Molly is now home with us. She is 4 1/2 years old and has never been out of her house in a car except for a short ride to the vets a few times. The poor girl has never run on a trail or walked on a leash and has spent a lot of her life in a cage. So, when we put her in the car today (in her kennel) she shook like the duece. Her owners were close to tears. I believe she was much loved.

She breathed harshly and panted most of the 2 hour trip home. Her former owners packed her towel with their scent on it and, while very nervous, she lay down on the trip and cuddled up with the towel.

Once we brought her in the house, she snoofed every inch of the downstairs, but was afraid to go upstairs. Hence, we carried her up and she commenced her snoofing there.

She tried jumping on the couch in the family room, but we said off and she obeyed. She did this about 4 times. She found her water bowl and also knows to do her business on command, which she did for us quickly. You can tell that the poor dear is very confused, but she showers us with kisses and is very lovable.

She hasn't sat still in the house and is examining everything, but keeps coming back to my side. She enjoys looking out the windows and sniffing every air freshener in the house. She is finally sitting in Maggie's bed next to me, but it isn't with the calm satisfaction that Maggie enjoyed. She has finally seemed to settle in and is lying down in Maggie's bed....Ah, it will be an adjustment for us all, but I think it will be a happy arrangement in the long run.