Meet Molly

Oct 3, 2002

She was surrendered to the shelter to be euthanized. Molly isn’t aggressive and she isn’t sick, but she had a very bad habit…she was a chronic escapee, who routinely ran away and destroyed things while on her walk-abouts. Expensive things that neighbours weren’t too happy about. Valuable objects that landed her on death row. The last straw came when she unintentionally lead a group of puppies into the woods. Sadly, the puppies never returned.

No one wanted a dog with problematic behavioural baggage, especially when a cute little issue-free puppy was putting on an adorable act in the next kennel. Her future indeed looked bleak, until a shelter employee decided to foster Molly, in order to provide much needed kennel space in the perpetually over crowded shelter. The Molly that moved into the foster home was not the Molly everyone expected. The new Molly is loyal, well-behaved, gentle, and the biggest homebody around. She fit into her foster home so well that she is now a permanent member of the family, and is teaching another resident dog to pull in harness. Why the switch? It is likely Molly was not ideally suited for her first home and inevitable personality conflicts arose. Carefully reviewing your lifestyle, and selecting an animal that has a temperament, size, appearance, and exercise needs that fit your expectations, is essential to a happy ending. Many animals are condemned when their only crime is being born, and then behaving as nature dictates they should. Humans are the judges, juries and executioners, but we are also the ones with the power to grant pardons. The sentence should fit the crime, and compassion must always be the guide.