Molly 12/24/2001 - 3/29/2013
She was born on Christmas Eve and died on Good Friday - what a special dog
In May of last year, vets told us we had weeks with Molly, so we knew her time with us was limited. We feel so lucky we ended up having so much time with her. We tried to take lots of pictures and spend as much time with her as we could.
On Thursday we noticed she was not eating and was quite lethargic. Earlier in the year she had a bout like this and ended up bouncing back to good old Molly, so we weren't sure if it was the end or just another one of those bouts. We decided to keep an eye on her and take it from there. Kris and I both knew we didn't want her to suffer and as soon as we thought she was done we would make the call. On Friday, she was still not herself and we thought it might be time. She had vomited in the house and wouldn't drink. She wouldn't even eat the stuff Kaitlyn dropped on the floor or some peanut butter we tried to give her. The only thing that gave me some hope was that she had jumped up on the couch and she had been so lethargic she had not done that. Maddie cozied up with her on Friday night. I was exhausted for some reason and went to bed at 9. Kris woke me up at 11 to tell me Molly had passed. I was so sad that I didn't get to say goodbye. I spent Thursday night with her but thought she was doing better on Friday. She was laying in the dining room and just went in her sleep. It was as peaceful as I think it could have been. Kris was with her in the end. She saved us from having to make the decision to do it, I guess.
Almost as heartbreaking as losing Molly was telling the girls. Hailey sobbed and continues to do so when we look at pictures or talk about it. That tears my heart out. I wish I could shield her from the pain. I am not sure if Maddie quite gets it. She has said a couple of times, "I miss Molly." When we went to dinner tonight, we toasted our first born - Molly. She was a great dog and was so wonderful with the girls. Here are some of my favorites of her...
Molly as a puppy - in the city
Molly used to love to do this on our balcony
Our watchdog keeping an eye on our brand new addition - Hailey
Molly and Hailey - there are a lot of pictures of them together
All 3 asleep on the couch
LOVE - Hailey and her black lab jammies with her favorite black lab
One of our first family pictures with Molly
These 2 were such buddies - they had each other
Maddie and Molly with Hailey outside
Maddie and Kaitlyn - the front door was a common place to gather and watch the world go round
All my girls this past summer
Keeping watch over Kaitlyn - she was such a gentle giant.
We knew it might be our last chance to get a picture with Molly so we did our family pictures in the backyard. This was the best picture we got. Molly wasn't really cooperating.
Beautiful girl - may you be at peace and in no more pain. We will miss you dearly.
