
Dogs rescued from abusive and neglectful pasts often take some time to fit into their new lives. Everything they’d ever known is wrong, and they have to learn to accept love for the very first time. And each dog handles it differently. The story about a dog named Penni is a special one because for the longest time, she wouldn’t even look at her new dad.
Penni lived in the basement of a drug house and was in pretty bad shape. After years of that kind of a lifestyle, it’s bound to take a toll. Things would change after she was rescued and adopted by a man named Blaine. But not right away.
For the first six months of her new life with her dad, Penni wouldn’t even make eye contact. She would just sit in the corner with her head down unwilling to go on walks. As he said, “She was a full-blown disaster.” He had never met a dog so scared of everything.
They then moved from New Jersey to Las Vegas, and that’s where Penni’s true passion in life would be discovered. Blaine started taking her on hikes, and he slowly started to see her demeanor change. Little by little, she was finally coming out of her shell. Who would’ve thought hiking would be the thing to bring life back into this sweet pit bull? Penni still has some anxiety, but her life has changed in a big way.
And dad wouldn’t trade her for anything in the world.
Melinda McCaddon
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Wonderful!
Donna Lynn Blankenship Dietrich
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Great story….
Liana Schroder
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Adorable
Janie R. Satcher
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Thank you kind sir for your love and patience with this dog!
Joanne Cleary
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Beautiful!
Toy Sammons Reardon
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Thanks for loving her
Linda Walden
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Thank you for adopting her
Lona Ichikawa
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Aww
Karen Flanagan
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Wow!
Paula Sullivan Ivie
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My friend rescued an abused pit bull. She’s amazing. Took her out with us on a horseback riding trip and that dog loves it. She can’t wait to go trail riding or just one good walk.
Mary Webb
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Morgan Vasseur need to find something Ringo likes to do
Maria Lenzo
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Wow amazing!
Eddie Perry
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Amazing! Fantastic job bonding!
Diana Van Rensburg
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Best story i have read about an abused rescue dog..thank you for persevering.