How’s Penny doing these days?

So glad you requested! 😉

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Proper right here’s a rundown of her progress, along with just some beautiful footage:

The first week after she obtained right here residence, Penny slept. We wanted to wake her as a lot as eat and to go exterior, and the couple situations we tried to walk her that first week, she didn’t have to go earlier the driveway.

I took her into the vet for a full examination, and we talked about how loads she was sleeping. The vet immediate we give her one different week sooner than we frightened on account of Penny was feeling safe and secure–most likely for the first time ever–and recovering.

Seems as if that was the case on account of after a few week, she tried her first little zoom throughout the yard, and now? Full-blown zoomie monster!

She does nonetheless sleep hundreds, better than any canine we’ve ever had, nevertheless her days are way more balanced now instead of all sleep regularly.

She appeared to have zero experience with canine toys and chew toys.

Since she is going to’t hear the squeak, she wasn’t merely enticed into collaborating in. Now, one month in, she tends to chew on a toy on her mattress or on my mattress throughout the evenings. Her toy selection seems to be a crinkly texture.

She’s not into chasing or fetch correct now–she nonetheless has a STRONG cower response when you elevate an arm, even to throw a toy, so we’re avoiding that for now. If anyone has good concepts for getting a pup to play, let me know. In some other case, we merely give her loads of time and endurance.

Quick side story: The other day, Violet fell and startled Penny. I’ll hear Violet reassuring her time and again, “It’s okay, Penny. You’re safe. I’d on no account hit you. You’ll on no account be hurt proper right here.” And I almost drowned in my tears, you guys. I felt such a deep disappointment for all Penny expert to make her so sure she’s about to be hurt AND for Violet shedding just a few of her childish naivete regarding the world and the best way people take care of animals AND for the deep empathy Violet confirmed Penny in that second.

Anyway, Penny seems to love chewing on these cool bone substitutes, as soon as extra largely throughout the night time in mattress. Afterwards, she hides it (under John’s pillow). We bought a pack of three about two weeks up to now, and she or he’s nonetheless engaged on the first one!

Penny and I started a foundational behaviors canine teaching class at an space teaching center. She had the first night time time ultimate week and crushed it. Timid at first, she obtained right here out of her shell and labored really onerous with me–until the ultimate 5 minutes when she pointed her nostril in the direction of the door like, “OK! I’m accomplished proper right here! Home, please!” And he or she acquired residence and zonked out, even sleeping through the chaos of getting the ladies out the door for faculty the next morning.

We’re working through our homework exercises this week, and one factor SHOCKING occurred to me…

I imagine Penny is a canine who can observe at places like Lowe’s.

In case you’ve been spherical for any measurement of time, you already know this, nevertheless in case you’re new or as a refresher: I labored with Lucas from his adoption in 2007 through his dying and Cooper from his adoption in 2010 through his dying ultimate 12 months, soooooo that’s one factor like 16 straight years of working with and managing reactive canines. My nervous system would not know what to do with a canine who sat patiently in a room with 4 totally different canines in quite a few states of calm-to-reacting.

I really can’t wrap my ideas spherical strategies to observe a non-reactive canine–ha. I’ll get there, nevertheless it feels uncommon. In actuality, as soon as we acquired once more from class ultimate week, John acknowledged to me, “You’re not twitching! I don’t assume I’ve seen you come residence from a training class not twitching since once more throughout the Emmett days!”

As for the cats: The picture above I took over the weekend, and that’s the closest they’ve all been ever.

Penny ignores them absolutely.

For the first couple weeks, they hissed at her like crazy nevertheless could not decide how Penny was ignoring them!

Then Newt merely sort of… gave up. She did the cat equal of shrugging her shoulders and moved on. Now, she primarily ignores Penny, though they’ll stroll correct earlier each other with none hassle.

Ripley stays to be on the fence. Some days, she’s great ignoring Penny. Totally different days, Penny appears to be at her, and Ripley’s once more to hissing.

The reality that each one of them cuddled up the alternative night time time reveals me they’re heading in a tremendous route, even when the cats weren’t solely relaxed. Even Ripley, collectively along with her head down, has her ears perked on this pic, so she’s not completely settled into sleep, nevertheless we’re getting there!

BTW, that blanket is my weighted blanket that impressed this submit.

What else?

She’s unimaginable with the ladies. She likes to snuggle with them. When Violet had the flu, Penny cuddled her for two straight days. Yesterday, Violet and Astrid have been collaborating in throughout the yard. Penny requested to be let loose and she or he laid down near the place they’ve been collaborating in and saved an eye fixed mounted on them. John and I watched from the window, amazed.

She’s lastly strolling all the best way wherein to the highest of our block and once more. This week I plan to push her a little bit of further. However, she has however to go to the bathroom the least bit on a stroll. As rapidly as we’re residence, she dashes out to the yard to alleviate herself. Odd, I imagine, nevertheless she’ll get there.

Subsequent up: I’m wanting into DNA checks for her. I’ve been asking spherical on account of it’s been a while, nevertheless we used the Data Panel sooner than, though many people have actually helpful the Embark check out. Any execs or cons to help me resolve?

I imagine that’s it–on the very least, for now!

She’s an absolute gem. We’re so in love with this little girl, and she or he matches correct in with our family. I’m so grateful she obtained right here into our lives. It was meant to be!

I’m sharing further pics and flicks of her on Instagram, so if we’re not associated there, please do attain out!

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