I
am not going to lie. Penny’s adoption story is my favorite out of all
of my fur babies. My husband and I were talking about the fact that we
never expected to have so many male dogs. I had always envisioned
having female dogs, like
my grandma.
That
is when Matt opened Pandora’s box. He said, “It would be nice if
Adriel had another girl to play with.” That is all I needed to hear
before heading back to
www.petfinder.com! Someone really should ban me from that website!
I
found the most adorable Chihuahua that had the biggest ears that I have
ever seen in my life! And the face? Like a little furry angel! The
only problem was, someone else had discovered her first. I was told
that if things didn’t work
out, they would let me know.
While
I had been searching, before I found the big eared baby, I discovered
yet another unique pooch. This dog had a severe overbite and a deformed
front paw. The “leg” is short and looks like a stump with two toes on
it. One “toe” is
long and stiff, the other is short and floppy. For some reason, I kept
being drawn back to that dog.
Why
not own a special needs dog? I was already blessed to share my love
with four perfectly formed dogs. And this dog deserved to be loved,
too. My husband looked at the pictures and made a face. My response? I
e-mailed the head of
the rescue organization. Boy, did I get a story!
Daisy
(now Penny) was found as a stray in California! She was sent to a high
kill shelter where she was discovered by one of Cynthia Lee’s (the head
of 2nd Chance Animal Rescue) friends. Cynthia got the call
that she so often
gets, “Can you take one more?” Before Daisy knew it, she was being
transported via Flying-B Pet Transportation. Her destination?
Springfield, Illinois.
So,
we set up a visit with Daisy, Cynthia and her foster mom, Sherri
Sharf. Daisy was then driven another 2 hours to come to our house in
Freeburg, IL. When I opened the door, my heart dropped. She did look
quite different that I had
pictured her from the photos. Cynthia and Sherri set her down on the
floor and I almost cried as I watched her hop around the living room.
“Well, what do you think?” Cynthia asked me.
My
husband pulled me aside and said, “That dog is fugly!” But, his mind
was soon changed as we watched Daisy launch onto the couch. Wow! We
thought that she was going to need special care. Were we ever wrong!
We
completed the adoption and named her after a character from our favorite
T.V. show, Penny from “The Big Bang Theory.” Penny is such a loving,
caring dog. She absolutely adores Cole. He bites her stump, she bites
his nose and they
have a great time together. She also loves getting bathed by Adriel
and chasing Domino up and down the hall.
She
further amazed us when she managed to scale a 3 foot pet gate that was
placed on our kitchen step. She used her stump to latch onto the gate
and then kicked her back legs to help her land in the middle of the
living room. Check it
out on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0bVijS9JTw.
Her
amazing spirit inspired me to write my first ever children’s book,
“Priceless Penny” (currently in production). Check out the official Kickstarter.com campaign at:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/838723198/priceless-penny-childrens-book
Penny is one amazing pooch who has truly earned the title of “priceless.”
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