04 Jan Happy Tail for Pippynn!
I’m one of the dog trainers at PetSmart and it was one of the Saturdays that 4 Luv of Dog was in our store with their pups that needed be homes. I love moving among the dogs and saying hi, giving them pets, or treats.
About a month ago, I was wondering among all those wonderful dogs, when a little black dog caught my eye. She was sitting so calmly among the others, wagging her tail at people as they passed. I went over and asked her name, which was Penny at the time, and chatted with her handler. She said Penny was pretty laid back and easy going and very cuddly! So, I sat down right on the floor and sure enough, Penny came over and curled up on my lap!
My partner and I had been talking about a second dog, as we have a 5 year old golden named Willow, but we weren’t sure if we wanted a puppy, or an older dog. And we didn’t want a dog as big as Will, either. Penny was only 37lbs which was perfect! Her calm nature was also very cool and she was so gentle and sweet.
I went back home that night and told Twyla, my partner, about the cutest little black mix I had met that day. I continued to talk about het for next two weeks.
Adoption day came again and Penny was back, this time with Brenda. I saw her and came and cuddled her again and talked with Brenda. I decided that Twyla needed to come and meet this great little girl and called her to come to work and meet Penny.
Twyla brought her nephews, who are 2 and 5 and introduced them to Penny as well. She did great! No jumping or bouncing around, she just went right up to the youngest and sat down and leaned against him. (He was delighted!) And when Twyla sat down with her, Penny crawled right into her lap!
Needless to say, Penny, now called Pippynn, melted her heart just like mine and we adopted her on the spot! Pippynn gets along fabulously with Willow, and our cats. She also loves kids, other dogs amd all people. She’s a little toy possessive, but we worked on that the first night and now her and Willow share quite nicely!
Pippynn is a wonderful addition to our family and we just love her! Thank you, so much, for doing what you guys do to make sure all these great dogs find their forever home!
~ Kim and Twyla