We're Still Having Fun And You're Still The One

Do you realized we've had Molly for over six years? It doesn't seem possible that Team Molly&Reuben are about eight. I've said this a million times but we've never had a pair of dogs so wonderfully, perfectly matched to each other - he's the cream in her coffee, she's the baked in his beans. She was the dog we didn't intend to get, we weren't looking for - my Pearl had passed away so suddenly and we weren't even sure we wanted another dog. Reuben was suddenly a quiet dog, the bounce was gone out of his step. He was still our loveable Boo, but there was sadness about him now. We knew he missed his best friend Pearl so much - so did we.

Then about 2 months after Pearl passed the breeder we got Reuben from posted a picture of the last of 8 dogs rescued from a very, very bad situation. The second we saw that picture we were contacting Matt and Ruth, then Justin and Stephanie, then the Miami Valley Rescue, and then, she was here. It was fun for about ......10 seconds. It got fun again, but it took about 6 months. Rescue dogs, unlike those little videos on Facebook do not fall in love with you right away - Molly had gone from bad, to good (6 months in a foster home) to the Great Unknown. She tried to eat our cat. She had no interest in listening to us - who the hell were we anyhow? But.... she loved 

Reuben. A Lot. 

David said months later that there were times those first few weeks he was sure we'd made a mistake, that this would not work. But she learned how to live in our house, we learned that when she asks to go out, she needs to go out. And if you don't get up there will be a nice little gift for you in the center of the staircase. She learned to listen - I had one charming incident where some poor man had to sit for about 5 minutes in the road while I chased her around his pickup truck, Reuben trotting behind enjoying this new game ( actually the man was laughing his butt off). But through all of this Molly and Reuben have been tighter than Bonnie and Clyde, where one goes the other goes, a biscuit for one, a biscuit for both. 

I wish more people would consider a rescue dog - she was a lot of work but at the end of the day she has been worth it. And Reuben would tell you she's the best thing that ever walked through his door, every day he wakes up to a best friend to spend time with - and get in trouble with- and maybe, bother the cat with. We are very particular to Vizslas and it's ok to like a certain breed, it's also ok to buy them from breeders if they are responsible ones. The people we got Reuben from - and Pearl - love the breed and have only  one or two litters a year, their dogs live in the house, not out in a pen - they have good lives. And even better the breeder is part of a rescue, which for us turned out to be a very, very good thing.