Meet Penny, this beautiful woman:
If we’re linked on Instagram, you’ve already briefly met this beautiful girl. However, I’d prefer to formally introduce her and share her story with you!
However, first, a fact: I didn’t anticipate to be introducing a canine to you in the present day. In truth, I deliberate–and nonetheless do plan–to write down two posts about pet loss and grief, one particular to youngsters dropping a pet and one particular to a cat dropping a canine finest pal. These posts will nonetheless come as a result of I believe they’re worthwhile. And, additionally, I didn’t anticipate to undertake a brand new canine till the spring.
Why the spring? Effectively, I assumed housetraining within the winter can be a large ache. Additionally, John tore his labrum (shoulder cartilage… I believe?) and wanted to have a reasonably important surgical procedure the week between Christmas and New 12 months’s. I figured on high of our common loopy 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 info 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 one in every of her puppies) up, then she was moved to a foster who wasn’t capable of 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 girl. We’ve 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, for those who 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. occasions.
- Penny is petrified of Newt and Ripley and offers them a WIDE berth. Which is sweet. It should assist them belief her quicker, I believe.
- 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 bit 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 flexibility 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 all over the place. She’ll get it, and fortuitously I’ve tons of endurance (for animals)! 🙂
- After her first week with us, Penny turned assured sufficient to run across the yard, and she or he is now knowledgeable at zoomies! She has but to play with a toy, although, so we’re slowly serving to her discover ways 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 take a look at her. Has anybody accomplished one lately? Is there a most popular model lately? I haven’t accomplished 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 faculty, so we have already got a stable background. That stated, it is a entire new problem for me as a lifelong clicker coach! I must construct new expertise as I assist Penny alongside! I bought a fantastic referral for a neighborhood coach to work with, and I’m following these movies on YouTube.
I’ll have way more to share, after all, as we get to know Penny and go on this new journey collectively. I’ve at all times written about subjects 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 lined 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 study and share. Some subjects off the highest of my head that I’ll be overlaying: the double merle gene that causes these canine to be deaf or blind, coaching a deaf canine, coaching a partially-sighted canine, her breed information, and extra.
What would YOU prefer to find out about Penny or what common canine subjects would you want to talk about in 2024? I’d like to know what you’re desirous 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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