This story has a fairytale ending and reminds us all there is immense power in love and family.
This poor abandoned dog was terrified of people until a foster family changed her life. Piper had been dumped on the side of the road and was brought to a homeless shelter. Upon her arrival, the team knew if they didn't get Piper into a home or foster home soon, she would regress even further than she already had.
In the beginning of this video, you see Piper “pancaked” to the wall and trying to hide from the noise, the strange smells, and unfamiliar surroundings. But what breaks your heart is how she cowered when any humans came near. This revealed her past life must have been filled with trauma, abuse, and of course abandonment.
Piper didn’t know what it meant to be loved. Out of concern for Piper’s future, Mady, a team member at the shelter, sat in Piper’s kennel trying to coax her to come out of her corner.
That night Mady posted a photo of Piper on their Facebook page. It was a picture of Piper hiding in a corner surrounded by newspapers with an honest caption about the heartbroken pup. “The environment at the shelter has already proven to be too much. She could really use the comfort of a foster home.”
When Angela, a foster mom saw the post, she messaged right away that she and her housemate Courtney would come in the morning and take Piper home.
When she arrived the next morning, she didn’t expect Piper to be so scared and to cower in every corner she could find. After a bit of coaxing, they got her out of the building, only for Piper to hide behind the first thing she could find which happened to be a cat carrier.
The pup was terrified and didn’t know what it meant to have a human for a friend. But after they got her into the car, Angela was able to take her home. And that’s when the transformation happened.
She was met by Angela and Courtney’s other dogs who reassured Piper she was about to embark on the greatest adventure—to find a home full of love, amazing belly rubs, playtime, treats, soft warm beds, and regular meals.
Within an hour, Piper came out of her shell. She raced around the backyard with her new playmates, and you could see the light coming back into her eyes. Over the next few weeks, something else happened too. Instead of being just a foster dog, Angela and Courtney fell in love with Piper and decided their foster house would be Piper’s forever home.
Piper will never again be abandoned or be terrified of humans because she now has two amazing ‘hoomans’ who adore her. Isn't it amazing what the power of unconditional love can do?
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” 1 John 4:18