RV DOG

We got our first dog in 1992 when our son was 6 years old, a black Cocker Spaniel. Nita was a great dog. When she died in January 2007, I knew I would want another dog, but it couldn’t be a Cocker because there would never been another as smart as her. She could roll over, shake, play dead, and crawl all the way across a room, but she didn’t fetch. She figured if you threw the ball or stick away it must not be worth having, so why go get it? That was the one thing Tobey wanted when we got another dog – one that would fetch.
I started researching dogs. The new puppy needed to be a small, RV-sized dog that didn’t shed a lot and would fetch. I wanted another female. When I came across the Mini-Australian Shepherd breed it seemed like it might fit the bill, so I started looking for breeders in our area. That was tough. Finally, in July, we found a woman whose mama dog had just had her first litter of 4 pups, so we were on the road to check them out. I fell in love with our Penny the minute I saw her! She is a black, tri-colored with brown eyes.

Penny at 9 weeks old – what’s not to love!

Penny is a people-loving dog (other dogs not so much) who loves to eat and loves to chase balls and sticks. She is happy to do tricks when treats are involved, and Tobey got his wish – she will fetch 24/7! He used chasing sticks to teach her to swim, tossing it further into the pond each time she retrieved it. Now she is a fiend for water & loves swimming! She also loves to go in the RV. Whenever we bring it home to load for a trip, she races from the house to the motorhome to be sure she is not left behind! At 4 years old and 20 pounds, she has managed to become a great little traveling companion.
 
Riding in Tobey’s lap is one of her favorite things to do, but RV travel is hard work!