Piper (Marysville)

Piper came to us to foster in June 2023. Her previous owners could not keep her because of some large cysts on Piper, that they could not afford to have removed. She was brought to us by GGBR volunteer basset Uber driver. She was happy to meet us but clearly wanted to go home. For about 3-4 weeks, whenever we took her outside, she watched where her Uber driver had parked and was waiting for her ride to come back for her. She no longer looks for her ride, but we still see some separation anxiety whenever someone leaves or comes home. She becomes very vocal with barking, baying, crying and we are working on that. When we took Piper for her first vet appointment, not only did she have the cysts, but she had a urinary tract infection, needed dental work and also had Giardia. This little girl was a mess! We have since gotten all those things taken care of and Piper is doing well. As her medical treatments were being completed, we were asked if we wanted to adopt Piper. We had not seriously thought about it! We only intended to foster for a while until we were ready to adopt. We had lost our basset hound Mater 3 months earlier and were not sure if we were ready to commit to another dog. Over the years of having Mater, we had talked about fostering but that is as far as it went. We had no idea this little girl was going to steal our hearts and that is what she did. We also knew that we did not want to put her thru the stress and separation again with someone else. Our friends at the dog park kept saying that we were going to foster fail. That is OK because she is worth it. Since Piper first arrived at our home she has gotten into the routine of going for walks and visits at the dog park even if it is raining. We give her the love and cuddles that she needs daily and if we get busy and forget, she comes to us and steps on our feet to remind us. She is playing more now then before. She will chase after us or toys when she gets the zoomies. She has enchanted us with her personality so much that we officially given her the middle name Winifred, like from Hocus Pocus. Thank you GGBR for sending this beautiful girl our way. R & P Peralta, 04Feb2024 (adopted 10Oct2023 )