mornings with the girls...

Sunday mornings could possibly be my favorite part of the week- coffee and puppy time go very well together! This picture is from last weekend, but illustrates pretty well our life here at casa de pit bull. Penny is doing wonderfully, spending more and more time out and about, walking every day and playing in the yard with Pty and hanging inside with her toys. She is a very passionate toy player, she loves whipping her rope and kong wubba toy around like a maniac. She is also a huge bone fan- chewing on her bones takes up a lot of her day, she has a few that she seems to pick out based on her mood at the moment. She is really starting to slip in to life here with us, which is wonderful but makes me a little apprehensive about her having to do it all over again with a new family- but she will do great, she loves everyone. She has been showing a little cringing towards moving cars when we walk, but who wouldn't after being hit by one and it breaking your legs! We very calmly soothe her when she does this, and she is doing it less and less as the days go by. She is learning voice commands, we work with her day in and day out (its hard to learn sit when you learned lay down first, kinda goes the other way but she couldn't sit when she had casts and we had to teach her something to make her calm down). We have had a little adoption interest in her, but nothing that ended up being right for Penny or the people interested in her (owning a pit can be more of a challenge then other breeds- Breed Specific Legislature and common human perception of pits can really hamper peoples opinions and subsequent adoption of the breed), and we are patiently waiting for a great family to come along, and happy to have her while we have her. Pty is so happy to have Penny here, it will probably break her little pitty heart when her sister (we like to call them that) goes to her new home. Happy spring to everyone, and remember to keep Penny in your thoughts. 

Its been awhile since I have been able to post, as that I have been sick and taking care of all my girls (2 dogs and 1 cat) took a lot of energy when I had virtually none. But we are all doing well, Miss Penny especially. She is a full fledged normal happy pup these days, walking every day and exploring the whole big wide world. She does great on walks, no more limping and she just wants to sniff and play the whole time. She and Pty, our 4 year old female pit, like to walk with their shoulders touching, heads forward, matching each other step for step. Its pretty cute, they seem to really enjoy their time together. At home, Penny is still resting most of her day, with a few hours a day out in the house playing and then her daily walk, the rest of her time spent sleeping in her kennel. She has to say on "most of the day" rest until the beginning of may, and then she is really free to be a normal dog. We are trying to spread the word as much as possible that she is ready for her forever parents and home, so if any of you know anyone who is interested, please pass them along to AFRP. Have a great Easter!

penny's first venture outside sans leash!!!

Its Penny's first adventure outside without her leash! She is so excited, but her muscles are still getting used to all the new movements, so it doesn't take long for her to get tired... this girl is going to tear it up at the beach when she gets all better, though!!!

PENNY'S FIRST VIDEO!!!

Excuse my "mommy voice" in the video... we will post more as we film more... she is so happy!