Just missing Mollie today. Thought I would post a picture of her with two of her friends - the black dog is stubby, also passed away, and the white dog is Scout - she was close with Mollie during the latter part of her life. Stubby was not exactly her friend, but they were always together on adventures together. I'm sure they are now on some new adventures with Nicky(pictured below). We took those three with us everywhere we went - camping, hiking, rockhounding, and countless walks. Hard to believe that none of them are here with us now, but their spirit lives on in the younger bunch we have, especially Mollie was a big influence on the new ones.

Note that the picture is a little out of proportion, in that Scout is the biggest dog, and Mollie and Stubby were the same size. Must be the angle of the camera or something.

Mollie R.I.P.

Today Mollie let us know that it was time. We took her to Pacific Ave Veterinary - which used to be Crate Veterinary and was where we first adopted her. She had been an abandoned dog, but came into our family and fit like a glove from day one. Now she is once again reunited with her best friends - Nicky and Stubby, running freely again and happily in the endless field awaiting her...

We were able to help stop her from suffering the last hours. If you have never had to put a dog to sleep, it is the best thing you can do for them when the time comes. It took about 2 seconds and she was gone, peacefully and comfortably.

Mollie we will miss you. You will always be a part of our lives and close in our thoughts.

Sorry its been a while since I've posted - temporarily was busy with work (mandatory 10 hr days, 6 days a week!). Tiring but cant pass up any work at this point. Anyhow, the job is over now - so I've got some time again. Mollie update: she is still kicking and actually doing quite well! Just giving her the pain meds and tlc is helping a lot.

The picture I'm posting today is the most famous mollie picture we have - she was the original rockhound along with our now deceased Nicky. She is sitting on a pile of carbonized wood from the Carbon River in Orting, WA. She went on countless walks and hikes with us throughout the years - always blazing the trail ahead of us.