Dear Vanessa,
I bought Molly from you 8 years ago.  I came with my daughter to get 'pick
of the litter'.  Molly is an absolute joy and in addition to intelligence,
she is absolutely beautiful.  I originally got Molly to train her for
therapy work.  We trained together for over 1 year and she has been and
still is a therapy dog with PROJECT PUP. She passed the AKC C.G.C. testing
to be a therapy dog. My daughter Laura had a double lung transplant 3 years
ago, and Molly is a service dog for me and Laura. Laura also got diabetes as
a result of the transplant.   Molly checks on Laura and makes sure she is
responsive.  If anything seems amiss, Molly gets me.  So, Molly is a
"Medical Alert" dog.  She came by this talent naturally. I still do not know
how she does it, but she knows.  Molly also knows all kinds of "tricks"
which help me.  I have fibromyalgia and arthritis--Molly knows the
difference between left and right and she can be guided to pick up specific
objects, etc. I am teaching her to help me make the bed.  It shouldn't be
that difficult since she already has a favorite blanket that she drags
around my home because she doesn't like lying down on cold tile. All my
floors are tiled. So she knows how to pull a blanket.

I am writing to you because I look at Molly and worry about her.  She is
like a precious child to me.  Laura had her lung transplant at Duke U. Med.
Center in Durham, NC.  We go there every 3 months.  Molly flies with us and
sits on my lap during the flight.  Is there any way you can give me an idea
of her lifespan?  Can I hope to have her for many years to come? She weighs
10 lbs.

I may need hip surgery and I know Molly with help me with things around the
house.  I treasure her.  Do you plan to continue to breed papillons?  If
something ever happened to Molly, I would love to have a papillon that is
one of her decendents. By the way--using puppy the housebreaking pads for
your puppies has made it a breeze to go with Molly anywhere. If I have a
layover in an airport, we go to the ladies room, I put a pad down in a
stall, and tell Molly to "hurry up" (go to bathroom).  Anyone in the ladies
room gets a real chuckle seeing Molly's head pop out from under the stall.


Ellen