Bonnie 7

Original: “Bonnie smiles at life, wants to please and is nothing but sweet.”

When Bonnie became reactive towards the family cat, unknown dogs, and some children who live in her Maryland neighborhood, her owners knew that they needed to find a home that could better meet her needs especially since they were hoping to have children soon.   So, Bonnie became a MAESSR girl.

Bonnie is completely housetrained but does not seem to have a signal her need to go out.  Luckily, she is able to hold it until she’s allowed out; she and the resident hounds are taken out frequently during the day.  Bonnie is reportedly crate trained, but since she has no issues with staying where she’s put when the humans go out, her foster folks just let her roam free with the resident hounds.  She sleeps at night quietly on whatever dog bed she has access to and stays in it until the humans get up.

Bonnie will occasionally put a foot up to look on the counter but drops it back down when she gets an “off.”  She doesn’t counter-surf, bother the trash, or chew anything but her toys.  She will jump on the doggie daybed to watch TV, usually with the sighthound foster boy.  She respects puppy gates and the 4’-yard fence. 

Bonnie knows “sit,” “down,” and “wait” but PULLS like a freight train on regular leash and collar but does fine with a harness and leash.  On her walks she’s not yet met a dog she didn’t love.  In the car, she’s fine but prefers the passenger seat to the back of the Jeep.

This cute gal is a fan of toys, though not obsessive.  Soft toys, squeaky ones, Kongs.  She plays fetch and usually drops the toy at the thrower’s feet.  She loves to play chase with the resident sighthounds, one or two at a time.  They chase her; she chases them.  Every single day.  Without a playful doggie pal, she’d love to retrieve toys as long as her person would throw them.

During the workday, Bonnie flops in an available dog bed but is always open to get a chance for a walk or yard playtime.  She’s fed about 3′ from the other dogs and cleans up her bowl without wolfing it down.  She doesn’t resource guard toys nor meals.  She’ll accept the residents saying, “My bowl” and vice versa. She takes treats gently.

Since Bonnie came cleaned up and groomed down, it’s unknown how she’d do at the groomers. She likes being brushed, is fine with ear cleaning, was a bit nervous at the vet but ended up giving him lots of wags.  Reportedly, she has some reactivity out on leash with other dogs, but her foster folks haven’t seen it in their suburban neighborhood.

This sweetie pie loves men, but is also fine with women.  In her forever home, she’d probably do best with either a playful doggie friend or someone to give her lots of interaction with toys.  Obedience training would give her focus or at least better leash manners.  Bonnie smiles at life, wants to please and is nothing but sweet.  Make her your own!