Penny was the 6th puppy born in Hilfy's first litter, born May 28, 2005. She
was the puppy identified originally as "Lavender" because of her purple collar color. We
chose the name "Pennyroyal" as her permanent name because it's a medicinal herb in the mint
family useful for treating stress and anxiety, with small lavender or blue flowers -- so it carried seemed
like a nice carryover from her puppy name plus carried on our hopes for her place in our family.
All of the puppies in that litter were wonderful, and it was a hard choice deciding which one to
keep -- but we're pleased with our selection! Penny earned her Rally Novice degree in November 2006, then came back
in 2007 to earn 4 more degrees -- Canine Good Citizen (CGC) in May; Rally Advanced (RA) and Rally Excellent (RE) during
the Summer; and her Companion Dog degree in November. She made us proud with placements in each leg and several first
and second place ribbons. She is now in training/showing for Open (Companion Dog Excellent, or CDX). If all goes well,
we tentatively plan to breed her in the Spring of 2009.
COMPANION DOG PENNY! SHE COMPLETES HER CD DEGREE NOVEMBER 3, 2007!
Penny competed in three shows (Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville) under three different judges, and earned
her CD degree with one first place finish, a third, and a 4th. We hope to be showing her in Open in the spring; she's
almost ready for it now.
PENNY EARNS HER RALLY EXCELLENT DEGREE JULY 15, 2007!
At the Knoxville Cluster Dog Show, Penny completed her Rally Excellent degree, with two first places and a 2nd (tied
for first on points, placed second on time). She also got her first leg towards her CD degree, placing first in her
Novice A class.
Jim &Penny with Judge after her CD run, 11/3/07
Jim with Penny RE at the Knoxville show, 7/15/07
PENNY EARNS HER RALLY ADVANCED DEGREE MAY 26, 2007!
At the Oak Ridge Kennel Club Dog Show on May 26, 2007, Penny completed her final leg for her Rally Advanced
degree in the minimum 3 shows, with two first places and a fourth. She then came back the next day in Rally Excellent
and earned her first leg toward that title with a first place finish.
Jim with Penny and judge Nancy Davis, 5/26/07
PENNY FINISHES HER AKC RN DEGREE NOVEMBER 5, 2006!
At the Tennessee Vally Kennel Club Obedience Trial on November 5, 2006, Penny qualified for her third leg
and placed 1st in her Novice Rally A class. She qualified in the minimum 3 shows, with increasingly better
performances each time. She didn't place in her first class, placed fourth in her second leg, and finished up
on a high note with a blue ribbon. We are very proud of this girl, who isn't quite 18 months old yet!
Penny the farm dog -- we're off to feed the cattle! 3/23/07
On the sofa 11/11/06
Penny at home
September 30, 2006
Penny -- water sports
August 19, 2006
Penny at almost 10 months, March 25, 2006
Penny & Hilfy
The Well-behaved Office Dogs
September 16, 2005
Still a lap puppy -- barely! September 9, 2005
Picture at left -- Penny at Karen's office
September 16, 2005
At the end of September 2005, Penny is 4 months old and weighs about 30 pounds. She is getting her permanent teeth (we won't miss
the little puppy needles!), is housebroken, and is very charming and outgoing. She is a terrific grass ripper,
grabbing huge mouthfuls and tossing them up in the air, then going back for more. In addition, she loves
chewing -- rawhide bones, books, papers, socks .... whatever fits in her mouth. She is taking puppy class,
where she is the most outgoing puppy, and is learning basic obedience commands such as sit, stay, come, and down. They're all very easy to
learn, and she's happy to do them unless something more interesting presents itself....! The world is her oyster, people are
divine, her mother is her best friend, and life is wonderful.
Baby Pictures
In the Mondo Grass (July 5, 2005)
Sleeping, July 6, 2005
Exploring, June 23
Penny with Ryan, June 21, 2005
June 21
Kisses for Karen, June 10
June 10
Lavender (Penny) and Pink (Lis), June 1 (3 days old)
