Introduction
I'm sorry, Molly! I wanted to publish this article on your birthday.
In late October, the three-part series about the then-upcoming presidential election was on my mind. In October, the articles were published on the 29th, 30th, and 31st (Halloween). Later that week on my Substack platform, I published the following synopsis of that series: Worldviews in Conflict: 2024 Presidential Election (published 11-2-2024; article #39), Appalachian Irishman: Substack.
Molly is our ol' puppy. She has been a part of our lives for nine years as of today. She decided to settle in with us on Saturday, 11/21/2015. Molly was about eight months old then, so she was likely born in March 2015. Molly, however, prefers to celebrate her birthday on Halloween. This fifteenth entry in the Pets topic section includes Molly's reflections, in her own words, from her ninth birthday. Take it away, Molly!
Molly's Reflections from Her Ninth Birthday
Woof, woof, sniffy, sniffy, and tail-waggy greetings, y'all! The man has turned the keyboard over to me now. I learned how to type words in English. I can't speak the language yet, but I understand spoken English fairly well. The man understands and speaks dog language well enough.
This is the third time that I've written a section in an article for the man. The first time was on my birthday last year, when I wrote most of “A Dog's Perspective, on Her Birthday (published 10-31-2023; article #439).” The next month, I wrote under the section “Hike #183 (11/14/2023): Molly's Hike #8!” in the article “House Mountain: 3 Hikes in 3 Days! (published 11-19-2023; article #442).” I'm a paid writer. The man pays me with delicious and healthy treats and snacks.
Speaking of treats and snacks, the woman lets me out of my basement condominium about 6:20 every morning. She replenishes my water bowl and fills my food bowl with breakfast. Occasionally, I eat breakfast or most of it. I prefer, however, the early afternoon treats and snacks that the man places in my front porch food bowl! Beforehand, he and I play a few games with what the man calls my exercise toys. I like “ol' favorite,” “poofer,” and “plastic bottle” the best.
For my seventh birthday, a couple of years ago, the man recorded the first episode of “Molly-TV.” We were playing the plastic bottle game! The episode, of just over a minute, is embedded in the article “Molly's Birthday Fun at Age Seven! (published 10-31-2022; article #369).” Do you want to see it here? Here it is again!
I need to stop writing now. I want to go out to the front yard and bark at a neighbor's house! One of their dogs, nicknamed “Brown Puff,” is doing something interesting! The man will see me and hear me barking. I hope that he comes outside and hangs out with me for a while. We may play a few exercise games!
Conclusion
Wow! Molly quickly bounced away from my computer desk, out of my home office, and to the front door! At the door, she whined to go outside. Of course, I let her out! Now, she is outside, barking toward a neighbor's house! Of course, all our neighbors know Molly and her antics. They like Molly. A couple of neighbors, while walking for exercise, stop by to give her treats.
Going back in time, a couple of articles that Molly didn't mention are from 6/19/2021, when I told the story about our “super puppy,” and from 10/22/2022, when I spilled the beans about Molly's illegal border crossing.
I'd better stop writing! I must go outside to have some fun with Molly! This article is published exactly nine years to the day after we got Molly.
Finally, this article remembers that Papaw Marion Ferrell passed away on this day in 1970.
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