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: Molly before and After
: eightdogs4me April 13, 2006, 03:19:01 PM

Molly came into the shelter where I used to work as a stray.  A lady found her on the side of the curb in front of her house after a thunderstorm.  She was very, very skinny, her hair was thin, she appeared to be injured, and she was filthy.  She had a new flea collar on, so the shelter director made us hold her as a seven day stray.  She was going to be euthanized afterwards.

She was so sweet and so pitiful I couldn't let that happen, so I took her on as a foster.  I got her checked out at the clinic where I also worked at the time, and she was found to be heartworm positive, she had a dislocated hip on top of dysplasia, and had been shot at some point with bird shot.  Hip surgery, and HW treatment later, I decided I couldn't part with her, so I decided to keep her as mine.

This is her while still at the shelter a few days before her holding time was up:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Eightdogs4me/Misc/mollyb4.jpg)

This is Molly now:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Eightdogs4me/Dogs%20at%20Home/8b070722.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Eightdogs4me/Dogs%20at%20Home/molly3.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Eightdogs4me/Dogs%20at%20Home/Image013.jpg)

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: Kermit April 13, 2006, 03:25:09 PM

WOW!!!! :o Amazing. What a beautiful story and what a beautiful dog! Brings tears to my eyes. She was so very lucky to find you!

 :)

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: shangrila April 13, 2006, 03:41:05 PM

What a nice story :)

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: DixieSugarBear April 13, 2006, 03:48:23 PM

She is one lucky girl. She looks so very happy in the last photo.

Lisa

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: doggylover April 13, 2006, 04:26:31 PM

I am shocked and impressed by the difference in those before/after pics.  You are a true hero.  I am speechless. 
Ronda

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: chaos270 April 14, 2006, 12:48:01 AM

She's gorgeous!! I love setters, I'm so glad she found you to take care of her.

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: AC April 14, 2006, 12:50:46 AM

Amazing difference! Beautiful girl.

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: EllieAndBlu April 14, 2006, 01:11:16 AM

wow - the difference is amazing! Thanks to your tender, loving care she is now happy and thriving! I applaud you both! :)

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: Fumble April 14, 2006, 03:53:53 AM

what a great story!! there definatly need to be more people out there like you out there! She is so cute! and looks so happy now :)

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: Icerotti April 14, 2006, 03:57:57 AM

What a nice story. YOu can see the happiness in her eyes now. You have a very big heart ;D

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: longshadowfarms April 14, 2006, 08:42:53 AM

She's gorgeous!  It just took the right person to see behind the current situation to "see" what she could become.  Looks like you're both incredibly lucky to have each other. 

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: eightdogs4me April 14, 2006, 11:23:01 AM

Thank you all.  I'm very blessed to have her in my life.  She's a good girl.  All she does just about is eat and sleep, but she's great.  She looked so sad while at the shelter, but I couldn't stand to see something bad happen to her-she had already been through enough.

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: cricket36580 April 14, 2006, 02:17:11 PM

She sure is pretty.  Lucky for both of you!  You always come up with the best stories....