Just a short video clip of Penny. This video always puts a smile on my face. She’s one curious pit bull!
After nearly 3 years, Penny figures out that the kitchen island is right behind the couch. She goes snooping but stops when she realizes I’m watching.
My ever watchful dogs:
Penny on duty, will stand her ground unless you're a balloon.
And here’s Jesse falling asleep on the job!
Jesse spends most of her time sleeping by the door.
Today was a bright, overcast day - perfect for taking pictures! We get a lot of natural light in the apartment and I snapped some shots of my 8-year old pit bull, Penny, in the bathroom earlier tonight.
I was just taking a shower when the power went out. My first instinct was to get out and see what was going on, but I figured since the shower was still working and the water was still hot, I might as well finish.
It was an interesting sensation taking a shower in the dark. My windowless bathroom was nearly pitch black except for a thin sliver of sunlight streaming in from the slightly ajar door. I tried to listen for clues as to what had happened. Were there sirens? Commotion outside? What caused the outage?
And then I heard it. Uh-oh. It was unmistakable: the intermittent warning beep of our hard-wired smoke detectors. They have batteries, but it’s merely a backup and whenever they lose power, they let out a beep every 3 minutes or so. As soon as I heard the first shrill beep, I knew I had to hurry up and get out of the shower. I had to find Penny. Those beeps scare the hell out of her.
As soon as that thought entered my head, the bathroom door swung open and a flood of natural light rushed in. So did Penny. I could see her outline through the steamy glass of my shower. She was sniffing at the shower doors, verifying that I was in there. I said “Hi Penny, it’s okay.” I watched her lie on the fluffy bathroom rug. She was trying to relax now that she found me.
But then there was another beep.
Penny jumped up and spun around. She pressed her snout against the shower door and slid it open. I looked down at her as the steam escaped. She was trembling. “Hi Penny,” I said in my baby-dog voice. “It’s okay. It’s okay. Goooooooooood girl.” That wasn’t sufficient though, and as much as she absolutely hates being in the bathtub, and abhors getting wet, she hopped in without hesitation and sat down at my feet, oblivious to the streams of water soaking her fur. She stayed there until I got out, at wish point she just followed me everywhere.
Well the power is back on now. I’m all clean. As for Penny, she’s still a big baby and I love her for it.
I was going through trying to clear up my camera’s memory card tonight (very little progress with that by the way) and came across so many pictures of Penny. Seriously, I have an insane amount of pictures of Penny. And of food, but that’s another story.
I really do need to go through and upload them all. I took them for a reason and I want to preserve them somewhere so I can clear my card. There’s way too many pictures, some really old, on my memory card.
Here’s just one of them. I really like this picture of Penny.
Look at that vicious pit bull!
Roar growl grrr!
Christmas is fast approaching and I’m quite excited. I don’t care at all about receiving gifts but I love giving presents. From wrapping paper to bows, gift tags and the element of surprise, I simply love giving my loved ones gifts on Christmas. This includes the dogs; I make sure to give them a special toy or two on Christmas.
Not that they need any. Jesse is at the age where she no longer cares much for toys, but Penny still likes to play often. They already have a ton of toys. Tim’s mom usually sends them each something for Christmas, and I buy Penny something new every so often. Penny’s favorite toy is a simple, plain tennis ball, though I’m always looking for something a bit more durable. She also loves stuffed animals but she goes through those very quickly.
I haven’t picked up anything for them yet this year. Perhaps I’ll just get something edible this time around. They’re already spoiled enough as is.
Quite a variety of toys and treats!
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