Charlies first toy!

Alright Penny lovers, it's now Charlie Browns turn in the spotlight! We went down to the Monterey County Animal Shelter today, to pick up Mr. Charlie Brown. He ran out to us in the shelter, and covered both Jared and I in kisses. He then slept in my arms from Salinas to Aptos, where we live. We picked him up a new stuffed hedgehog, and he immediately began running all over the house with it. He is pretty skinny, and his mange makes him look kinda scraggly at the moment, but a few weeks with us and with treatment and he is going to be brand new! He is so full of joy, he almost rivals Penny in the happy area! I will be posting about his adventures on this website, and we have decided not to change the name in tribute to Penny, so keep checking up on Charlie's adventures as we prepare him for the world. Yay for puppy time!!!

Say hello to Charlie Brown!

Time for the new PUPPY!!!

Alright Penny followers, its time to move on to the next foster pup. He is coming to us from the Monterey County shelter, where the wonderful people there didn't want to see him get lost in the shelter system and contacted AFRP to see what they could do. He has a mild case of demodex mange, and will be getting treated for it as we foster him. He is coming home with us on Monday, and Jared, Pty, Cosmo and I couldn't be more happy. He is still very young, so we are going to take the opportunity to get him temperament tested and start some really solid training (we took our rescued pit, Pty, to pit ed classes through BAD RAP and learned some really great stuff from them), and he will be a model pit bull when he is ready to go to his forever home. I am going to change the name of the blog to a easier  id name for everyone, so keep yourself posted and thanks for all the great support. Can't wait to start reporting on this little cutie!

Penny and her new family

We went to visit Penny in her new home last night. She is doing wonderfully! She was so happy and seems to be doing great with her new mom's, Katie and Cora. They have been taking her to the beach and out to eat with them (Santa Cruz is great about having dogs on outside patio's at eateries) and she is having a ball with them. It was so great to see her, and even better to see her so happy in her new home. Thanks to Katie and Cora for giving her the great life she deserves!!!

Time for a new blog!

Hi Penny followers- now that Penny has successfully moved to her new home, and is doing wonderful, it is time for us to open our door to another pup who needs us just like she did. We are going to be fostering a 3 month old male pit, he is white with blue eyes. He is currently undergoing treatment for demodex mange (the curable kind, not the scary kind) and hopefully will be ready to come home soon. As I get more info I will let you know, so we can pass on this wonderful pup to a loving home in good time. We are going to go visit Penny tomorrow evening with her new family, so expect pictures of her in her great new place to pop up soon. I am going to just continue the blog, sort of as a "foster blog" so that all of our future foster babies have a place to be stars. Penny started the trend and we are going to keep it going! Tune in soon...

little sis, big sis

 Well, today is Penny's last day with us. She will be going to live with her new moms, Katie and Cora, tomorrow. We are so happy, and at the same time so sad. Luckily, we will get to see her, we are planning on having many Pty and Penny play dates because the girls are going to miss each other. Jared and I have spent the last 3 days at home with the girls, playing and cuddling as much as we can. Here's to happy endings !!!

cuddle time with Jared

HUGE NEWS!!!! GET EXCITED!!!

Well Penny followers, here it is, the moment you've been waiting for.... PENNY HAS FOUND A FOREVER HOME!!! We are happy to tell you the wonderful Katie and Cora have decided to adopt Penny, and will be doing the paperwork in the next week and bringing Penny to their new home on June 15th. They are a wonderful loving family who are so excited to bring Penny into the house they share with their two cats, Simon and Caleb. The are very pit bull informed, and will be come pit savvy owners in no time. Penny is already signed up for puppy class with them, and they come over to visit her here usually once or twice a week, and she seems to really love them. We are going to be sad to see our baby girl go, but Katie is a colleague of mine so we will be able to have Pty and Penny play dates and will get to see Penny grow up and become the perfect breed ambassador that we know she can be. We are so excited for her, it has been a wonderful journey for us and for Penny, and we are so excited to continue on being foster parents. We would encourage you to become a foster parent, it gives a whole new meaning to what is important in life. Thanks everyone for all the support and love for Penny and for us, all the wonderful comments, and especially the donations to AFRP that have made a great life for Penny possible. I will continue to post until she goes to her new home, and hopefully Katie and Cora will update it every once in awhile to let you all know how Penny is. Have a great weekend!

new video: digging!

Penny's latest obsession is digging. Good thing we have what we like to call "dog lawn"! (meaning- the yard is for dog enjoyment, not be be manicured and lovely). She loves getting in the dirt, so she perpetually has a brownish tint, even when we bathe her weekly. Hey, at least she's a happy camper, right?