One month dwelling: A Penny change!
How’s Penny doing nowadays?
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Correct proper right here’s a rundown of her progress, together with just a few cute photos:
The primary week after she acquired proper right here dwelling, Penny slept. We’d have favored to wake her as loads as eat and to go outdoors, and the couple conditions we tried to stroll her that first week, she didn’t should go earlier the driveway.
I took her into the vet for a full examination, and we talked about how somewhat loads she was sleeping. The vet steered we give her one completely different week before we apprehensive on account of Penny was feeling secure and safe–probably for the primary time ever–and recovering.
Looks as if that was the case on account of after a few week, she tried her first little zoom all through the yard, and now? Full-blown zoomie monster!
She does nonetheless sleep tons, bigger than any canine we’ve ever had, nonetheless her days are way more balanced now as an alternative of all sleep regularly.
She appeared to have zero expertise with canine toys and chew toys.
Since she’s going to be able 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 all through the evenings. Her toy various appears to be a crinkly texture.
She’s not into chasing or fetch appropriate now–she nonetheless has a STRONG cower response while you elevate an arm, even to throw a toy, so we’re avoiding that for now. If anybody has good options for getting a pup to play, let me know. In another case, we merely give her a great deal of time and persistence.
Fast aspect story: The choice day, Violet fell and startled Penny. I might hear Violet reassuring her repeatedly, “It’s okay, Penny. You’re secure. I might on no account hit you. You’ll on no account be harm correct proper right here.” And I virtually drowned in my tears, you guys. I felt such a deep unhappiness for all Penny knowledgeable to make her so optimistic she’s about to be harm AND for Violet dropping a few of her infantile naivete relating to the world and the easiest way of us handle animals AND for the deep empathy Violet confirmed Penny in that second.
Anyway, Penny appears to like chewing on these cool bone substitutes, as quickly as further principally all through the night in mattress. Afterwards, she hides it (beneath John’s pillow). We purchased a pack of three about two weeks to date, and he or she’s nonetheless engaged on the primary one!
Penny and I began a foundational behaviors canine instructing class at a neighborhood instructing coronary coronary heart. She had the primary night time closing week and crushed it. Timid at first, she acquired proper right here out of her shell and labored really exhausting with me–till the last word 5 minutes when she pointed her nostril within the path of the door like, “OK! I’m completed correct proper right here! House, please!” And she or he acquired dwelling and zonked out, even sleeping by means of the chaos of getting the women out the door for varsity the following morning.
We’re working by means of our homework train routines this week, and one issue SHOCKING occurred to me…
I contemplate Penny is a canine who can adjust to at locations like Lowe’s.
Everytime you’ve been spherical for any measurement of time, you already know this, nonetheless for individuals who happen to’re new or as a refresher: I labored with Lucas from his adoption in 2007 by means of his lack of life and Cooper from his adoption in 2010 by means of his lack of life closing yr, soooooo that’s one issue like 16 straight years of working with and managing reactive canine. My nervous system doesn’t know what to do with a canine who sat patiently in a room with 4 completely completely different canine in fairly just a few states of calm-to-reacting.
I really can’t wrap my concepts spherical put collectively a non-reactive canine–ha. I’ll get there, but it surely certainly completely feels unusual. In fact, after we acquired as soon as extra from class closing week, John talked about to me, “You’re not twitching! I don’t suppose I’ve seen you come dwelling from a coaching class not twitching since as soon as extra all through the Emmett days!”
As for the cats: The image above I took over the weekend, and that is the closest they’ve all been ever.
Penny ignores them completely.
For the primary couple weeks, they hissed at her like loopy nonetheless couldn’t determine how Penny was ignoring them!
Then Newt merely form of… gave up. She did the cat equal of shrugging her shoulders and moved on. Now, she principally ignores Penny, although they will stroll appropriate earlier one another with none bother.
Ripley continues to be on the fence. Some days, she’s high-quality ignoring Penny. Completely completely different days, Penny seems to be at her, and Ripley’s as soon as extra to hissing.
The truth that each one of them cuddled up the opposite night time reveals me they’re heading in a vital course, even when the cats weren’t utterly relaxed. Even Ripley, alongside alongside together with her head down, has her ears perked on this pic, so she’s not utterly settled into sleep, nonetheless we’re getting there!
BTW, that blanket is my weighted blanket that impressed this submit.
What else?
She’s unimaginable with the women. She likes to snuggle with them. When Violet had the flu, Penny cuddled her for 2 straight days. Yesterday, Violet and Astrid have been collaborating in all through the yard. Penny requested to be let free and he or she laid down close to the place they have been collaborating in and saved a watch on them. John and I watched from the window, amazed.
She’s lastly strolling all the best strategy to the tip of our block and as soon as extra. This week I plan to push her a little bit little bit of additional. Nevertheless, she has nonetheless to go to the lavatory in the slightest degree on a stroll. As quickly as we’re dwelling, she dashes out to the yard to alleviate herself. Odd, I contemplate, nonetheless 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 some time, nonetheless we used the Knowledge Panel before, although many individuals have advisable the Embark take a look at. Any execs or cons to assist me resolve?
I contemplate that’s it–a minimal of, for now!
She’s an absolute gem. We’re so in love with this little woman, and he or she matches appropriate in with our household. I’m so grateful she acquired proper right here into our lives. It was meant to be!
I’m sharing extra pics and movies of her on Instagram, so if we’re not linked there, please do attain out!
