Sidna Rachid
Penny has been a part of my life for seven and a half years. As a rottweiler, she is stubborn, demanding, protective, as well as, affectionate. Her overriding job is protection.
Penny On the Job:
What is she protecting me from? Well, there are all of the extraneous dogs that saunter past our house each day. They are huge threats. Anyone who rings our doorbell is another huge threat. There is one threat among all others - Public Enemy Number One –also known as - Vinny.
I have tried to understand Penny’s animus towards Vinny. Perhaps it’s the total disdain Vinny shows towards Penny’s frantic, near hysterical, efforts to destroy him – only stopped by the door or window.
Ever since we bought an HD television, there has been a whole new category of threats to the household -- any animal or dog on the television screen. This was just annoying, not really a problem until ten days ago during our social isolation while my husband, Sam, was still stuck in Egypt. (He was repatriated on April 6th – thank you very much, American Embassy!) Sam is much more vigilant when Penny starts attacking the television! Usually a well-placed shout of PENNY stops the attack. Another way is to mute the sound.
I was watching a television show while focused on enjoying the one snicker candy bar that I allow myself each day – when a Rottweiler starting barking frantically on the television set. Before I knew what had happened, Penny attacked the television doing something to the screen. The picture never came back.
Buying a television during social isolation, wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. Since nothing will change Penny’s protective instincts, the television will now be 31” off the ground. Hopefully, that will be high enough to keep our television safe.
Penny is extremely annoying at times and has earned the title of Penny the Biggest Pest in the West, but she is also – My Favorite Girl in the Whole Wide World.
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