Sue...you're a wonderful person and your story brought such a HUGE lump to my throat....HOW CAN ANYONE DO THAT TO AN ANIMAL???? Bonnie is beautiful and so deserving of all the love and attention you gave her. Bless her and YOU!! Love every one of those sweet pics and this page is such a beautiful loving tribute to dear Bonnie :))
This story sounds so familiar- my mother rescues dogs and one in particular Trevor was thrown out my 2 different families. So sad. Glad you had 10 years with Bonnie- the best 10 years of her life for sure!
Thanks for your comment on my rainbow bridge layout.
This is a beautiful layout. So sorry about losing her. We just don't seem to get enough time with our beloved animals.
Oh Sue -- I'm in tears. I'm so sorry for your loss -- bless you for being the person you are and taking this sweet girl in -- she had a wonderful life thanks to you.
Bonnie was lucky to have found you. This is a lovely layout for a lovely dog. So sorry she's gone. What great pics, I especially love the one in the upper left with the baby. They both look so happy!
Wow. This story made me cry. We also have a yellow lab who we "rescued", but from a loving home who had a sick child, and of course, all of the shedding is not too healthy. I can't imagine anyone hurting one of these dogs, they are so loveable. God Bless You.
Oh my, the journaling on this brought tears to my eyes! What a beautiful pooch! I love how you were able to fit so many photos on this yet you still were able to jazz it up with trim & flowers & stuff! What a great tribute to a wonderful and faithful friend - good work!!!
This is absolutely amazing...it made me cry. You are one fabulous lady, I tell ya. Good job for standing your ground to do what was best for that gorgeous girl! You ROCK!!! :)
What a wonderful and moving story. Thank you for sharing that amazing journaling - it brought tears to my eyes. And on behalf of rescue dogs everywhere, thank you for providing such a good home for Bonnie.
Oh, that Bonnie - what a darling! How can anyone do that for a dog? But, in spite of all she went through initially, she surely landed on her 4 feet when she found you. I send her lots of hugs! Ann
Wonderful page Sue.....love your journaling.....I'm always shocked at how cruel some people can be to a living creature and at the same time heartened that there are good people out there like you who go out of their way in showing kindness to those that really need it......Bonnie is to lucky to have found such a loving and caring owner in you! She looks so incredibly happy in her photos!!
OMG. This page blows me away - the adorable photos (& that there's many of them), the in-depth journaling, the lovely design extras. I'm so glad that Bonnie eventually ended up in your loving home. She's a beautiful, precious sweetheart! And YOU are an amazing person AND scrapper!
I'm so glad your Bonnie was brought back to you, to you! This is just such a heartbreaking and then heartwarming story. When I was a little kid my dad found a collie that had been abandoned and frozen in a snow bank, obviously previously abused as well. That dog was probably the most loving animal we ever had, but never stopped cowering to new people as well, they don't forget!
Every time I read your los about your dogs I am either in tears or pretty close to it. You're devotion to animals is one that many need to practice. Your layouts on your pets have helped me in more ways than one. It motivated me to look at my furbaby's pictures and fill a void that was lost. Thank you for being the compassionate person that you are and thank you for sharing these los. They're very heartwarming.
what a heart warming and inspirational story!!!! I just put my Charlie down after 10 years b/c of a torn acl and hip displaysia....i could never abandon a dog for being hurt.
Wow, your journaling is so touching!! Bless you for having such a generous heart, and for rescuing Bonnie and giving her such a good home. Love this page!
Sniff, sniff!!! This layout is not only gorgeous in design and detail, it is a story that pulled me in ~ You are such a wonderful person, Sue! Thank God for people like you to rescue this beautiful animal...Bonnie is one very lucky girl! Awesome layout and tribute to your love for animals!!!!
Beautiful journaling. I am fostering a little pug puppy right now that was run over by his previous owner's brother. He has a broken leg, broken pelvis and two fractures in his spine. They couldn't afford vet care or even a few pain pills for him. Luckily they turned him into rescue. I will shower him with love and care until I can find his perfect forever family. I am glad Bonnie found you. It was meant to be.
Sue this is beautiful made more so by the story you write, I can't believe anyone can be so awful to a little dog like Bonnie, I am so glad you finally gave her a warm loving home. Hugs Suzie
This is the story of one of my rescued dogs. UPDATE: Bonnie gently passed away Saturday, May 15, 2009. Journaling says: Bonnie's Story
Driving along a country road one morning I saw a dog standing in the middle of the road. A terrified vision of it being hit by a car flashed through my mind and I immediately thought “I can't leave her here.” So I stopped and coaxed her into my car.
This dog was injured, possibly clipped already by a car, so from that point on, my day was changed. I turned around and took her home, and then took her to the vet. An x-ray revealed that she had a previous injury, a broken leg, and that it had never been treated. The bone had never even been set and so instead of it healing, the jagged edges were side-by-side and calcium had deposited there. The vet advised to just leave it alone, doing anything would make it worse. So I took the dog home with pain medication in hand and made her a bed in our garage. I cried with her when she cried, because she was in so much pain. And I quietly cursed the previous owner for dumping this dog in the country like that, injured and scared. She had been abused and the poor thing cowered down like a little mouse in a corner.
Around this time I had met a woman who had a rescue organization, where they would 'foster' animals out, until they could find homes for them. So I called her and she said she would help me out. She helped pay for medication and then helped me to pay to spay the dog. By now, this dog was called “Bonnie” or “Bonnie Sue” (by my friend).
Soon the opportunity for placement came, a school teacher in the next town wanted to adopt her. I explained about her leg, how she was an inside dog and perfectly trained, etc. So Bonnie went to her new home. About 6 or 8 months later I got a phone call. This woman said she had ‘my dog'. I looked around the room and saw all my dogs and thought she was mistaken. She then told me that she was a white dog, she found her running through the neighborhood and my name was on her collar. I thought ‘Bonnie'. My name was on the collar from when I had her spayed. I told her I would be right there. I picked her up, explained about the adoption, and for a moment she wasn't going to let me have her back. I told her I WAS taking her and she could have her neighbor call me up about her. Which she did. She was very sweet but explained that her husband said the dog shed too much and basically threw her outside in the yard …. All winter long …. With her bad leg. She felt real bad, and I asked her WHY didn't she call me up, I would have come back and got her. I told her I was not giving Bonnie back, that I would keep her myself. I did feel bad for her, but not her mean husband.
So looking into Bonnie's eyes, I made a promise to her that she would live with me forever, and she would never be thrown out again, by anybody. And Bonnie is still here with me today. It has been 10 years since this happened, yet I remember it as if it were just yesterday. And Bonnie is such a sweet girl. She has been the best dog imaginable. She still cowers down in submission whenever she meets new people, but she then lifts her sweet face up hoping you will scratch her on the head. I love this dog and always will. Sometimes when I say her name the words to the song “My Bonnie” play in my head:
My Bonnie lies over the ocean, my Bonnie lies over the sea, My Bonnie lies over the ocean, O bring back my Bonnie to me. Bring back, bring back, O bring back my Bonnie to me, to me: Bring back, bring back, O bring back my Bonnie to me.
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