mita Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I remember one of the most experienced & rational rescuers told us that ONCE she lost it when her foster went. She found herself running after the car with tears flowing. So, by comparison, you did very well! Seems that Bonnie went off happily with her new family. You said, when she met them before, she happily went to them for attention. Which she'll now get loads of! But you will miss her ... & so does your son and Georgia who showed what a good friend she can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelleva Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 I got a message from them last night. Apparantly they all went for a walk together, she ate all her dinner and happily went to bed. I'm so proud of her, we did good. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikira Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Yes Michelleva- "You did Good", your whole family did Di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I got a message from them last night. Apparantly they all went for a walk together, she ate all her dinner and happily went to bed. I'm so proud of her, we did good. :) ... more than good. Have a great life, Bonnie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaS Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Been following this thread since the beginning. I loved reading the updates. She looks so lovely. You did an amazing job with Bonnie and now because of you she will have a wonderful life :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelleva Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Thanks everyone. Georgia is much happier now. Yesterday we just did normal stuff with her, took her for a walk and just spent time with her and by the end of the day her smile and wagging tail had returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelleva Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 I took this short video a couple of days before Bonnie was adopted, she was such a joyful dog. :D I hope it works. https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=783161435031990&set=vb.100000144237075&type=2&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Gorgeous video of Bonnie ... including Don't Forget About Me, Georgia. She's such a loving little dog. Her new family will adore her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelleva Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 I just spoke to Bonnie's new Mum and I'm pleased to let you all know within 4 days she has become one of the family. She's getting two walks a day, she's been to the beach, she's been out visiting the grandkids and met their dog and is happy doing everything. She has bought so much joy to her new family, now I have happy tears. So it was all worth it. I'm so happy for her, she's finally got the life and family she always deserved. They had her on a two week trial, the chances of her coming back are at a guess, nil, and thats just the way it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Great to hear. I'm glad that Georgia is okay again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9angel Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Aww... Good on Bonnie and good on you and your family Michelleva for giving her the chance to be where she is today. A happy and much loved member of someone's family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouiseBrooks Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I just spoke to Bonnie's new Mum and I'm pleased to let you all know within 4 days she has become one of the family. She's getting two walks a day, she's been to the beach, she's been out visiting the grandkids and met their dog and is happy doing everything. She has bought so much joy to her new family, now I have happy tears. So it was all worth it. I'm so happy for her, she's finally got the life and family she always deserved. They had her on a two week trial, the chances of her coming back are at a guess, nil, and thats just the way it should be. Wonderful as it should be. Georgia will be ok. My two Biscuit and Ming are used to having a rescue come in as one of the family and then depart. You can see Biscuit thinking "they come and then they go" :laugh: We are still here so all is ok. I am so glad you are getting updates that is so wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelleva Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 The rescue group is already asking when I want to take on another. We've got a family holiday next week to the Gold Coast, so we're taking a break from everything first and see what happens after that. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelleva Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 UPDATE: Bonnie is back. We went on holidays last week to the Gold Coast, about the middle of the week I got a text message from the new owner, simply saying, they decided they didn't want Bonnie and could they return her tomorrow. I was absolutely gutted. I was in no mood to speak to the owner, so I let the rescue contact her and they claim that she was rushing at their grandkids and they were scared she would bite them, so had to lock her outside all the time. My interpretation of that is that they expected way too much of her, way too soon. And she didn't feel safe. Luckily a friend was looking after Georgia for me and agreed to look after Bonnie for the second half of our holiday too. Georgia was apparantly super excited to be re-united with Bonnie. Bonnie was understandly very scared and stressed out. She peed all over my friends house, probably out of stress because she's been back here since yesterday and hasn't had a single accident. But if we think there is any chance of a UTI she'll be straight to the vet, but I think thats