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Penny our new rescue

I am awake now and on the computer. Patiently waiting for further news Penny our new death row dog is on her way to us. She is flying with a pilot Sam from Pilots and Paws this morning. I contacted a pilot in the Kansas City, MO area that helps out and she told me about Sam who already had a flight planned for today to take another rescue dog into Iowa. It was perfect. I could slip down there and get her and it would save a lot of driving. Kansas City, MO is over 7hrs one way drive for us. I contacted Sam and he welcomed Penny to hitch a ride with open arms. In fact he is making an extra stop for her to bring her even closer to me then originally planned. We have to drive 100 miles or so to get her.

Last update by txt msg was at 545am they were leaving the house.  The plan is around 8am for her to take flight and make a pit stop to pick up another rescue dog. They will then land in the small town in Iowa we are picking her up from.  Very soon I have to get ready to leave and head down there. We as a f amily are so excited to get Penny and bring her in the home. We are still heart heavy over our last rescue dog being gone. We think about Jackson often and miss him so much. We are so happy he has a home and we are just ready to move on to another dog. It's time, no doubt about that. Penny was the one. I watched her for weeks and didn't think I could do it. Pit Bull type dogs are not the easiest to pull to rescue. You must understand the breed and know what you are doing. I have never owened one.

The lady at the shelter does Pit rescue and she said she trusts me and that I know enough about dogs to do it. We use the right training style in the home and Penny was a good starter Pit for us as she is a gentle mix. I went out on a limb and it worked out. I dreaded that day I would see Penny fall off the website and be put to sleep. I couldn't take it. I had to step in.

Now its December 6th, 2009 and she is heading on a journey to save her life. We can't wait for her to be a part of our home for the short duration we will share with her. Penny will be available for adoption pretty quickly. I am going to first see how much training she needs first. If she needs to be potty trained and trained basic commands it may be a few weeks before we allow her to be adopted. I make sure these dogs have the best fighting chance at a forever home.

I will post more later on Penny! Pictures included.

About Courtnee

Courtnee is the owner/admin of Painfultruth.org and does death row dog rescue work.