Penelope (aka Penny) is Rosie's sister from Maggie's June litter.  The girls turned 5 months old last week.  Penny is a "big" girl at 52lbs already and has giants paws & long legs that she still has a while until she grows into.  Like Lisa said, the girls' coloring is absolutely beautiful, we get compliments every time we go somewhere.  It surprises me the number of people who don't recognize a Red as a Dobie. 

Penny started her first Puppy Obedience Class at 10 weeks old and finished at the top of her class, even though all her class mates were 5-7 months old.  She is currently in a Puppy Agility Class, the obstacles were a little intimidating at first, but now she loves learning new ones and linking multiple obstacles together into mini-courses.  She is currently practicing the different requirements for the AKC's Canine Good Citizen certification, which we plan on taking at the beginning of the year.

Though I may be bias, Penny is the sweetest dog I have ever known.  She would much gather stay at her father's side while out in the yard than chase a squirrel or the neighbor's cat.  Teething stage is almost over and the only victims were a few stuffed chew toys and rawhide bones. All shoes, couch cushions, socks (& whatever horror stories others may have) were left completely alone.   Allow her a quick smell, and scratch behind her ears, and she'll be your best friend for life.

I couldn't thank Lisa and Ernie enough for the wonderful job they do breeding their Dobie Den Dobies.

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Matthew B. Franchi
Raleigh, NC