I like this foolish woman so very a lot.
Penny’s been with us for a couple of yr and a half now.
She’s totally settled into life and the routine. She’s wholesome. She’s an absolute delight of a canine–with a handful of quirks that make her uniquely Penny.
Trying again to when she got here house to us the week after Christmas in 2023, you’ll be able to see the fear on her face in each image. You’ll be able to see little scabby chew marks on her muzzle, and her milk was nonetheless in.
Her nails had been too lengthy (they nonetheless are–she HATES nail trims), and she or he always flinched, pancaked, or fled if somebody stretched or stepped over the newborn gate or tossed a ball.
Regardless of all of it, regardless of the cruelty and neglect she confronted, Penny is the sweetest, gentlest, calmest little angel who ever walked this earth. She is going to go wherever, do something, meet anybody, and wag her tail your entire time.
When as soon as we celebrated getting her to stroll to the top of our driveway with out getting scared, now when she sees her leash come out, she dances round with pleasure.
Actually, Penny is a magical little pup.
She’s additionally tremendous bizarre. (:
Penny’s acquired some quirks that maintain us on our toes.
A yr and a half in, and she or he nonetheless gained’t stroll down the entrance corridor of our home or enter the eating room. She solely goes into the toilet when she’s actually, actually frightened, and she or he sits on the tub mat and waits for somebody to return gather her.
She’s a useful resource guarder, which is smart contemplating her background, however she will by no means end an entire bully stick or dental chew, so she hides them within the corners of the sofa. Since Penny’s been right here, all of the couches and chairs in our front room are completely destroyed from her digging into them to cover her spoils. Now, although, we’ve got to maintain a tally on who has what the place and transfer the assets so she doesn’t guard them in opposition to Stola.
She walks so slowly that folks usually mistake her for a senior canine, although she’s solely 3-4 years previous.
“Awww, what a valuable previous pup,” individuals say.
“No, she’s simply kinda lazy.”
Penny adores Stola. They get alongside fantastically, thank goodness, however Penny tries to “mama” her somewhat an excessive amount of. She’ll lick Stola till we cease her or Stola leaves. (She tries to do this to individuals, too. Her favourite? Going to your armpit. Be forewarned when you come to our home sporting a tank high!)
On a sizzling day, Penny loves to curve up in a patch of grime and bake herself below the recent solar. The remainder of the time, her favourite place to sleep is on a blanket contained in the closet in John’s workplace. I feel it makes her really feel protected to cuddle up in a small, mostly-enclosed area.
I lately shared a narrative on Substack about Penny making pals with an older gentleman at our public library. She’s like that in every single place she goes. She sidles as much as the employee at Lowe’s who occurs to wish a hug that day. She curls up subsequent to Violet when she’s had a tricky day in school. She wags her tail at youngsters on the playground and makes them snort. I feel Penny will make an unbelievable remedy canine sometime. I simply want the time to coach together with her, however she’s actually a pure.
(Full disclosure: ALL my coaching time is with Stola now. Penny is so rock stable in her character that I can let behaviors and cues slide… for now, no less than.)
She’s a unicorn, that’s for certain. She simply occurs to be an excellent quirky one!
What quirks does your canine have? Something you accommodate as a result of it’s simply your pup’s character? I’d like to know within the feedback!
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