Sorry for the lapse in posting! I have been dealing with so much these days! Here goes!
Over the next several months...it was constant training in the house. Life was not just changed for my husband and I but it was for Rufus and Amber as well. They had to deal with a lot of changes such as they could no longer have their woobies ( stuffed toys) laying around the house. Molly was the toy destroyer. She would go one by one and destroy the poor helpless woobies or eat Ambers tennis balls. Sometimes Molly would somehow "find" them even after I put them away. Molly and Rufus continued to bond, like siblings. It was nice to see that she had a companion. Amber on the other hand, was never really into mingling with other dogs. She was only concerned about tennis balls and having us throw them to her. I tried to get Molly to retrieve but it was not happening. She took to this big red ball that she would roll around the yard and bark at. It was entertaining and I felt she was blowing off some steam at times! :)
After some time, it began to feel like I was getting somewhere with her. I realized that as long as I was finding ways to keep her stimulated, that she would mellow out. Her food aggression was getting much better because I tried to keep any opportunity for her to steal something..although, she always seemed to be one step ahead of me and a few random times she stole food right under my nose...such a a fresh batch of brownies and an entire lb of bacon. She must have an iron stomach as she never even got sick. I always said..this dog will be the death of me and will live forever.
That winter seemed to go pretty well. I got to spend more time with her since my schedule wasnt so crazy. I taught her all sorts of tricks and commands. She was coming around. I felt like she was learning to Trust us. Dont get me wrong, it was a daily effort to assure that things went smooth but I didnt feel so stressed anymore.
We were hoping that once Spring came again, that her fear of thunder storms would decrease. The vet said Only time would tell.......and so we waited.
Here are a few pics of Molly and the gang being happy together that winter.
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