Penny originally came from a local puppy mill and she was incredibly traumatized  by her experiences there.  When she was six years old, she was purchased by a lady who intended to provide her with a loving home, but Penny was still extremely frightened of everyone and everything and she bolted away one day.  She was running scared in a rural forested area for three weeks before anyone was able to catch her.  It's a miracle that she survived her ordeal!  Penny was then surrendered to Furever After Small Dog Rescue as the lady felt unable to care for such a shy and fearful little dog.

When Penny first came into our care, she didn't want anything to do with people and she took comfort from the other dogs in her foster home.  While in foster care, Penny was spayed and treated for ear infections, abscessed teeth, urinary crystals and bladder infections.  Penny's dedicated foster mom provided her with plenty of TLC while she began to heal both physically and emotionally. 

Over the course of several months, Penny gradually started to come out of her shell and her interest in humans began to grow.  Even though she still wasn't entirely comfortable with being touched or held, she wanted to be within viewing distance of her foster mom and she would "secretly" follow her from room to room, hiding under furniture so that she wouldn't be noticed.  She was making progress!  Over time, Penny slowly became more and more accepting of human attention.  Now we think she might even be starting to enjoy it!!!

Penny was adopted by a wonderful couple in Sidney who have plenty of time and patience to continue working with her.  She is already blossoming under their care and her confidence is growing on a daily basis.

Special thanks to Maureen for sponsoring Penny and assisting with her medical costs.

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