Molly
A donation was made in memory of Molly by Drs. Stidham, Meyer, Goebel, Bouchey, Lommers and Grant at Vista Veterinary Hospital on Oct 15, 2025.
Molly was rescued by wonderful volunteers with Dogs Of the Gorge in Goldendale, Washington. A large number of unsocialized dogs were removed from a hoarding situation in 2009. Molly had a litter of puppies upon intake. Once they were adopted, she had an opportunity to be adopted.
The small rescue was overflowing with dogs from this situation and a lot of them were transferred to Oregon Humane Society to adopt out. Molly was one of those dogs. Oregon Humane Society returned Molly to the rescue after they determined she was too shut down to adopt out. She lived at the little rescue, happily, for years. There were warm beds, proper meals, and a large play yard in which to exercise. Molly's name, while at the rescue all of those years was Ma. She resided there with her best pal from the hoard, a dog named Pa. They were two peas in a pod. Molly loved when the rescue had small puppies come in and she often mothered them like they were her own.
In 2014 a new volunteer began walking the rescue dogs regularly. (That volunteer is me, one of Molly's owners.) It took a couple of months, but I finally got Ma and Pa to join the walks and they loved it. Sadly, we had to move away later that year. I was devastated for Ma and Pa. These dogs that were always overlooked by adopters due to their fear of strangers. My husband agreed that once we were settled into our new home that we could adopt them. The plan was that they could join us with our two dogs. Unfortunately, while we were awaiting our new home to be ready, Pa escaped the rescue and was never located. Ma had lost her best friend.
18 months after we had moved away, our new home was ready. The weekend after we moved into our home, I adopted Ma. Ma was renamed Molly. Molly had been under socialized for a number of years and I was concerned she would not be comfortable living in a house. Luckily, she settled into the rhythm of our lives effortlessly. She was a very easy dog. We would bring foster dogs into our home and she was always welcoming. She loved going on walks and rides in the car. She even learned how to cuddle.
I did an age DNA test on Molly and her estimated date of birth was May 2008. She passed away in September 2025. I knew she was likely a senior when we adopted her and hoped to have a few good years with her. She surprised us all and lived with us for just over 9 1/2 years. We were very lucky.
Rest easy, sweet girl. We miss you.
The small rescue was overflowing with dogs from this situation and a lot of them were transferred to Oregon Humane Society to adopt out. Molly was one of those dogs. Oregon Humane Society returned Molly to the rescue after they determined she was too shut down to adopt out. She lived at the little rescue, happily, for years. There were warm beds, proper meals, and a large play yard in which to exercise. Molly's name, while at the rescue all of those years was Ma. She resided there with her best pal from the hoard, a dog named Pa. They were two peas in a pod. Molly loved when the rescue had small puppies come in and she often mothered them like they were her own.
In 2014 a new volunteer began walking the rescue dogs regularly. (That volunteer is me, one of Molly's owners.) It took a couple of months, but I finally got Ma and Pa to join the walks and they loved it. Sadly, we had to move away later that year. I was devastated for Ma and Pa. These dogs that were always overlooked by adopters due to their fear of strangers. My husband agreed that once we were settled into our new home that we could adopt them. The plan was that they could join us with our two dogs. Unfortunately, while we were awaiting our new home to be ready, Pa escaped the rescue and was never located. Ma had lost her best friend.
18 months after we had moved away, our new home was ready. The weekend after we moved into our home, I adopted Ma. Ma was renamed Molly. Molly had been under socialized for a number of years and I was concerned she would not be comfortable living in a house. Luckily, she settled into the rhythm of our lives effortlessly. She was a very easy dog. We would bring foster dogs into our home and she was always welcoming. She loved going on walks and rides in the car. She even learned how to cuddle.
I did an age DNA test on Molly and her estimated date of birth was May 2008. She passed away in September 2025. I knew she was likely a senior when we adopted her and hoped to have a few good years with her. She surprised us all and lived with us for just over 9 1/2 years. We were very lucky.
Rest easy, sweet girl. We miss you.
