Meet Penny, this stunning woman:

If we’re linked on Instagram, you’ve already briefly met this stunning woman. Nevertheless, I’d desire to formally introduce her and share her story with you!

Nevertheless, first, a actuality: I did not rely on to be introducing a canine to you instantly. Truly, I deliberate–and nonetheless do plan–to write down down two posts about pet loss and grief, one explicit to youngsters shedding a pet and one explicit to a cat shedding a canine best pal. These posts will nonetheless come because of I consider they’re invaluable. And, moreover, I didn’t rely on to undertake a model new canine until the spring.

Why the spring? Successfully, I assumed housetraining inside the winter might be an infinite ache. Moreover, John tore his labrum (shoulder cartilage… I consider?) and wished to have a fairly vital surgical process the week between Christmas and New Yr’s. I figured on prime of our frequent crazy life, plus his restoration (no driving for him for a month!!!), it wasn’t the correct time for a canine.

And the universe laughed.

And delivered us Penny.

10 details about Penny:

1. She had a LONG journey to our residence. Confiscated from a hoarding state of affairs in Alabama, she was bumped to an overcrowded shelter. Then, a private rescue picked her (and one among her puppies) up, then she was moved to a foster who wasn’t ready to take care of her, so she was despatched to a distinct rescue and one different foster, after which–lastly–to our family.
2. Resulting from her background, she’s a timid and fearful woman. We have a LOT of skill-building to work on alongside together with her!
3. Penny is bilaterally deaf (deaf in every ears) and unilaterally blind (blind in her correct eye).
4. She cannot get adequate affection. Like, while you stop patting her to take a sip of our espresso, she nuzzles you until you get once more to it. She needs to climb all one of the best ways into your lap or push in opposition to your hip or lean in your shoulder at. all. events.
5. Penny is petrified of Newt and Ripley and offers them a WIDE berth. Which is good. It will help them perception her sooner, I consider.
6. At her first go to to our vet, she was the popular woman inside the place! She soaked up all the attention, and ended up with a mostly-clean bill of nicely being. She has hookworms (blech) and a little bit of particles in her facet the vet thinks is a bb (grrr) nevertheless in some other case she’s in good kind.
7. Sweet Penny doesn’t have the facility to walk from room to room however. Why? No idea! She’s too scared to enter the kitchen the least bit, and she or he utterly will not stroll upstairs. We had a HUGE win when she started strolling from the mattress room to the lounge on her private. Nonetheless, she presses up in opposition to the wall and skitters between these rooms. Inside the meantime, I merely carry her everywhere. She’ll get it, and by likelihood I’ve tons of persistence (for animals)! 🙂
8. After her first week with us, Penny grew to develop into assured adequate to run throughout the yard, and she or he is now an professional at zoomies! She has however to play with a toy, though, so we’re slowly serving to her be taught to canine.
9. She’s listed as a Catahoula leopard canine–a breed I do know nothing about nevertheless am having enjoyable with finding out! That acknowledged, I’m going to DNA check out her. Has anyone completed one simply recently? Is there a hottest mannequin recently? I haven’t completed one since I did the Information Panel with Cooper and Lucas so would love any insights!
10. She’s principally white with a smattering of brown spots, along with one heart-shaped spot on her hip.

As likelihood is you will already know, our family is finding out ASL already–our daughter, Astrid, was born hard-of-hearing and attends a sign-immersive preschool program at our state’s Deaf faculty, so we already have a steady background. That acknowledged, this generally is a full new downside for me as a lifelong clicker coach! I’ve to assemble new skills as I help Penny alongside! I acquired an vital referral for a neighborhood coach to work with, and I’m following these motion pictures on YouTube.

I’ll have slightly extra to share, in spite of everything, as we get to know Penny and go on this new journey collectively. I’ve always written about issues related to what I’m going via with my very personal canines. That’s what started this weblog and the way in which I plan to proceed. So, whereas I lined treatment canine work with Emmett, reactive canine teaching with Lucas and Cooper, pit bull advocacy, and quite a bit further explicit to them, with pretty Penny, I’ve quite a bit further to check and share. Some issues off the very best of my head that I’ll be defending: the double merle gene that causes these canines to be deaf or blind, teaching a deaf canine, teaching a partially-sighted canine, her breed information, and additional.

What would YOU desire to find out about Penny or what frequent canine issues would you wish to discuss in 2024? I’d wish to know what you’re fascinated by and what you’d wish to debate!

Inside the meantime, let’s be part of on Instagram! I’m sharing gobs and gobs of Penny pics there and may chronicle her journey further typically in that home!

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