Molly update

Molly has been with us for 2 weeks now and is starting to settle down and find her niche in our family. We are pretty laid back and she seems to like how calm it is around here. A lot different from a busy vets office.

She loves to play fetch with a tennis ball but it isn't easy when Jake is around. He wants to play too and he's 4 times the size Molly is, so I try to keep two tennis balls going or play with her when Jake is laying down in another part of the house.

We go for a morning and evening walk, any where from a 1/2 mile to a mile (depends on the heat) and she truly enjoys that. So many things to check out and smell on our walks. She has noticed the deer and would dearly love to chase them but it is not going to happen.

I'm truly hoping she will calm down when it comes to the cats but it hasn't happened yet. She goes crazy when she sees them. She got out the door on me the other morning and found KitCat on the porch, ugh! Poor KitCat tried to make it to the yard fence but didn't. It wasn't a pretty scene and Molly got a good hold on him before I could get to her. KitCat is okay but I think he used another one of his nine lives.

I've started doing some obedience training with her. The treat method doesn't seem to work with Molly but praising and petting her does work. I've been waiting for her to settle down a bit before I start on the obedience. I have noticed if she is laying on my lap she does not want Jake any where near me and growls at him, I've put a stop to that. She also growls at Jake if he gets near her crate, and she is food aggressive but we are working with her on that and she is getting better. In time and with some TLC I know she will be just fine.

The other morning I thought I'd try to have a photo shoot with Molly.

~

The lighting in our bedroom is perfect. I put a sheet on our bed and let her lay there. Things were looking good...


Until my assistant, Michael, wanted in on the photos. I got one photo and then Molly was bounding off the bed and Michael was jumping on the bed, ugh!! LOL, it didn't go well at all, ekk!! I love seeing Molly and Michael together, they both have matching energy levels and attention spans!
~

Molly knows where the toy basket is...her favorites are the rope/cloth tug toy and tennis balls!
~

I bought a small shelf unit to put in front of the living room window. I knew Molly would love to sit and look outside and she does all morning long.
~

Uh Oh a cat has been spotted, lol...