Penny the pudgy pit bull will continue her weight loss journey in Cranbrook following a big move.
The BC SPCA Vernon and District Branch confirmed the transfer to the East Kootenay shelter on Wednesday.
鈥淯nfortunately, she wasn鈥檛 getting a lot of attention from potential adopters in Vernon, so we transferred her hoping a new audience may help get her out of the shelter environment and into her forever home quicker,鈥� a spokesperson from Vernon said in an email.
The five-year-old American bulldog-pit bull terrier cross garnered media attention after the BC SPCA Vernon and District Branch began sharing her weight loss journey on social media.
Penny weighed in at 41 kilograms in early December and the BC SPCA would share regular updates of Penny鈥檚 efforts to shed the pounds. On Dec. 20, Penny was reportedly down nearly three kilograms.
鈥淪he鈥檚 a very, very sweet dog,鈥� animal care attendant Meranda Dussault said. 鈥淪he greets you with a full body wag, which is hilarious because she鈥檚 a really chunky girl.鈥�
鈥淪he looks like a seal wiggling.鈥�
After the Christmas holidays came and went, Penny鈥檚 foster family returned to work and a new foster family was looked for.
The dog is described as a very well behaved girl who knows all of her basic commands.
鈥淧enny has over-indulged on the finer things in life a tad too much and now is curvier then she should be,鈥� 鈥淪he is on a strict weight-loss plan to help her rediscover her waistline.
Penny is a couch potato 鈥� she loves to snuggle, and isn鈥檛 very fond of exercise,鈥� it reads. 鈥淪he needs a motivational human friend to get her up and moving everyday鈥︹��
鈥淲e miss her very much already,鈥� the spokesperson said on behalf of the Vernon team.
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