I wanted to send a quick update on Reba, aka Penny. She's settled in just great with our family and we can't imagine being without her. She loves her big sister, our Bloodhound, Schmoo. They snuggle together on the couch and chase and wrestle each other during the day. She's really brought some life back to 9-year-old Schmoo. She spends most of her days running around 100 acres of woods and horse farm where I work. The whole place is fenced with mesh horse fence, so she has free run over it. She understands the horses and goats very well (the donkey not so much - they avoid each other), and loves to follow me on trail rides in the woods, where she can chase animals, sniff around, and swim in the creek. She especially loves chasing birds, and there's a place on the farm where the dirt is piled high into what we now call "Penny Mountain," and she can climb up there and rush down the side to chase the birds in the small trees from above. There's also a long row of grapevines, and she loves to dart in and out, chasing the birds. She gets plenty of exercise, and has convinced us she needs to snuggle into bed between us at night. She makes us laugh with her loud groans as she falls asleep. She and my 4 year old daughter are great friends, and they've got a network of trenches and holes they are working on together in the back yard. When we're out at the farm, she often hovers close to my daughter as if she's looking out for her. As high energy as she is, she's always gentle with children in a way that I haven't seen in many young dogs. Everyone in the neighborhood loves her. She very quickly adapted to the rules of our household, and we haven't had a single behavior issue to address. She was easy to housetrain and understands well which toys are hers and which are not. She even comes when she's called most of the time, and we haven't had to put very much effort into her training. She's even sweet and gentle with our cat. She has finally begun to put on some weight (she was a bit ribby for a long time), and was at the vet for a checkup recently and deemed perfectly healthy.

Thank you again for helping us find our sweet girl. She's everything we wanted and more. I've attached a recent photo...she's really growing up!

Wendy