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    “ LONRHO PIPER ”

The happy day when he officially
 became part of his forever family!

If I wasn’t me I’d like to be - Lonrho the Super Dog & I’d   The proudest day of my life was - when my foster
rescue as many mistreated & dumped dogs as I could.          family completely failed at fostering by adopting me!!!!
If I could wish fleas on someone it would be - the           The food that makes me drool is - truly ANYTHING!!!!
person who didn’t take care of me                            My nickname is - Lonnie Maddonie, The Dons, Lonnie
To all those dogs waiting in pounds I say – HANG IN          of the roe, The Lonmeister.
THERE. There is hope                                         Foster care changed my life because - I was given a
My family say I have taught them - when fostering any        chance to slowly and steadily come out of my shell and
dog, particularly the really difficult ones that with time,  gradually trust ‘humans’ and find the true dog within.
patience and understanding eventually that dog will          My humans were sooooo patient with me & gave me so
discover the real importance of having a family that loves   much love, reassurance & time to find the real me.
them unconditionally. Also that this same ‘difficult’ dog    It took a while but - I eventually stopped growling at
will pay you (the humans) back 100 fold in unconditional     any human that walked past or came into my forever
love, gazillions of tail wags, happy faces and licks.        home. My growl was more a growl from fear & each day
I often wonder - what if Monika hadn’t saved me?             I’m becoming more tolerant & accepting of affections.
When I heard I was to star in DoggieRescue                   For all those potential foster humans out there – you
magazine I – was hoping for some extra treats!               have no idea how you are helping the thousands of
I have made a difference to my family’s life because -       dogs out there just by taking one foster dog into your
I took a very long time to become a happy fun loving,        home (of course you can always take in more) and
trusting dog and they say it was worth it. The difficult     getting him/her out of the ‘pound’ environment.
ones give the biggest reward (to the foster carers).         From my humans - On a daily / weekly (almost) basis
If I impersonated a famous star I’d be - Sherlock            we come across a lot of dogs and can ALWAYS tell the
Holmes (my name would be Detective Doctor Bone!!)            ones that are rescues as they have that same look on
My favourite place in the world is - snuggled up in bed      their gorgeous faces. The THANK YOU look. The I
with my humans & dog mates (Brigette & Rusty)                HAVE BEEN SAVED look.
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