Meet Penny, this gorgeous woman:
If we’re related on Instagram, you’ve already briefly met this pretty woman. However, I’d wish to formally introduce her and share her story with you!
However, first, a fact: I didn’t count on to be introducing a canine to you right now. Actually, I deliberate–and nonetheless do plan–to put in writing two posts about pet loss and grief, one particular to youngsters dropping a pet and one particular to a cat dropping a canine greatest buddy. These posts will nonetheless come as a result of I feel they’re beneficial. And, additionally, I didn’t count on to undertake a brand new canine till the spring.
Why the spring? Nicely, I assumed housetraining within the winter can be a large ache. Additionally, John tore his labrum (shoulder cartilage… I feel?) and wanted to have a reasonably important surgical procedure the week between Christmas and New Yr’s. I figured on high of our common loopy life, plus his restoration (no driving for him for a month!!!), it wasn’t the proper time for a canine.
And the universe laughed.
And delivered us Penny.
10 information about Penny:
- She had a LONG journey to our home. Confiscated from a hoarding scenario in Alabama, she was bumped to an overcrowded shelter. Then, a non-public rescue picked her (and considered one of her puppies) up, then she was moved to a foster who wasn’t in a position to take care of her, so she was despatched to a different rescue and one other foster, after which–lastly–to our household.
- Due to her background, she’s a timid and fearful woman. We now have a LOT of skill-building to work on together with her!
- Penny is bilaterally deaf (deaf in each ears) and unilaterally blind (blind in her proper eye).
- She can not get sufficient affection. Like, should you cease patting her to take a sip of our espresso, she nuzzles you till you get again to it. She needs to climb all the best way into your lap or push in opposition to your hip or lean in your shoulder at. all. instances.
- Penny is fearful of Newt and Ripley and provides them a WIDE berth. Which is nice. It’s going to assist them belief her quicker, I feel.
- At her first go to to our vet, she was the most well-liked woman within the place! She soaked up all the eye, and ended up with a mostly-clean invoice of well being. She has hookworms (blech) and a chunk of particles in her facet the vet thinks is a bb (grrr) however in any other case she’s in nice form.
- Candy Penny doesn’t have the power to stroll from room to room but. Why? No thought! She’s too scared to enter the kitchen in any respect, and she or he completely is not going to stroll upstairs. We had a HUGE win when she began strolling from the bed room to the lounge on her personal. Nonetheless, she presses up in opposition to the wall and skitters between these rooms. Within the meantime, I simply carry her in every single place. She’ll get it, and by chance I’ve tons of persistence (for animals)! 🙂
- After her first week with us, Penny turned assured sufficient to run across the yard, and she or he is now an expert at zoomies! She has but to play with a toy, although, so we’re slowly serving to her learn to canine.
- She’s listed as a Catahoula leopard canine–a breed I do know nothing about however am having fun with studying! That stated, I’m going to DNA check her. Has anybody carried out one just lately? Is there a most well-liked model today? I haven’t carried out one since I did the Knowledge Panel with Cooper and Lucas so would love any insights!
- She’s largely white with a smattering of brown spots, together with one heart-shaped spot on her hip.
As you could already know, our household is studying ASL already–our daughter, Astrid, was born hard-of-hearing and attends a sign-immersive preschool program at our state’s Deaf college, so we have already got a strong background. That stated, this can be a entire new problem for me as a lifelong clicker coach! I must construct new abilities as I assist Penny alongside! I bought an awesome referral for a neighborhood coach to work with, and I’m following these movies on YouTube.
I’ll have rather more to share, in fact, as we get to know Penny and go on this new journey collectively. I’ve all the time written about matters associated to what I’m going by way of with my very own canine. That’s what began this weblog and the way I plan to proceed. So, whereas I coated remedy canine work with Emmett, reactive canine coaching with Lucas and Cooper, pit bull advocacy, and a lot extra particular to them, with fairly Penny, I’ve a lot extra to be taught and share. Some matters off the highest of my head that I’ll be protecting: the double merle gene that causes these canine to be deaf or blind, coaching a deaf canine, coaching a partially-sighted canine, her breed data, and extra.
What would YOU wish to find out about Penny or what basic canine matters would you want to speak about in 2024? I’d like to know what you’re serious about and what you’d like to debate!
Within the meantime, let’s join on Instagram! I’m sharing gobs and gobs of Penny pics there and can chronicle her journey extra frequently in that house!
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