Bonnie

Bonnie has been in care 1 year and 8 months Bonnie deserves to find her forever home.

Bonnie's updated / current bio. If this can replace her bio on our website and any other profiles she has that would be great. She's changed so much in the past 12 months her old profile just isn't an accurate picture of her anymore. If another FB post is done or if the other one can be updated we might include a little intro about how many days she has been in care and that her foster home does love her but a resident dog is having a surgery so the next few months will
Bonnie

Age: 6

Breed: German Wire-haired Pointer mix

Size: 35kg

Health: Desexed, wormed, heartworm treated, vaccinated and currently on hormones to control a bladder issue which seem to be working.

Personality: Happy, goofy and playful once she is comfortable. Timid at first.

Training: Basics - sit, down, stay, recall, lead walking, crate trained, house trained, gentle taking treats, waits to eat, and will sit on her place inside when told.

Loves: Her human and dog friends, swimming and playing fetch.

Dislikes: Being left alone

Bonnie is a beautiful, loving girl who loves attention and being with her humans and dog friends. She currently lives with three other big dogs who she loves playing with and will annoy until they play with her or tell her to go away.

She can be a little timid at first in new scenarios or with new people and dogs but once she gets to know you she will demand pats and attention. She is generally excited to meet new people but is sometimes scared of some men. This generally only lasts a few hours before she starts wanting pats from them. Her favourite move is to push your hand with her nose and flick it onto the top of her head to get you to pat her.

At home, she loves playing fetch, getting attention, sleeping on the lounge or just generally hanging around. She doesn’t dig holes, rip things up, pull things off the line or bark unless there’s someone near the fence or she is trying to get one of the other dogs to play with her. She’s the type of dog who loves activity and action but is equally as happy getting pats and being with her people.However, if she thinks she has been left alone she will try to find you including jumping fences. But if she is contained in a solid crate or cage she will wait quietly.

Out and about, Bonnie is fairly good on the lead. She will occasionally pull a bit if she is distracted by a smell or wants to meet another dog she sees in the distance. Her attention can be gained back quite easily. When meeting other dogs on lead she is generally good but can get over excited or scared. Meeting dogs off the lead she is generally really good. Happy to expand more on this with interested people.

Bonnie has been around horses, cattle, chickens and cats and shown no interest in chasing them.

Bonnie’s ideal home will be active, caring and patient. She is a strong dog so if she pulls on the lead it is a lot. But she does respond well to training so this will continue to improve. She is great with other dogs but loves to roughhouse so resident dogs should be a similar size and age. She would also be ok as an only dog provided she had a secure enclosure when her humans were away from home. She is good with kids and very gentle so would suit a home with or without children. She absolutely loves playing fetch in the pool and swimming so a home with a pool dogs are allowed in would make her very happy.

History

Bonnie came from the council pound where she had been for months. We believe she may have been used for breeding puppies during covid as it was clear she had recently had pups at the time. She was an escape artist which continued intermittently but seems to have stopped. She will only jump out in search of her humans if she thinks she has been left.

Bonnie is located in Wagga Wagga NSW and ready for her forever home. Further information about her or meetings with her are available upon request.