Meet Molly

It all started Saturday morning when Scot said, “This will hit you like a ton of bricks but there’s a dog at Animal Friends that I want to go see.”

We’ve been a firmly one dog household for many years but I know that as cute and adorable as Ellie is, spaniels aren’t really Scot’s breed. He’s always wanted another Border Collie mix like his beloved childhood dog, Mindy. The dog he found at Animal Friends was just such a dog –  a young spayed female.

I don’t know what made me not reject this out of hand. I have no explanation. I only know that I agreed to set aside my long to-do list to load up the family, including Ellie, so that we could go meet Olivia (as the shelter had named her).

We eventually caught up with her at a meet and greet that they were holding at another location. The kids liked her, Ellie seemed to like her, she seemed to get along with Ellie, and Scot was in love. (I liked her, too!)

We made the decision to apply to adopt her. Saturday is just NOT the day to go to Animal Friends, FYI. It was insanely busy and we waited almost 2 hours just to meet with the adoption counselor. With both kids and Ellie in tow. When it was finally our turn, we talked about Olivia’s quirks and then we let the two dogs spend some time together to make sure they would get along. Once it was clear that they were fine with each other, we finalized the paperwork to bring her home that day.

We re-named her Molly.

Meet Molly

Molly is somewhere between 18 month and 2 years old. She was transferred to Animal Friends from another shelter and we don’t know how long she was there. The best we know about her is that she was lost without tags or a microchip. She was clearly someone’s pet as she seems completely house trained. She is VERY laid back – much less spastic than the spaniel – and seems  quiet and self-contained. She and Ellie were playing together, though, so I think once we get through adjustment they’ll get along fine. She’s fairly small for her breed – she’s about 39 lbs and she’s carrying just a few lbs extra. She’s really the perfect size and temperament to fit in with our household.

Molly and Ellie together

So, completely out of the blue, we’ve become a two dog house.