Meet Penny! – Oh My Canine!

Meet Penny, this lovely woman:

If we’re linked on Instagram, you’ve already briefly met this lovely 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 jot down down two posts about pet loss and grief, one specific to kids shedding a pet and one specific to a cat shedding a canine biggest pal. These posts will nonetheless come on account of I imagine 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 throughout the winter may be an unlimited ache. Moreover, John tore his labrum (shoulder cartilage… I imagine?) and needed to have a fairly necessary 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 right time for a canine.

And the universe laughed.

And delivered us Penny.

10 details about Penny:

1. She had a LONG journey to our house. Confiscated from a hoarding state of affairs in Alabama, she was bumped to an overcrowded shelter. Then, a private rescue picked her (and one amongst her puppies) up, then she was moved to a foster who wasn’t able to take care of her, so she was despatched to a distinct rescue and one different foster, after which–lastly–to our family.
2. As a consequence of her background, she’s a timid and fearful woman. We have a LOT of skill-building to work on alongside along with her!
3. Penny is bilaterally deaf (deaf in every ears) and unilaterally blind (blind in her correct eye).
4. She can’t get ample 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 afraid of Newt and Ripley and supplies them a WIDE berth. Which is nice. It will help them perception her sooner, I imagine.
6. At her first go to to our vet, she was the popular woman throughout 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) nonetheless in every other case she’s in good type.
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 fully 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. Throughout the meantime, I merely carry her all over the place. She’ll get it, and by likelihood I’ve tons of persistence (for animals)! 🙂
8. After her first week with us, Penny grew to turn out to be assured ample to run throughout the yard, and she or he is now an knowledgeable at zoomies! She has however to play with a toy, though, so we’re slowly serving to her study to canine.
9. She’s listed as a Catahoula leopard canine–a breed I do know nothing about nonetheless am having enjoyable with finding out! That said, 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 Data 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 secure background. That said, this generally is a full new drawback for me as a lifelong clicker coach! I’ve to assemble new talents as I help Penny alongside! I acquired an necessary referral for a neighborhood coach to work with, and I’m following these films on YouTube.

I’ll have quite 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 by the use of with my very personal canines. That’s what started this weblog and the best way I plan to proceed. So, whereas I lined treatment canine work with Emmett, reactive canine teaching with Lucas and Cooper, pit bull advocacy, and rather a lot further specific to them, with pretty Penny, I’ve rather a lot further to review 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 knowledge, and further.

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

Throughout the meantime, let’s be a 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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