She then lays close by and can hear the timer start the final second countdown. When it actually goes off she gets hysterical, running and barking, fetching me from wherever I happen to be and will not stop until a pan is out of oven, the temp is off and the door is shut... And to her credit there have been occasions when I did not hear the timer and our dinner would have burned it she had not fetched me.
There has also been many times when something has been done early and I've taken it from the oven and neglected to shut the timer off... When the timer does go off she goes through the whole running, barking scenario and she will persist until I physically go to the kitchen and "pretend" to take something from the oven and shut the stove off. Then she can relax.
Molly is a rescue dog and had been returned 2 times before we took her so we knew she has "issues".... among which are that she panics if she has to walk on a hard surface, when anyone speaks too loudly, a car or plane passes, the phone rings, etc. etc. etc. If one of us coughs or sneezes she come running in a panic and we have to assure her that "I'm okay!" We have had her six years and this is her forever home but I often wonder what happened to her before we got her.
She is always on full alert and has 3 beds and they all have to be protected on three sides and where she can dash out to prevent a disaster... one is in my bedroom corner between the wall and the bed and another is the living room between the couch and the wall and third is in my workroom corner where she vigilantly protects me from her post in the corner. If I pull one of her beds out to vacuum she immediately pulls it back into the corner. She is much loved here though - issues and all..
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What a sweetie she is! She's found a loving home and is protecting her owners.
Have a great week ~ FlowerLady
she certainly sounds a character and also a good mate
I'm surprised the shelter didn't know her story. Those issues shelter dogs have are endearing qualities in a Forever Home. Each of my 3 dogs have their own "thing" and certainly add a spot of entertainment to each day. Molly is a sweetie.
we all have our quirks. =) i love the coloring, she looks like a fox.
I still have a soft spot for Molly in my heart!!!
We're babysitting the grands this week - 2 kids and 1 dog. Pallie, the dog, is a rescue who has a lot of issues. And we have had our own rescues, and some non-rescues, who have had "issues". For all they drive you crazy sometimes, I wouldn't change them for the world. Molly is very lucky in her forever home.
She's such a pretty lady. Our Dexter is obsessed with the laser light. He knows where we keep it, and what it sounds like when it is turned on. I can approximate the sound with my voice, and it makes him so confused because I haven't gone anywhere near the drawer. He is also completely inflamed by any kind of light reflection on the wall or ceiling. Tinker Bell would not fair well at our house.
Her wanting to have her bed enclosed possibly means she came from the streets and had to protect herself. She feels the need to see anything that approaches. Molly is indeed a lucky girl to have found such a great home and people to love her, quirks and all.
What a joy that Molly girl is!
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