Bonnie – Ready for Adoption – Midlands

Dogs name: Bonnie.

Age: 5 years old.

Current location: Scunthorpe.

I CAN LIVE WITH

Children: Dog savvy children 10+

Cats: untested.

Dogs: Calm laid back and tolerant dogs, no entire males.

A BIT ABOUT ME

Personality:

Bonnie is the epitome of a companion dog; she loves to be involved in all that is family life.

Bonnie is a very loving girl whose playful nature is slowly coming through. With continued support in play, she will thrive and find the joy in the simple things.

Bonnie adores her humans and will seek them for attention and affection.

Behaviour:

Bonnie can be startled with new noises and requires lots of reassurance.

Bonnie knows her basic commands but will require ongoing training. Working on her training will allow a bond to flourish with her humans.

Bonnie doesn’t really respond to rough play; she prefers love and affection.

Bonnie is learning to play with toys, she shows no possessiveness towards them.

Needs:

Bonnie can live with a calm and laid-back companion who will allow her to have her own space.

Bonnie needs a calm home environment with an active family who will keep her involved with daily activities and adventures.

Bonnie will enjoy ongoing training to build the bond between her and her humans.

Bonnie may start off shy and will need a quiet area for her to decompress, she is crate trained so we would encourage her new family to have one. It will give her a safe space as she settles in.

Walk/exercise:

Bonnie loves her walks; she walks very well on lead and can walk alone and with company.

Bonnie doesn’t pay any attention to other dogs on a walk, she will happily meet and sniff other people before continuing on with her walk.

Toilet trained:

Yes, Bonnie is a good girl.

Travel:

Bonnie travels well, because of this we will consider applications up to 4 hours away from her foster home.

We recommend using a seatbelt restraint or travel crate whenever transporting dogs.

Things to be aware of:

Bonnie isn’t a fan of black gloves or black hats; she will instantly become frightened and back away from someone who is wearing them.

Bonnie will be going home on a spay contract to be completed at a vet agreed with the charity, costs to be covered by the charity.

Sometimes Bonnie is excited to play but doesn’t realise her size, any young children in the home must be supervised, as Bonnie has the potential to jump and knock children over.

Children must understand that bulldogs need time to settle in and have space to rest peacefully and uninterrupted.

Additional information:

Bonnie is an incredible loving and affectionate girl who loves the company of humans, she can be shy and nervous to begin but will thrive in the right family environment.

Bonnie’s adoption donation fee is £400 and will need to be paid in full prior to going home which will also be subject to a home check.

**Every dog rehomed by GBSR receives Rescue Back-up for their whole Life. And the admin team are available for advice and support for the whole of that dog’s lifetime via Messenger, therefore the successful applicant will need to have an active Facebook and Messenger account for the life of the dog. If you cannot agree to this, please don’t apply**

***ALL DOG’S MUST BE COLLECTED WITHIN 7 DAYS OF ADOPTION***

🚨 PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING 🚨

You MUST MEET ALL the dogs’ criteria, have you read the adoption criteria in full?
COMPLETE APPLICATION FORM
PAY YOUR £5 SUBSCRIPTION – SEE NOTE BELOW*
PAYMENT REFERENCE must on the application form to cross reference. Mention if you have paid by Paypal or Bank Transfer if you are unable to provide a Transaction Number so we can check.
PAYMENT METHOD Via Enthuse using the link below.

https://geordiebullies.enthuse.com/donate

Note:

UNLESS WE SEE PROOF, YOU HAVE PAID; WE WILL NOT PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION AND YOU WILL NOT BE CONTACTED.

£5 per year allows you to apply for as many dogs as you wish over a 12-month period from your first application. Please mention if you have paid by PayPal or Bank Transfer on any previous applications so we can cross reference.

Below is the link to the Application Form.

https://www.cognitoforms.com/geordiebulliesspringboard1/adoptionapplication2

A little of Bonnie’s story below,

‼️ UPSETTING STORY ‼️

Please welcome and show your love to our newest member of the GBSR family, Bonnie.

There are times when we bring dogs in that make you feel ashamed to be a human.

Two scared little girls had to be rehomed due to unforeseen circumstances, they went to a home of a trusted family friend of 10 years.

Bonnie, from a young age with her litter sister, Lolly. The family quite often received lovely updates from the new owners, showing them walking together and bonding, this was clearly a snippet! A minute clip of light and happiness, hidden in weeks’ worth of darkness and neglect!!

One day, the videos and messages just stopped. The family hounded the ‘friends’ for more contact, went round to their home, nothing. It was completely brushed off and were told ‘the girls are fine, don’t worry..’

Finally, the truth came out, Lolly was dead. Lolly had died from neglect, with no word on Bonnie, the family rushed to the house to understand what had happened, only to find Bonnie riddled with fleas, completely withdrawn and painfully thin. Not the Bonnie they knew and loved from a young age.
Both girls showed clear signs of abuse and torment.

The friends that they had known for over 10 years and trusted had totally tortured and neglected these poor girls

We will never know what happened behind closed doors but all we know is now, Bonnie is finally safe.

Bonnie was then transported to close family family to try and coax her out of her blank state and rehabilitate this poor girl, she hid from noise and anything that moved around her.
Bonnie shows signs of previously being hit or struck from items, we only see the mental scars that they are holding over her.

Bonnie would soil herself in urine at any noise, she didn’t want to be approached never mind stroked!
Eventually she grew healthy and strong, she felt love again , the power of love is a wonderful thing.

The RSPCA were made aware of the situation but unfortunately nothing came of it. The so called friends were never dealt with the way they should be!

The family rehomed Bonnie again with elderly family who sadly could no longer care for Bonnie as she deserves. Bonnie was spending her days crated, not being walked or taken care of. So it was decided that they needed help this time. Bonnies worried family reached out to us for help, knowing that we would do everything in our power to protect her from the cruelty of this world.

This girl is coming out the other side of the cruel world she once knew, hopefully in time her memory of that hell will soon be forgotten and she’ll only know love from here on out.

Bonnie my darling you are safe now, I’m sorry we couldn’t help Lolly but we’ve got you.

Bonnie is in foster with the lovely Danielle Cound, we can’t thank you enough for rushing to this girls rescue. We know she’s safe with you, you are already changing her life.

Bonnie is such a special girl and we can’t bear the thought of what she went through, we can only try and heal her..we are opening a wish list for some items to allow our supportive volunteers to gift to this little lady.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1DZAC3C80MD03?ref_=wl_share

Anything is appreciated and we’re so grateful to you all.

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