Ashlee

I am writing to let you know how things turned out with Ashlee, who we renamed Allie. I was a foster for LSBR and had successfully fostered two other dogs, Brassy and Trinity and got a call that another one needed my help. When I got to the vets office to pick up Ashlee, she was very sick. She didn’t barely want to lift her head and she was scared. I put her in the car and we started the long trek back to Katy. She fell asleep in the car and by the time we got home, you could tell she just didn’t feel well. I introduced her to her new foster brothers, Ben and Gringo and she did NOT want anything to do with either of them. I had to keep her separated from them for the first few hours, but once she realized no one was going to hurt her, she calmed down. We ended up having to take her back to the vet 3 times due to her illness. She was running a very high fever and just didn’t feel well. After about a week, she started feeling better and I got to see this personality that reminded me of a toddler. She was so curious and interested in everything, but not in a bad puppy way, just in a cute way. She knew basic commands, sit, stay, drop it, leave it. She had impeccable manners, she wouldn’t get on the couch or the bed. After nursing her through her illness, I knew I couldn’t let her go. Allie became my first foster failure, which sounds bad, but is really a wonderful thing. I had to adopt her and keep her for myself. Since then, in the past 2 years, she has been a loving and wonderful part of our family. She is so playful and just wants to run and play with whichever brother is up for it at the time. She is also a huge cuddle bug and now sits next to me on the couch or lays next to us in bed. We couldn’t have asked for a better companion than Allie. Thanks to LSBR for bringing her into the program, so that should could be a part of our family. Leanne Jones