Born: February 2006

Gender: Female

Breed: Black Labrador, Molly was bred from a long line of champion show dogs and her show name is Tweedshot Sheilagh

Appearance: She has a short shiny black coat with a lovely velvety feel and has deep brown eyes. 

Personality: Molly is a very friendly dog that’s just a little bit lazy at times and will usually leave chasing the ball to any other dog that seems willing. She is very loving and likes to stay by your side nearly all of the time.  She can be quite a nervous dog who displays her anxiety at times by barking, especially at other dogs. If only they knew what a big softy she was!  When any dog dares to bark back Molly is off like a shot in the opposite direction! 

Favourite Food: Molly really does live up to the stereotypical view of the greedy Labrador. She will eat absolutely ANYTHING! We are quite strict with both Molly and Sam's diet and essentially they are restricted to their own dry dog food, with appropriate dog treats occasionally, especially if we are training them. Molly's favourite treat would probably be cheese and she seems to have a sixth sense (or a very good nose) for when cheese is around! Unlike Sam, who is very grateful and gentle when offered a treat, Molly still has to be reminded to take food gently from your hand - it's not her fault - it's just soooo delicious!

Habits: Her favourite hobby is to jump on the trampoline, especially when there are lots of children on it and she loves to be bounced around by them. When it is sunny she will lie sunbathing on the trampoline for hours.

One of the funniest habits she does have is when she greets you, especially in a morning.  She frantically searches round for something to pick up in her mouth (this can be anything from a ball to a leaf!) and then she parades, proudly winding though your legs with her tail wagging as fast as it can possibly go.  This display can last for ages and she often accompanies it with a strange whimpering - whine sound!  Any dog behavioural specialists out there who’d like to analyse that one?!

Naughtiest Moments: Molly certainly gets the award for the naughtiest pet of all at Animal Lovers Web.com after her encounter with our rabbit, Gemma! However, this incident was not her fault and we hold ourselves responsible. Molly is an absolute devil though when it comes to food and she has no qualms about snatching treats off Sam if she has been too slow to eat them or of beating the chickens to any bread that we throw them!

Molly gave us a fright when she lost her “wag” after a trip to the boarding kennels.  Fearing the she may have paralysed her tail in some awful accident whilst we were on holiday, we were shocked and very pleasantly surprised to be reassured by the vet that Molly had a condition known as “rudder tail”.  Due to Molly’s over-exuberance and excitement at the kennels, she had over-wagged her tail, causing temporary paralysis of the muscles.  A few days of anti-inflammatory pain killing medication and she was back to her usual self – phew!

She also had an episode of conjunctivitis when her eye became sticky and was weeping yellow pus and red inside. It's no surprise as she rummages around all over the place and particularly on the compost heap and has even been known to eat our sheep's poo! So she is bound to get some nasty bugs in places she shouldn't occasionally.

Her conjunctivitis responded very well to some antibiotic eye drops. She did look funny with them in though as you can see in the picture.

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