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16 APRIL 2015 DOGGIERESCUE.COM MAGAZINE

EASTER
WISHES

2013

Ian with Piper: My
Easter wish for Piper
and Penny is that they
find a loving home
together, not only for
Easter, but FOREVER!
They are both great
little dogs and really
deserve the best…

Olivia with Penny: My ADOPTING PENNY & PIPER
Easter wish for Piper
and Penny is that they CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER
find a ‘furever’ home
together, where the By Ian Adams
Easter Bunny will
always know how to It was a very warm Saturday morning as A few weeks later we set off for Doggie
find them. They are a Olivia and I left home to come up to Rescue again. When we arrived it was
pair of sweet little girls! DoggieRescue for a day of dog walking. pouring with rain. It was on for the day.
We had toyed with the idea of adopting a Walking again was cancelled. Once
It was ironic that these dog, but as we both work full time we didn't again a volunteer suggested 'cuddle time'
captions from Ian & think it would be fair to leave a dog by itself with the small dogs. One volunteer said
Olivia appeared with all day. We arrived at the shelter to be told that we had a soft spot for Penny and
the photo above in our it was too hot for dog walking. We totally Piper and we should have them again.
Easter Edition 2013 of understood, but were slightly disappointed. We were delighted to get them. It was
DR Magazine.... One of the other volunteers suggested that cold and they had little knitted jumpers
we spent time with dogs who were shy, on. So cute. Another great day.
withdrawn and who didn't get out much.
This was our first encounter with Penny We had decided to adopt them both as
and Piper. I bent down to pick up Piper and soon as we could. We'd gone from not
to my horror, she wet herself. I couldn't having a dog, to adopting two. Best
believe she was that scared. Penny wasn't decision ever.
keen on being picked up either. She'd
struggle and wriggle so much. Penny wouldn't walk 5 metres without
giving up. Piper was very jumpy and
But we enjoyed our time with them as you easily startled. They both hated the
can see in the Easter picture above taken vacuum cleaner. They were both so shy
that day. We were asked to give our ‘Easter and timid. After having them home for a
Wishes’ for them, which we did not knowing few weeks we started to introduce new
we would actually make them come true! things to them. Instead of them having