Monday, June 16, 2008

Penelope Pit Stop






Ben thinks Penny looks like Snoopy when she's sitting or lying down and looks from one thing to the next so quickly that her ears fly up. I didn't see it at first, but now I do. She has Snoopy's intelligent look about her, too.

We went out of town over the weekend and left Penny and most of the other dogs with the world's greatest pet sitter, Gina of Hamsters to Horses . Pen was a good girl for Gina, and it was good for Pen to be cared for by someone else, as I think it helps build her confidence and trust in new people.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Pen - Porchin' and Parkin' It






Pen at Rennick Riverfront Park on the Missouri River in Washington, MO, tonight. She clearly enjoyed lounging in the grass and watching the world go by after our walk.



Pen, Lila, Greta, and Sam on one of the back porches (taken through the screen door).

Today was a good day in the life of Pen...relaxing on the porch, hanging out at the park (where she was such a good girl), and, best of all...a great piece of news in the mail. Her test results from Texas A&M showed perfectly normal pancreatic numbers with the exception of slightly low amylase numbers. So, according to the experts at Texas A&M, she doesn't have EPI after all, and we think it was a grain intolerance all along, which is becoming more and more common among dogs today. She's continuing to do very, very well on her raw diet, and now that she's had a great week on it, we're going to start increasing her meal sizes to help her gain a few more pounds.

Happy Penelope Day!