Tribute to Bonnie~

Bonnie came to us from KS on February 21st. She had lived on the streets with a woman who had no home of her own until an angel took them in temporarily and, eventually, arranged for Bonnie to come to us. Here in Colorado, foster mom Corinna Peters welcomed Bonnie (in her bright pink coat), so excited to have a buddy for her own GSP Odin, a trained hunter.

On Bonnie’s second day, Corinna took her out with Odin and discovered she was a natural hunter. Bonnie and Odin hunted well together, honoring each other’s points almost immediately. And they loved playing and snuggling together, too. Within a few days, Corinna decided to adopt Bonnie, “the sweetest girl.” Three days later, however, Bonnie’s health suddenly and quickly deteriorated.

We had discovered right after she arrived that Bonnie had a previously undetected kidney issue. Although her blood work showed very high kidney levels, her clinical signs were non-existent but we put her on meds and an appropriate food to keep the disease at bay. New blood work two weeks later, however, revealed that her kidney levels were off the charts, much higher than the original results that had alerted us to her kidney disease. Two vets told us that her condition was dire, that even with emergency, in-hospital treatment, her quality of life would be very compromised. The thought of losing Bonnie after only one month of getting to know her, taking her on hunting adventures, and loving her was hard to imagine. Sadly, exactly one month after welcoming Bonnie into her home, Corinna, with our support, let Bonnie go to end her pain.

Tragically, Bonnie left us but Corinna and Odin gave this happy, playful, sweet little girl the very best month of her life. Thank you, Corinna, for your selfless love and your devotion to Bonnie. She was such a lucky little girl having you and Odin as her mom and brother and having the time of her life, finally, running and hunting through fields with the two of you.