Holly
9 years old
Nicknames:  Holly Wolly, Wolly, Ronna Piranha, WollyBrat, Piranha Lips
AKC Registered Name:  O'Mal's Danger Zone
OFA: good - CERF:clear - CHD: clear
approx. 24"  75 lbs.

Holly is friendly, outgoing, happy and used to talk TOO much!  She's our old girl now and you'd never know it.  She is still quick enough to get a bunny almost every day!  And where was all that coat when we were showing her?  It's like she suddenly sprouted hair in her old age!  Holly thinks everyone should love her and is very confused when they don't. She is also the queen of the "evil eye" trying to stare you down and see if you can be intimidated.  Star groomed Holly to be Alpha bitch and she knows it - she feels she is entitled. Unfortunately, now that Hoover is in the front room nursing home, she doesn't even have a pack to lord over (ever since her falling out with her son Riggs).  Since having Riggs, she has let him be the spokes dog, and has much less to say. She also still gets along great with her two daughters Moola and Jazzy  - because Jazzy grovels sufficiently and Moola stays out of her way. She likes to show, but she loved being a mom more!We're dying to have puppies to see what kind of Grandma she'll be.   We were thrilled when she won Best in Show at her very first puppy match, but her favorite part was winning a squeaky octopus.  She loves tennis balls and has invented a game where she holds one tennis ball and chases the other - then as she chases, bats it with her feet and drops the held ball - and has taught it to her kids.  She's recently expanded her game to include chasing the tennis ball down the basement stairs, running back up with it, and dropping it down again. She is always busy. Though now that she's "mellowing" (ha!) she has decided she needs a throne and has adopted a nice comfortable doggy bed to hang out on.  Before she wouldn't be caught dead in a crate or on anything less than the couch - so when we made the couch off-limits (it was becoming a hairball), she decided her bed was the next best thing.

She has a personality all her own. She can be pushy - getting between us and another dog we're petting (pet ME first!!) and will gladly start a fight over a crumb (got that from Star).  Playing a gentle game of tug becomes a test of who can hold on longest!  And the MOUTH!  If she's not trying to chew on your hand (because she loves you!), she is talking.  She likes to talk to visitors and will not shut up!!! Her nickname is Piranha because she thinks holding your hand with her mouth is the equivalent of a hug!  She's decided she's heir apparent in the pack order and was not too happy when Gracie arrived. SHE was Star's "chosen one"! How dare Gracie appear!! She's was relatively nice to her at first, but one day decided "she must die" and started a fight.  That was the end of their friendship.  Of course, the timing wasn't the best as she was expecting her first litter of puppies when Gracie arrived.  As a Mom, Holly was the most doting, loving mom we've ever had (and that's saying something since Penny was an awesome mom). Calmer since having them, she was always a busy girl with lots of energy, always wanting to do something. If bored, she'll try and be good for awhile, but eventually will succumb to temptation and find something interesting to chew (usually something in the sink!).  Holly was best friends with Nova, and really missed her when she died. They would often hang out together in the kitchen and play chase games in the yard. But all that changed when Nova died and she had her pups...

Holly had a rough start as a new mom since her first litter came by c-section. But in spite of the fact the pups "dropped from the sky" she was a terrific mom. She willingly nursed them and took care of them with a little guidance from us, and took to motherhood with a passion. She adored her pups - watching over them almost obscessively. It was a huge maturing experience for our perpetual teenager - and a nice one at that. She seems more settled now, calmer, more content and patient (those were never her strong points before!) and best of all - QUIET! so I think being a Mom has been a good thing for her. On the other hand, she's decided she is not too fond of Gracie (understatement)- and likes to stare at her and give her "the look"...oh well...nobody's perfect....

Holly's Album

The squeaky octopus		The tennis ball game
Wrestling match with Hoover
Best Puppy at her 1st Show!		Gettin' Groomed
Graduation from Puppy Kindergarten!
That's not a green cigar, it's a squeaky toy		All legs and no coat - the uglies!
Just Nappin' Mom		Did someone say dinner????
I'm coming!!!		Sweet girl             -             Destructo
Who me?		Grandpa's lesson...
Hanging out at a benched dog show		No, it's not enough...
Holly at the Howell Hot Air Ballonfest		Hot Air Balloonfest

The one with the biggest toy wins!		Shake it baby, shake it!!
This is Sooooooo boring		I didn't kill it....not me....really...
I love my puppies!		Happy Mom
The wrestle game

View Holly's Pedigree

Music:  Danger Zone