Life as a pup
Penny's life started out a little rough. When she was a small pup, someone cut off one of her ear's -- and cut one of the ears of each of her sisters. Then, she and her sisters were dumped off at a shelter with pitbull bias. She faced death before she was 8 weeks old. The Pitbull Project rescued this little litter and put them in foster homes. Their pictures were posted on Petfinders and there they stayed.
Penny's first foster mom, Cynthia, watched as Penny grew from a sweet little pup to an adolescent. Cynthia had signed an agreement with her landlord saying that she would only have two dogs over 50 lbs. When Penny reached that weight, she had to find another place. The Pitbull Project didn't find another foster home so Penny stayed at Rainer Vet Hospital.
I love Rainier Vet, I love their staff and Doctor Heino, but living in a cage amidst barking dogs and other chaos was tough on this submissive, sweet girl. I came a few days later to walk the homeless dogs and there she was! I fostered her for months, hoping that an ideal, experienced dog guardian would come.
But, she and I had bonded. So, I finally accepted the inevitable, paid her adoption fee (!), and told her she was at her forever home. I think she said, "Glad you figured it out."
Not much later, she injured her knee. I kept her quiet for a few weeks, but just when I thought she was about healed, she'd reinjure herself, other side. This has been ongoing. Finally, at the advice of Dr. Heino, I took her to Animal Surgical Clinic of Seattle. Dr. Johnson told us that she needed two surgeries (TPLO) at $3200-3700 each. Ouch.
Penny's life started out a little rough. When she was a small pup, someone cut off one of her ear's -- and cut one of the ears of each of her sisters. Then, she and her sisters were dumped off at a shelter with pitbull bias. She faced death before she was 8 weeks old. The Pitbull Project rescued this little litter and put them in foster homes. Their pictures were posted on Petfinders and there they stayed.
Penny's first foster mom, Cynthia, watched as Penny grew from a sweet little pup to an adolescent. Cynthia had signed an agreement with her landlord saying that she would only have two dogs over 50 lbs. When Penny reached that weight, she had to find another place. The Pitbull Project didn't find another foster home so Penny stayed at Rainer Vet Hospital.
I love Rainier Vet, I love their staff and Doctor Heino, but living in a cage amidst barking dogs and other chaos was tough on this submissive, sweet girl. I came a few days later to walk the homeless dogs and there she was! I fostered her for months, hoping that an ideal, experienced dog guardian would come.
But, she and I had bonded. So, I finally accepted the inevitable, paid her adoption fee (!), and told her she was at her forever home. I think she said, "Glad you figured it out."
Not much later, she injured her knee. I kept her quiet for a few weeks, but just when I thought she was about healed, she'd reinjure herself, other side. This has been ongoing. Finally, at the advice of Dr. Heino, I took her to Animal Surgical Clinic of Seattle. Dr. Johnson told us that she needed two surgeries (TPLO) at $3200-3700 each. Ouch.
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Penny kept whispering to all of your friends that she hoped you'd figure out you were made to love her forever soon!
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