (ECGRR) organization, her name was Molly, and seeing as how she had grown accustomed to the name, why change it?  After telling my sister, she replied, "Why the name Molly?  There must be a long story behind the name."  Well, there isn't.  She's just Molly! (and that's with a capital M!)
 
Molly was initially obtained from a young gentleman in the greater Atlanta, GA area.  Apparently he had just graduated from college and moved to the northwest Florida area.  He moved into an apartment with a friend, but once the landlord found out that Molly was a Golden (hence would get much larger), they said NO to Molly.  Fortunately for me and my wife, this young man did not just dump Molly off on the side of the road, but sought out a shelter, specifically for Golden Retrievers.  I have never met this man, but I would sincerely like to thank him for doing what he did.
 
Apparently, Mary Catherine (of Niceville, FL), was "in charge" of Molly from that moment on.  I had e-mailed the ECGRR and told them what I was looking for.  A few days later, I received an e-mail about the availability of Molly.  I went to Crestview, and the rest is history.  Molly is ours!!  She has a permanent home!!
 
When I adopted Molly, I knew what I was in store for ? a great big handful!  So the day I brought her home, I was not surprised.  In just a couple of days, I took Molly to my vet and he updated her shots, and pronounced her in good health.  I brought her home, and she has been a wonderful addition to our family.  I can truly say that there is no bug in my back yard that Molly cannot find.  I think by now she's found them all, at least once or twice.  All I have to do now is teach her to root out the mole crickets, but that may not be a problem for Molly.  But my lawn will probably be a mess.
 
Around our outside concrete patio, on the edges, she attacks the grass with gusto.  I guess I won't need my weed-whacker much longer.  Molly will take care of that!  I have yet to figure out what Molly likes the best.  The grass, the bugs, the balls I throw (and she retrieves them on instinct -- usually depositing them just a few inches beyond my grasp where I have to get up, get it, and throw it again), ice cubes, an occasional couple of watermelon cubes, or something that we all have an abundance of, leaves.  If it's the latter, all I have to do is train her to put them all in one spot.  Raking my lawn would be much simpler!
 
As with most Goldens her age, Molly is very lively and sometimes a bit naughty.  Very curious, too.  She also shows us a tremendous amount of love, and we show her the love back.  She's not too afraid of the thunder (we haven't found out about the crack of a nearby lightning strike, yet).  She just loves to have her belly and behind the ears rubbed.  She can't get enough of it.  This usually calms her down a bit.  And Diane and I feel extremely fortunate in having Molly.
 
(Jarred and Diane, we at ECGRR would like to thank you for giving Molly her forever home, and for writing your own wonderful success story.  We couldn't have said it any better.   And just to let you know, Molly's former owner wants to help our organization once he gets settled into the area. So, we not only gained Molly, but a new volunteer)