"As long as he'll probably like me," Penny said. "I don't wanna make him deal with me if he's not gonna like me."
Because animals were like people that way. They didn't deserve to be pushed into interactions like that if they didn't want to be there. And she wanted to make sure Lucky understood that Penny wanted to be respectful -- Spirit was Lucky's best friend, after all, and she was sure that the other girl was protective.