unlikely. The poor girl was very overwhelmed yesterday, I could see the fear in her eyes again. We'll never know for sure what happened in the 10 days they had her, but one thing I know for sure is that she had been pushed to breaking point. In the 6+ weeks I had her she never so much as raised a lip in agression. When she gets scared if someone new comes over, her reaction is to go to the crate where she feels safe. So I'm truly disappointed that these people did this to her, oh and as a bonus she's come back with a degree of seperation anxiety. I seem to be overcoming that fairly quickly though. I honestly feel that Bonnie is meant to stay, because I know 100% that I have to ability to protect her and make her feel safe in this world. I don't think I can trust anyone else to do that. So time will tell, but for now we are just letting her be and not pushing her too much. She's outside with Georgia quite happily right now. I don't think for a second that anything these people did was intentional, they just didn't know what to do, and instead of asking for help they sent her packing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Sometimes it's meant to be that they come back to the one place that is the best for them... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 OMG - how utterly devastating from one view point, that being that Bonnie has been put through that awful experience. The wonderful other view point being that she is back with you and that is where she will stay. I feel gutted too, Michelleva, but in the bosom of your loving and caring family, it won't be long before she is back to being the Bonnie she was. OMG Go Georgia You have your mate back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelleva Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 OMG - how utterly devastating from one view point, that being that Bonnie has been put through that awful experience. The wonderful other view point being that she is back with you and that is where she will stay. I feel gutted too, Michelleva, but in the bosom of your loving and caring family, it won't be long before she is back to being the Bonnie she was. OMG Go Georgia You have your mate back. What makes me the saddest, is she was doing so well in the week before she left here, she was even starting to play. We're not completely back to square one, but she's definitely had a few set backs. I hope it doesn't take long for her to realise she's safe now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 It won't take long Michelleva. In the rescue and fostering business, we have all had cases where we've beaten ourselves over the head for for not being omnipotent, perfect, etc etc etc and the dog has paid for it, so don't dwell on it too much. I know you will be looking at her with melting heart . . . . . . Bonnie will be her old self in no time. I seem to recall that she has started bossing you around :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelleva Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 What she's started doing now is when I put her outside in the morning to do her business, she immediately starts barking the second I shut the door, its glass so she can still see in. Today it lasted for about 5 mins, I did my best to ignore it and then I noticed she'd wandered off and was sniffing on the grass. So its not a really bad case. She can be in a different room to me and not freak out. A long time ago we took in a rescue cav who had been neglected by being left outside his entire life. He was about 7 when we got him and he was craving attention so badly, that we couldn't help feel sorry for him and lavished attention and love on him. Without realising it, we gave him seperation anxiety. He had to be near us 24/7 or he freaked out, I learnt a very big lesson from that experience and I don't want the same for Bonnie. So when she has a flip out I'm trying to just let her get it out of her system and get on with my own thing. And so far it seems to be working. The dogs have been outside together all day and she's only freaked out a couple of times. So I feel I'm doing ok with her. Life is about learning from our experiences, I'm learning and Bonnie is doing the same. We are not dwelling on the past, we're living in the now and looking forward to the future. And that doesn't mean I know everything, so if anyone has ideas to help get her past this phase, I will gladly take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 it seems to me that you are right on track, M. I've just re-read your post and where you said, they didn't ask for advice, just sent her packing, reminds me of an incident in my "life as a rescuer". I hadn't rehomed this particular dog, but was looking after a rescuer's business while she was on holidays and received a call from the new owners saying that the dog was escaping and they had no idea how or where he was getting up. I went over to see them and when I pulled up at the front gate, saw immediately where the dog was chewing through their half hearted attempts to barricade the gate. I started to suggest other ways to prevent the escapes, but it was obvious they wanted the dog gone. He was a very bad mix for their existing dog and one which I was surprised the rescuer had thought was okay. So what I am suggesting is that some people think they want a dog or another dog and when it happens, the reality is very different and they don't really want the dog after all and just make up stories as to why the dog doesn't fit. Of course, the stories may be true, but the behaviour is brought on by something they are doing and they aren't prepared to address that. In situations like that, the interests of the dog always come first :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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