For those having followed Bonnie , her life in the midst of dingoes
Her incredible understanding of those dingoes, her love and compassion, her vibrant personality, loving life, caring for all things great and small
Down to protecting a mouse .
The cat had caught a mouse , played with it until she became bored , bonnie laid and watched this play out . The cat walked off and bonnie crawled over to this now dazed and injured mouse, put her paws around it and pulled it to her chest
Bonnie I said “what are you doing, ” she watched me as I approached with intent to put said mouse out of its misery.
Bonnie was unimpressed when I took the mouse and hit it against the post , her look of disgust was so intent. She refused to talk to me for the rest of the day .
We had been cleaning the aviaries.
Bonnie always by my side when I noticed this ( unsure of what it was ) critter curled up in what appeared to be 3 layers , I couldn’t figure out just what it was, due to feet sticking out of its mouth ( what planet was I on ? )
Bonnie as confused as I. And both of us kneeling down. Bonnie puts her nose on it , when we both at the same time realised it was a huge dugite . We both jumped back with me yelling at bonnie to come away .
I raced her back to the house , I retrieved the rifle with full intent to eliminate one large snake
I approached the snake with in a meter . When he rose up out of that coil, face to face then he reared backwards and was gone .
No I had no intention of killing that snake he had no intention of biting me .
But bonnie then understood the difference between a snake and a goanna
Still she would not have accepted if I had caused it harm
When the bob tails entered into dingo pens .
I would distract the dingo now incited to want to kill this reptile . I would say to bonnie” help move him for me ”
Bonnie would be out side the pen waiting patiently for me to wrangle the bob tail back through the fence while fending off irate dingo
She would then proceed to nose push that goanna out of harms way
From then on she would always come racing up to the house wanting me to go with her when she found a gonna and we would move him to a
Safer place .
Early one morning , I was standing at the kitchen window, I noticed a fox gingerly creeping towards the chook pen , bonnie was standing up looking out the window.
“Bonnie we need to sort this young fox ”
I quietly opened the door. And bonnie and I moved out toward the shed .
Shush I would say , and she would be on tip toes .
We got to the side of the shed and stood quietly ,bonnie was tense and ready .
One wee fox comes confidently round the corner
Both bonnie and I in unison jumped, I yelled and bonnie voiced her loudest bark
I swear we both laughed as that fiesty fox jumped 6 ft in the air and took off at 100 miles an hour .
Bonnie so proud of herself .
That girl just so intune we would just look at each other no words needed .
So it is with great sadness we inform those who loved her supported this unique amazing soul .
We laid her to rest on Sunday
She fought a battle unable to be won
She refused to give in .
Unfortunately she was paralysed from the neck down .
Fully aware .
We had hoped she would regain some movement. perhaps our expectations were not realistic .
Copious amount of pain relief administered constantantly carrying her out side . Laying her in the bath, massaging her assisting with her toilet
And slowly realising our expectations were futile .
Every day she just became worse , and we have to suspect because of her history with cancer that perhaps she had a growth in her neck compromising her spine .
I wish to thank Dan from Alpha Vet in Serpentine
I cannot express my gratitude enough
Your compassion your empathy .
You gave her dignity respect and I truly believe you loved her as we did
You tried so hard to help her. you understood and supported us .
There are no words to express my gratitude to you .
I wish to thank Maria Obbotson for investing in a walker for bonnie , unfortunately she was just to weak to use it
It is with Maria’s agreement that we can pass this forward to assist a dog in need .
Again I sincerely thank all who cared and followed our girl .
The house feels empty .her essence is no longer here
The dingoes continue mourned her passing .
I feel as though part of me has gone with her .
It will be a very long time before any of us will be able to move forward with out missing this truly loving girl .
Not a pet . A much loved family member .
