Shy Bonnie Jane

Bonnie Jane, aka "mama dog" came to the shelter with our friends Ausia and Earl Raincloud from Ponemah during a very cold winter 2011 evening.

BONNIE JANEWe received a call that a stray female dog had come to a Ponemah resident in February and had give birth to 9 puppies in their dog house. The weather was sub-zero and the outlook for their survival was not good.

Earl answered the call and went to the residence and found all the pups but 3 had frozen and was able to get the pups in a crate and the very scared mama dog followed them into the crate.

FAT PUPSAs it turned out Bonnie Jane was feral or at least semi-feral. She had a injury on her back that was infected. She trusted no human, and we were very lucky that we were able to get her to the shelter. She and her little 3 surviving pups were tucked in a kennel (with the door open) so she could come and go to care for her puppies and also do her business. She spent lots of time in the woods on the periphery of the shelter while Karen was doing the chores, daring to enter the shelter only after everyone left the area.

Bonnie Jane was a great mom and with good nutrition, water, and shelter the little family thrived. Bonnie gradually got less fearful and eventually we could with treats get her to come up and accept food from a spoon eagerly.

The 3 little fat puppies were weaned and went to Second Hand Hounds on March 20th after the clinic.

Bonnie Jane has since been spayed, and although she is getting a little tamer, she is still not trusting humans, and we have difficulty getting frontline on her.

She does come in a kennel each evening with a treat and spends the night there, and then is out in the morning. She has many dog friends that she spends time with.

Bonnie's back in healed, but her heart is not. Bonnie Jane always likes to "keep her distance" if you get too close. She does not like the human touch but she has found comfort and happiness at Red lake Rosie's shelter.

Peace- Karen