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Molly Will Be Missed

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In this week’s post about my 2001 wedding, I didn’t mention my two canine guests, though I’d previously done so. I’m sad to tell you that the second of the two dog participants has gone to the great doggy bed in the sky. My Pekingese, Mr. Chubbs, died in 2006. This Wednesday, my parents’ Pekingese, Molly, was euthanized due to organ failure associated with old age.

Molly is on the left and Chubbs is on the right.

Molly is on the left and Chubbs is on the right.

When she wasn’t attending weddings, Molly went to my father’s office. Her duties included sleeping in the bookcase, snoring under the desk, wagging her tail at visitors and occasionally being baffled by employees with video cameras. My father’s employee, Ted, made this little video in February.

She also avidly read all your blogs.

Molly checking on y'all.

Molly checking on y'all.

MrB and I went to Ohio in 1998 to get Molly for my parents. She was living with a woman who did dog-rescue work after her original owner had gotten too sick to care for her. Molly was supposed to be my mother’s dog, but it was love at first sight when Molly saw my dad. She was quite possessive of him and would sometimes growl at poor BarbaraB if the latter sat too close to GeorgeB on the couch. The heart wants what it wants!

We’ll miss her.

UPDATED TO ADD: I thought I’d move GeorgeB’s comment into the post in case anyone missed it in the comments section: “It’s strange without Molly around. She went to work with me every day for over ten years and made sure everyone smiled at least once during the day. That was her job. She also let me know when it was time to go home. In the morning, Edith who worked in a office down the hall would stop by and she would spend the morning eating [dog] cookies in her office. But she would wait at the door until I yelled, ‘go on go on’ and then she would hop down the hall with all of us laughing.”

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  1. so sorry to hear about this news…
    gone through the deaths of pets throughout my life as well…and it’s never getting easier…I hope to see all of them again one day on the other side, let’s just hope! ~xo*

  3. Wendy, I’m so sorry for your family’s loss. Molly was such a cutie. She was blessed to have your family look after her and give her lots of love. Losing a family pet is never easy…I don’t know if I’ll ever have one again. It’s been over 3 years but my heart still hurts. I’m so sorry.

  9. Molly had the most innocent look, so precious. I’m sure she knew she was so loved. Sorry for your family’s loss.

  11. I am really sad to hear this, its so hard when a loved family member passes away. Its been almost 10yrs for mine but I still miss him everyday. I love that you had them at your wedding. That computer picture made me laugh out loud.

  14. I’m not the only one who hears her voice in my head (a little bit Kathleen Turner) telling Ted to get the eff out of her face, right?

    I’m glad she had a happy, full life.

  18. She’ll be quite happy in that puppy pen in the sky, and I have NO doubts she had a happy and fulfilled life. Sending thoughts to you & your parents.

  20. I am sorry to hear of your loss. I just lost my beloved companion Timmy and it’s heartbreaking. People who say “it’s just a dog’ obviously never had one.

    GeorgeB, she was a great dog. With a great owner, and family. You gave here the best life a dog could have, anywhere.

    Take care.

  21. It’s strange without Molly around. She went to work with me every day for over ten years and made sure everyone smiled at least once during the day. That was her job. She also let me know when it was time to go home. In the morning, Edith who worked in a office down the hall would stop by and she would spend the morning eating cookies in her office. But she would wait at the door until I yelled \”go on go on\” and the she would hop down the hall with all of us laughing.

  23. I have a 13 year old corgi with dementia. The time is close. I have owned so many dogs, I like to think there is a window of what is the ” right time” Otherwise, you just beat yourself up. The time is close with my Corgi, but I feel as long as she eating her breakfast with gusto, we’ll hang in there.

  24. Oh, hon, I know exactly how you feel. I had to get my cat that I had for seventeen years put to sleep on Wednesday because her kidneys were failing. Molly is gone but not forgotten.

  25. We had to put down one of our dogs, and it was so hard. My thoughts go out to your family, hopefully someone may eventually help ease the pain.

    (Ok, this is getting strange. Second time in a row that my word verification is rosebud, what my mother calls me.)

  26. I’m sorry! my dog just died this fall, first day of the semester actually 🙁 he was 13, but it was very unexpected…somehow my parents already bought a new puppy, an american bulldog, named gatsby though

  27. Oh, Wendy… when you told me your parents’ dog was slowly deteriorating in health, too, I really hoped things would get better. This is just so sad. Molly was very pretty and cute and smart (reading blogs, wow! =D). She will definitely be missed. I hope your parents are okay. Losing a pet is just terrible. I’m sending you all my love!

  34. Aaww your dad’s comment is so beautiful! Molly indeed seems like an amazing dog/person.

    By the way I’ve got a beautiful Tolani scarf to give away at my blog. Come check it out 🙂

  36. Oh I’m sorry to hear about Molly. It sounds like she really was an important member of the fam and will be missed dearly…

    xoxox,
    CC

    P.S. I remember the 80s as being way crazier than my post, too, but I didn’t want to scare the young-uns!

  47. I’m sure she will be missed terribly by many. So cute. I think the world would be a much better place if more people took their dogs to work with them.