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another positive happening today…..
she let me cut some of her hair-she is going from strength to strength.we love her dearly and her cheeky character is emerging every day.
so glad she came into our lives.
Well, another update from Bonnie Bichon.
She is now a firm member of the family.
Yesterday, she was taking a good search in the garden and was having more difficulty than normal making her way through the flaps in the doors to outside-means she can move freely to the lounge kitchen and garden as she chooses-including at night-this has meant that her house training has nearly reached 100%.
So I was about to go and see what she was up to, when she gave a big push through flap 2 into the lounge and there she stood, tail flapping, big smile on her wee face and she lay down at my feet a huge dead rat. I just laughed-she was so proud of herself and has certainly earned her keep for the foreseeable future LOLThen today, she allowed me to cut some more of her coat, around her back, top of her wee head, ears(very delicate area!) and her sides. We are getting there slowly but surely.
Her confidence grows and she is so pleased when I praise her-this is a big thing for her, as she wants to touch me so much, but often, as she did with her foster mum, just bolts!
However, the bolts are less dramatic as time goes on and she turns and comes back inside very quickly!She sleeps upside down in her basket, snores with contentment and loves her food-she tried tuna today and it was a great hit.
So, in short, Bonnie Bichon is becoming a much less stressed girl and more important, we love her to pieces!!
Oh I can’t believe i am only seeing all these updates… What great updates from Bonnie… I know I got texts but there’s great detail on here. Ooh Bonnie must really love her home when she is thanking you with a big rat. Go Bonnie xx
So much of a change since 20 dec 2013 -day of her arrival.
She is a different dog.
Yesterday 2 more miracles-pushed into the pack to get cuddles from my mum on a visit.
Then got lifted and cuddled by a fellow bichon owner.and finally, let me give her her first bath.
We love her so much-thanks DID.Thank you so much Angela…its is great to hear some good news for a change….she is a very lucky little girl to have found you
Hello friends in DID.
Bonnie here in Belfast.
This is me with my 1 eyed rescue pal Rua.
We are the same size and we often use each other as sleeping pillows.I am aged about 2 and 1/4 now.
I have lived in the cold North for 15 months and am settled in.
I hope you all like the pictures, which my DID friends have posted and I apologise for not updating you sooner.Life is very busy here in Belfast.
We lost a few of our oldie rescue dog pals last year and some new ones have arrived.
I thought it was great, as this time, I could show them the ropes of this mad dog house.The Yorkie in the picture above is one of the recent intake-he is called Joey and came from A Dogs Life rescue in Dublin.
He is a lot older than I am(9) but we get on well and he takes care of me.The other picture is of me playing with a rabbit toy, which I took off another resident.
I wrestle with my pals and am often the referee-this is a super new game I have learned.I have a harness for walking , as I am still not confident enough to come back to the whistle-but my MUM is patient and if it happens or not, she loves me anyway. There is another rescue , a JRT, who is an escape artist and mad-so I do not feel as bad, as the 2 of us walk together in harness and feel secure together. We get less muddy than the other ones, who get covered in mud each day in the fields where we walk and see rabbits-yeeeeeeeee-real ones!
I still can be a bit jittery on occasions, but my owner is patient and says she has had much worse than me and some have never fully recovered from trauma, but she loves us all anyway.
Thank you to all who have followed my story and wish you all a happy 2015 and rest of your lives! Hugs and licks from Bonnie Bichon in Belfast-my forever home.
(JUST ME AND 6 OTHERS lol!!)
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