It was at this terrier trial that I saw a cute litter of puppies for sale. I immediately was drawn to one of the small females. It was love at first sight. I had Melissa look at the puppies and give me her opinion about them. She said that if I did not mind having a “pud” that they looked healthy and happy to her. Well, at this point in time I had no idea what a “pud” was, so I negotiated a price with the owner of the puppies. I had to borrow money from my mother and sister, since I did not have enough cash with me. I made my purchase, and Molly was coming home with me.

From the moment that Molly entered my home she had burrowed into my heart and soul. As time went on, with Melissa’s help, I would train her to race and compete in go-to-ground. Her first trial was at Casanova Hunt the following Spring. The quarry in the go-to-ground that day was a tame white rabbit. Molly ran straight in and began to bay. She won her class and I was hooked on terrier competition. She racked up many Championships and Reserve Championship go-to-ground wins over her lifetime.

Molly quickly moved from tame rabbits to woodchucks. She began to venture out on my parents farm and she would go-to-ground for hours. It was at this point that I decided she was going to get herself badly injured or killed, so I needed to learn how to get her safely out of these situations. Molly opened up a whole new aspect of terriers that I originally had no desire to partake in. I will always be indebted to Molly for showing me the joys of terrier earthwork.

After realizing that Molly was not the quality terrier that I wanted as my foundation, I purchased Ravenswood Raisin (Meynell Radar x Meynell Trillium). Every terrier produced from Pine Hill goes back to Raisin.

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