the molly in molly's world, part II

The ride home with Molly from the kennel was less adventurous than the ride over there. She was just happy to be home. We get out of the car and she has to sniff and pee on all of her marker bushes and re-introduce herself to Honey the Boxer next door and the three ankle biters down the road. For the first couple of days after she comes home from the kennel, all Molly does is sleep and follow me around. On Sunday, if Molly could have fit in my back pocket she would have. She has separation anxiety real bad and she doesn't want to let me out of her sight again.

the molly in molly's world, part I

I went to north myrtle beach, SC last week for my last vacation of the season and i had to take molly to the kennel (Paw Pleasers in Hendersonville, NC website mypawpleasers.com) and the staff at paw pleasers does a great job of taking care of her but i don't like taking her to kennels because it is very stressful for her. i didn't have any options and this kennel is the best to have. Molly loves to ride and all i have to do is say "do you want to go for a ride?" and she meets me at the door with the leash in her mouth. once we get out the door she heads right for the passenger door of the car. i always make her go to the bathroom before we go anywhere so she quickly does that. her place in the car is front paws on the console, back feet in the back seat and she looks out the front and side windows. on longer rides she will sometimes lay down but it is not too often. on these winding mountain roads, she has learned to lean into the curves so she can keep her balance. every once in a while the real sharp curves will catch her off balance and she will go tumbing across the car but not too often. when i take her to the kennel i have to travel about 4 miles on the interstate but as soon as i pulled off on the proper exit, she started whining, woofing, and growling. she knew where we were going. when we got to paw pleasers, molly was really worked up and she just wanted out of the car. in the process of her busting out the door, she stomped on on my car keys, setting off the panic alarm. that, in turn, set off an alarm of its own inside the kennel alerting every dog in the place that we had arrived. they all started barking and carrying on and the girl working inside the yard looked at me, i muttered an apology and i finally got her inside. molly voiced her displeasure to anyone that came around while we were waiting to be "processed" in. it was almost like dropping a child off at summer camp.