Hi Dave and Vicky:
Just wanted to say “hi” and give you a Molly update. We’ve been in VA since June 1 and Molly has adjusted fabulously to our home up here. As you know, we spent the first 10 days with her at our place in St. James where Molly met all kinds of friends, went to the beach, celebrated Memorial Day weekend with a big barbeque and listened to a great band! We did our best to expose her to everything – people, places, noises, experiences – and she loved it all. Molly does not seem the least bit intimidated, although I was afraid she might be over-stimulated….apparently, not the case at all. Well, once Molly had a little routine going in St. James, it was time to make the trip to VA and get used to the city life and my returning to work.
Despite our concerns that Molly was too young to adjust between two very different living experiences, she was “at home” at our VA townhouse after about 10 minutes of thorough sniffing. She is now the hot dog of the neighborhood and she stops traffic everywhere. We recently took her to an urban shopping/restaurant center (sort of like Mayfaire in Wilmington), and she was like a rock star – tons of people petting her, people taking her picture on their blackberries – it was a riot. Molly took it all in stride. We go for great walks every morning before work on a dedicated former rail trail that is now a biking/running path. She’s met various dogs in the neighborhood.
Molly is so smart and growing by leaps and bounds. When we picked her up from you she weighed 10 lbs. At the vet, a couple of days later, she was 10.5 lbs. and less than two weeks later, she weighed 14.5 lbs. I’m sure she is 18 lbs. now – almost too heavy to carry down these townhouse stairs all the time! Both her NC and VA vets gave her a clean bill of health, and both fell in love with her instantly.
On Saturday, we have a trainer coming over to work with us on calming her biting/mouthing – we call it “alligator mouth.” She is an absolute joy and we’re having so much fun with her. We’ll be back down in St. James the 25th of June, and then I’ll be down again for about 10 days before and thru the 4th of July.
Hope you’re doing well – we’d love to bring Molly over for a visit someday. Molly says hi and says she misses you guys.
Take care and keep in touch. All the photos are from Memorial Day weekend – will send some more current pics shortly.
Margaret & Bill
