20th April

I was not prepared for the new template for writing the blog! Although I had read Alison's blog with her comment on it, somehow it did not register. I have finally got there!

Molly when she first came into rescue a frightened and worried little puppy

With the changeable weather my working conditions are far from ideal. Getting wet, then dry and then wet again, I decided to call it a day. So the blog is early and I am not up until midnight getting it done.
Luci now Molly was re homed two weeks ago today. Everything is going great and Stuart and I are so happy although still missing her.
 The blog for today is written by Martha, it is her diary on Molly's first week with them. The family had an elderly Stafford when the girls were young but had to re home her due to childhood allergies. Thankfully the girls have out grown their allergies and along came Molly.
    
                                             

Molly’s diary

Molly and Martha

Friday:-  After Val and Stuart left Molly settled in really well and had fun playing in the garden with her toys. It was so nice to think that she was finally our dog! We went on a long walk and Molly met our friends including lots of dogs. By the time we had finished the walk she crashed out on the sofa and only woke up when it was time for her to go to bed. It was a tiring day but it was worth it!

Saturday:- After a good night’s sleep Molly woke up at 6:15 and we took her on a walk around the village when we got back she met some more of our friends. She was really good with our friends and everyone loves her so much. She had a good time at Black Park and enjoyed playing in the woods. She wasn’t too keen on the lake though! Once again she slept all through the night.

Happy and content.

Sunday:- She woke up at 6:00 and was very excited; she must have known it  was Easter. She seemed to think that the chocolate eggs were hers and got a bit annoyed when she wasn’t allowed some chocolate. After lunch we took her to our family’s house and she had a lovely time playing with her new toys and being fed treats by our cousins who took a liking to her. She was very keen when we gave her some ham and wanted more! When we got home we took her on a long walk around our village, again she crashed out on the sofa because she was so tired from her long day. 

Monday:- It was raining and Molly wasn’t a very happy dog. She sat staring out the window whining and didn’t want to go outside to play which was very unlike her. Mum, Nancy and I went out shopping so she was left with dad who had decided earlier that day that they were going on a long walk. He walked Molly ( who wasn’t very happy to get wet) down to Bourne End and past the river. Then he stopped off at a dog friendly pub. Molly loved playing with the other dogs and sniffing the food. When Mum, Nancy and I got back she was very pleased to see us and we enjoyed watching her sleep and snore which was really sweet. 

Having fun!

Tuesday:-  Daddy, Nancy and I took her on a walk up to our village. We stopped off at Costa Coffee and Molly got a bit restless because the cakes and drinks weren’t hers. We then went to pets at home to get some extra treats and a new harness for her. That evening Nancy and I went to our grandparents house for the night but we heard from mum and dad that she missed us a lot. 

Wednesday:- We were still at our grandparents so mum and dad looked after her. Dad took Molly for a walk and saw a friend with their dog. The dog growled at Molly and tried to attack her. Molly panicked and ran, slipping out of her harness. Although this was worrying the good thing was that Molly came straight back when called. We came home and she was very excited to see us. The funniest thing was at teatime, Molly brought her bowl in from the kitchen to the lounge and dropped it in front of us because we hadn’t fed her yet. She really is very clever.

I'm with a family of my very own

Thursday:- Nancy and I were doing homework so Molly was in the house. She is getting used to our house and the garden. She loves playing with her ball in the garden but she is not so keen on the trampoline!

She has been an angel so far and she couldn’t have been better. We love her so much and can’t wait for many happy memories we will have together. 

Martha x

Thank you Martha for giving us an insight to your family life with Molly. 

It is a refreshing innocent account, rather than two women who sometimes rant and who can be menopausal!

Molly is now let off the lead, to play ball , which she simply loves, she has bonded with the girls Martha and Nancy, missing them when they go to school. Molly unknowing to us is also a music critic, hiding when Nancy plays her Clarinet!

All of us at Guildford & District Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue wish Mike, Jo, Martha, Nancy and Molly many happy treasured times. x

Author Valerie