My thanks go to Ed at Sunday Stills for this challenge. Each Sunday he lets you know what the challenge for the following Sunday will be, so that gives you a whole week to select your photograph or to take one that fits.
Hi, my name is Toppy and I sometimes write a post on my female human’s blog Paradise has Mosquitoes but when I found out about this challenge I thought “Yes I’ll do this one”.
I want to tell you about Bonny, approximately three years ago my humans were talking to another human a little way from where we live when a horrible apparition appeared. She was very badly injured, with a gaping wound in her throat and her knee cap was twisted to the side of her leg. She was unable to bark and she was so thin that all her bones stood out. She was nothing but a limping skeleton.
My male human headed home in the car to get the dog cage in the back of it and he filled it with everything soft he could lay his hands on. The other human went off to get the dog some food and my female human stayed with her to keep her safe.
When my male human returned the dog had been fed and was sitting by my female human having a cuddle. She was helped into the car and settled down on the soft cushions. On arrival home my humans decided to leave her in the car, where she could doze in the wintery afternoon sunshine in comfort and with her tummy full until they could get her to the vet.
I don’t think any of us thought she would return from the vets. It was there that she was given the name Bonny by my female human. After two hours the vets allowed my humans to take her home. My humans nick-named her “The Tripod” dog as she couldn’t put one leg on the ground. I have to say she got round very quickly on only three legs, luckily within a couple of weeks she could put the leg on the ground and run and run.
This photograph shows her a few days after she came to live with us, I honestly couldn’t show you one of her before that as she looked just too horrible. The little coat she is wearing was made from an old polo shirt of my male human. Bonny had very little fur on her body so the coat was to keep her warm and to stop people staring at her in horror, she didn’t need that.
A big pink sloppy tongue slurps happily at what’s left of an ice-cream lolly.
See what love and determination can do. Hope you like this post and remember rescued animals do make for great company.
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Sometimes I wish I could give a place for each rescue dog
You just have to do what you can and thankfully we were in a position to take on this little girl. She gives us so much love.
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A very touching story Toppy tells us. I am so glad Bonny is well and thriving. 🙂
Thank you for your comment, my humans do try to help out where needed but sometimes I get a little jealous!
Brilliant, wonderful post. How lucky Bonny was to have found you. What a remarkable thing. Love this.
Oh thank you, I haven’t written about Bonny before because my humans wondered if the story was too horrific. Bonny and I get along really well but don’t tell my humans that, I like to let them think I don’t approve.
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She was meant to be… So glad to see someone else giving their dog an ice cream treat!
Yes both our dogs enjoy the occasional bit of ice-cream. They always seem to get it all over their noses!
Love the tail wagging shot and great story!
Well my humans do try to give us a happy life, so waggy tails are easy to do.
Thank you for sharing the photo of Poppy and the story about the dog that was rescued. That says a lot about the love and caring in your family. (Portugal is such a beautiful country).
We are very fortunate to be able to live here, we have been here nearly 10 years and wouldn’t want to live anyway else. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
A lovely *rescue* story …. Just shows what lots of TLC can do 🙂
Just what the world needs now is love……..
I’m so glad your humans found her and decided to help her. She looks lovely.
She make me envious at times because she gets a lot of fusses and treats that should by rights be mine. No only joking she’s great company for me too.
So nice of you to rescue her..it must be good to have a forever home:)
My humans just had to do what had to be done. Once the vet said she had a chance she was showered with medications and more importantly love by the bucket load.
touching and quite narrative story, brilliant work. Loved them.
Thank you so much for your kind comment, I’ll let my humans know that you sent one.
Lovely post and a happy story. Bonny reminds me of a big handsome greyhound who wandered into our yard last year, he was also skeletal and had what looked like a gunshot wound on his neck. We had just taken in Cookie, so we were not in a position to keep him but one of the greyhound rescue organisations took him in thank goodness.
These strays and waifs give so much love, I cannot understand how their former owners can mistreat them like this.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment. Yes I agree with you, these rescued animals give such a wonderful love and attention. Bonny lives with us and has brought us much joy.
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