One month dwelling: A Penny change!
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 a few cute footage:
The first week after she bought right here dwelling, Penny slept. We would have liked to wake her as a lot as eat and to go exterior, and the couple cases we tried to walk her that first week, she didn’t want to go earlier the driveway.
I took her into the vet for a full examination, and we talked about how lots she was sleeping. The vet immediate we give her one different week sooner than we nervous on account of Penny was feeling safe and secure–seemingly for the first time ever–and recovering.
Seems to be like that was the case on account of after a number of week, she tried her first little zoom throughout the yard, and now? Full-blown zoomie monster!
She does nonetheless sleep heaps, higher than any canine we’ve ever had, nevertheless her days are far more balanced now in its place of all sleep regularly.
She appeared to have zero experience with canine toys and chew toys.
Since she’s going to’t hear the squeak, she wasn’t merely enticed into having fun with. Now, one month in, she tends to chew on a toy on her mattress or on my mattress throughout the evenings. Her toy need seems to be a crinkly texture.
She’s not into chasing or fetch correct now–she nonetheless has a STRONG cower response for those who improve 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 a lot of time and endurance.
Quick aspect story: The other day, Violet fell and startled Penny. I would hear Violet reassuring her time and again, “It’s okay, Penny. You’re safe. I might under no circumstances hit you. You’ll under no circumstances be hurt proper right here.” And I almost drowned in my tears, you guys. I felt such a deep unhappiness for all Penny expert to make her so constructive she’s about to be hurt AND for Violet shedding a number of 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 principally throughout the evening in mattress. Afterwards, she hides it (beneath John’s pillow). We bought a pack of three about two weeks up to now, and he or she’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 ultimate week and crushed it. Timid at first, she bought right here out of her shell and labored really laborious 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! Residence, please!” And he or she acquired dwelling and zonked out, even sleeping by way of the chaos of getting the ladies out the door for faculty the following morning.
We’re working by way of 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.
Do you have to’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 by way of his lack of life and Cooper from his adoption in 2010 by way of his lack of life ultimate 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 how one can apply a non-reactive canine–ha. I’ll get there, but it surely absolutely feels uncommon. In fact, after 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 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 completely.
For the first couple weeks, they hissed at her like crazy nevertheless could not work out 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 may stroll correct earlier each other with none hassle.
Ripley continues to be on the fence. Some days, she’s good ignoring Penny. Completely different days, Penny appears to be at her, and Ripley’s once more to hissing.
The reality that every one of them cuddled up the alternative evening time reveals me they’re heading in a terrific course, even when the cats weren’t completely relaxed. Even Ripley, alongside 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 publish.
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 having fun with throughout the yard. Penny requested to be let free and he or she laid down near the place they’ve been having fun with and saved a watch on them. John and I watched from the window, amazed.
She’s lastly strolling all the best way through which to the tip of our block and once more. This week I plan to push her a bit further. However, she has however to go to the bathroom the least bit on a stroll. As shortly as we’re dwelling, she dashes out to the yard to alleviate herself. Odd, I imagine, nevertheless she’ll get there.
Subsequent up: I’m wanting into DNA assessments for her. I’ve been asking spherical on account of it’s been a while, nevertheless we used the Information Panel sooner than, though many people have actually helpful the Embark test. Any professionals or cons to help me decide?
I imagine that’s it–a minimum of, for now!
She’s an absolute gem. We’re so in love with this little lady, and he or she matches correct in with our family. I’m so grateful she bought 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 linked there, please do attain out!
