3 full years ago, back when Dogster was nothing but a grey-screen proof-of-concept, my girlfriend at the time (she’s now my wife ;) rolled up her sleeves and helped out where she saw I was hurting the most. Molly was smart enough to know not to commit fulltime to the petsanity (and possibly risk our love ;) but was always there when problems felt too big to break into pieces or too many to even know where to start.

Since launch, under the nom de plume Molly Golightly, she selected our Dog and Cat of the Week, the ultimate honorific the sites can bestow. It may sound like an ultimate joy, but the responsibilities of sniffing the most worthy among thousands is no easy task. Somehow she always managed to find deserving pets from different corners of the site each week. Winners were consistently praised and the only reoccurring complaint I ever heard was “why doesn’t she pick my furbulous sweetie?”

After almost three years of picking winners, Molly is handing over responsibilities to a top secret cabal of canine and feline judges who report directly to HQ via a one-of-a-kind paw-friendly internet terminal. On behalf of Dogster, Catster, and all 218 chosen Dog and Cat of the Week winners, thanks Molly, we’re purrrrfectly grateful.

Why not take a walk down memory lane? We made a stroll of all the Dog of the Week winners and all the Cat of the Week winners. And, for the first time ever Molly feels it’s okay to let it be known who her dog is. Meet Molly’s dog Sassy, who sadly passed away not long after the above photo was taken, but is still romping around on the site and in our hearts.

If you want to follow Molly around the internet, if you like fashion you can sniff Molly’s new site at MollyBloom.com or get the overall picture at MollyGolightly.com.

Thanks Molly, I could not have done it without you. I know I was wrong when I first said “no honey, this will be easy to make and I’ve got all the code written already” but I’m so glad you knew to let me go for it anyway.