Bonny

Updated 7/06/10

On her way to work, a dog-loving lawyer spotted two Goldens living in a drainage pipe at the intersection of two busy highways. She alerted her coworkers, and the office quickly agreed to take on the case pro bono. The plan was a simple one: change the dogs’ situation before a likely charge of vagrancy could be filed by the authorities.  The young pair (apparently mom and son) were confident enough (and hungry enough) to accept a meal, but would they be willing to avoid prosecution by leaving the ditch where they’d set up camp? It may have felt safe to them, but “those big rigs whizzing by make my hair stand on end. I am afraid they’ll get hit,” said their rescuer. Luckily, it wasn’t long before  a team of intrepid ladies managed to nab the pair and stash them in the office bathroom.

Step One completed! Bonny and Clyde were now safe (and law-abiding), but glued to each other and absolutely petrified.

On to Step Two: a GRR Rapid Response Team was immediately convened, and a volunteer soon joined Bonny and Clyde in the ladies’ room. And with a little persuasion, the two dogs ultimately agreed to  head out of town and into their new lives.

A petite redhead, Bonny has recently had pups and has the scanty coat to prove it—but she’ll look like a different dog soon enough! More confident than her son, she’s a playful girl who likes to pounce on squeak balls, roll upside down with her feet in the air, and prance with other dogs. Her foster mom says, “She doesn’t seem to know what her name is yet, but she’s a fast learner.  Has no training whatsoever, but again she’s learning. She can still be timid --  for instance, she can get in your face while you are eating, and at first when we told her softly, “no,” she’d retreat all the way into the  bathroom! Now she doesn’t flee, so she’s learning and gaining confidence. She DID eat a loaf of bread off of the counter, but hey, she needs the extra weight!”

With spay surgery behind her, Bonny will start her heartworm treatment on July 8. By summer’s end she’ll be ready for adoption—and ready to enjoy the carefree puppy years she’s missed out on until now.