A pug diagnosed with an extremely rare neurological disease has to spin around before moving and can't walk in a straight line.<br /><br />Penny, seven, was diagnosed with lissencephaly, a brain condition that affects coordination and movement, five years ago.<br /><br />Her owner Clare Yelland, 39, said Penny must spin in a circle before walking and veers off to one side.<br /><br />Clare, from Ipswich in Suffolk, said despite the disease, the dog is "oblivious" and lives in "her own little bubble".<br /><br />The PR agency director said: "Penny can't go straight and before she moves, she’ll spin in a circle.<br /><br />"Normal dogs bound up to people but she’s really chilled. She spends a lot of time milling around or in her bed. <br /><br />"She carries on as normal but we do have to scatter her food on the floor as she struggles to get her head into a bowl."<br /><br />Clare and her husband Leon bought Penny when she was a puppy as a Christmas present for their kids Nia, now 20, and Stanley, 15. <br /><br />Penny has always spun in circles but when she was three years old, she had a seizure and was referred to a specialist vet in Newmarket.<br /><br />They diagnosed lissencephaly following an MRI scan - the second most common canine neurological disorder.<br /><br />Despite the condition, Penny is not on any medication and lives a normal life.<br /><br />Clare said: "My friends find her spinning quite funny as it’s so different. <br /><br />"We've now got another pug called Priscilla who is 15 weeks old and we thought it might give Penny a burst of energy as an older dog.<br /><br />"Penny spins in a circle away from her and won’t even make eye contact half the time."
