One month dwelling: A Penny substitute!
How’s Penny doing currently?
So glad you requested! 😉
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Proper right here’s a rundown of her progress, along with quite a few lovable images:
The first week after she obtained right here dwelling, Penny slept. We would have liked to wake her as a lot as eat and to go outdoor, and the couple situations we tried to walk her that first week, she didn’t must 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 instructed we give her one different week sooner than we fearful because of Penny was feeling protected and protected–most likely for the first time ever–and recovering.
Seems to be as if that was the case because of after a couple of week, she tried her first little zoom throughout the yard, and now? Full-blown zoomie monster!
She does nonetheless sleep moderately loads, higher than any canine we’ve ever had, nonetheless her days are far 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 be capable 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 want seems to be a crinkly texture.
She’s not into chasing or fetch correct now–she nonetheless has a STRONG cower response in the event 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 another case, we merely give her lots of time and endurance.
Quick aspect story: The other day, Violet fell and startled Penny. I would hear Violet reassuring her again and again, “It’s okay, Penny. You’re protected. I might under no circumstances hit you. You’ll under no circumstances be hurt proper right here.” And I practically 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 dropping a couple of of her childish naivete regarding the world and the best way people cope with 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 principally throughout the evening in mattress. Afterwards, she hides it (beneath John’s pillow). We bought a pack of three about two weeks previously, 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 coronary heart. She had the first evening time remaining week and crushed it. Timid at first, she obtained right here out of her shell and labored really arduous with me–until the ultimate 5 minutes when she pointed her nostril in direction of the door like, “OK! I’m accomplished proper right here! Residence, please!” And he or she purchased dwelling and zonked out, even sleeping through the chaos of getting the women out the door for school the next morning.
We’re working through our homework exercise routines this week, and one factor SHOCKING occurred to me…
I consider Penny is a canine who can comply with at places like Lowe’s.
Within the occasion you’ve been spherical for any measurement of time, you already know this, nonetheless within the occasion you’re new or as a refresher: I labored with Lucas from his adoption in 2007 through his demise and Cooper from his adoption in 2010 through his demise remaining yr, soooooo that’s one factor like 16 straight years of working with and managing reactive canine. My nervous system does not know what to do with a canine who sat patiently in a room with 4 completely different canine in quite a few states of calm-to-reacting.
I really can’t wrap my ideas spherical the appropriate option to put together a non-reactive canine–ha. I’ll get there, however it certainly feels uncommon. In precise reality, as soon as we purchased once more from class remaining week, John said to me, “You’re not twitching! I don’t assume I’ve seen you come dwelling 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 nonetheless could not decide how Penny was ignoring them!
Then Newt merely type of… gave up. She did the cat equal of shrugging her shoulders and moved on. Now, she principally ignores Penny, though they are going to stroll correct earlier each other with none hassle.
Ripley stays to be on the fence. Some days, she’s good ignoring Penny. Completely different days, Penny seems to be like at her, and Ripley’s once more to hissing.
The reality that each one of them cuddled up the other evening time reveals me they’re heading in an vital course, even when the cats weren’t solely relaxed. Even Ripley, alongside along with her head down, has her ears perked on this pic, so she’s not completely settled into sleep, nonetheless we’re getting there!
BTW, that blanket is my weighted blanket that impressed this put up.
What else?
She’s unbelievable with the women. She likes to snuggle with them. When Violet had the flu, Penny cuddled her for two straight days. Yesterday, Violet and Astrid had been collaborating in throughout the yard. Penny requested to be let unfastened and she or he laid down near the place that they had been collaborating in and saved a watch on them. John and I watched from the window, amazed.
She’s lastly strolling all the easiest way to the tip of our block and once more. This week I plan to push her just a bit extra. Nonetheless, she has however to go to the rest room the least bit on a stroll. As shortly as we’re dwelling, she dashes out to the yard to alleviate herself. Odd, I consider, nonetheless she’ll get there.
Subsequent up: I’m attempting into DNA assessments for her. I’ve been asking spherical because of it’s been a while, nonetheless we used the Information Panel sooner than, though many people have helpful the Embark examine. Any execs or cons to help me resolve?
I consider that’s it–as a minimum, 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 additional pics and films of her on Instagram, so if we’re not associated there, please do attain out!
