Guest LuvMyBonbon Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 (edited) After 13 years of wanting to adopt a retired racer, I finally convinced my DH that even though he has never met a dog he particularly liked, he'd love greyhounds. Guess what...I was right! I volunteer with an organization in my area, and when a dog was returned to them who they knew would be great with my two little kids, elderly cat, and dog-hesitant husband, they asked me if I'd like to foster her. Bonnie (Racing name Chica's Bonnie) came home with me on June 14th, and by June 21st, I was writing to our adoption coordinator asking to make it official! She's the sweetest, most gentle, affectionate girl, and after only 3 short months, I can't imagine life without the piles of stuffed animals she carefully moves from my daughter's room to mine, the wet nose waking me up at 6am, mad dashes through our tiny backyard, and the companion who is always sprawled out next to me, no matter what room I'm in. Edited September 15, 2008 by LuvMyBonbon Quote
Guest greyhound1 Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Welcome from Florida! She is beautiful! Quote
Guest KateWantsaGrey Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 (edited) Hello!! I'm so happy to find out who adopted Bonnie! If she is anything like Pace she has got to be a sweet girl. We have to get her & pace together!! I wonder if he would recognize her? I'll shoot you a PM with my info... Edit: Can't PM you, you don't have 50 posts yet... dang it! Well, I am over in Oak Park, and I would love to get Pace & Bonnie together for a little reunion, let me know if you are interested. If you live on the north side maybe we could meet up at dog beach or something?? Edited September 15, 2008 by KateWantsaGrey Quote
Houndtime Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Congratulations. She is a beauty. Quote Irene Ullmann w/Flying Odin and Mama Mia in Lower Delaware Angels Brandy, John E, American Idol, Paul, Fuzzy and Shine Handcrafted Greyhound and Custom Clocks http://www.houndtime.com Zoom Doggies-Racing Coats for Racing Greyhounds
GreytHoundPoet Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Welcome from South Carolina. Quote Masquerade Hounds & The Hounds of East Fairhaven & Ibizan Hound Club of the United States Member
rycezmom Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Hi from Miami! She certainly is gorgeous.... Quote The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. ~Mme. de Staël Missing my Bridge Angels Ryce, Bo, Jim, Miss Millie, Miss Rose, Gustopher P Jones (Pimpmaster G), Miss Isabella and Miss Star
Guest FrostyBottoms Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Oh she is beautiful! Where are you in the NW burbs? I'm in Lake in the Hills by Crystal Lake. My parents & in-laws still live in Schaumburg...if you are close, we should walk the hounds together. I can't PM you until you have 50 posts... Welcome to GT! ~Jeannie Quote
BootsyCollins Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 What a lovely lady! Congratulations! Quote Christie and Bootsy (Turt McGurt and Gil too) Loving and missing Argos & Likky, forever and ever. ~Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to. ~
Guest mountain4greys Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Welcome from WV!!!! What a beautiful girl you have. Quote
Guest SLM4956 Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Congratulations! Bonnie is beautiful! I also convinced DH that he would like Greyhounds! I read him your post and he smiled !!! Quote
Guest Spencers_Greyt Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Welcome from Arizona! Bonnie is beautiful!! Quote
Guest LuvMyBonbon Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Thank you for being so welcoming! After a lurking and being so envious of all of you with your greyhounds, it's so nice to be posting about my very own pup. Wow, 50 posts is what it takes to use the PM feature? Guess I'd better get posting! Kate, I'd love to get Bonnie and Pace together. I don't know if you ever saw it, but after I adopted her I did a search for "Chicas" and found that you had adopted Chica's Whitey. So, I tried to do a "Paging KateWantsaGrey" post to get your attention, since I couldn't PM yet. Pace arrived fresh from the track on my very first day volunteering up at the kennel. I was actually the one holding his leash in the pictures that were posted on GO's website. He won me over right away, and when the folks at GO told me that Bonnie was his littermate, I knew that she'd be a great dog. Let's meet up and see if the sibs remember eachother! FrostyBottoms and Kate, I live in Arlington Heights, and would love to walk the dogs with both of you anytime. There's a group of people who walk their hounds at Twin Lakes in Palatine every Wednesday night - I guess it's a tradition that's been going on for a long time. It would be fun to meet up there, or some place that's a little closer to either of you. Until I'm able to PM, I set up an account where people can email me: bonniehound@yahoo.com Quote
Guest FrostyBottoms Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 I know about that group that walks....my friend Patti (maxigreys) used to walk with them and i think Ken (OMGIluvgreys) walks with them too. I'd be up for that! It sounds like fun. Is that the park with the hill that Walter Payton used to run up and down to train? Quote
Guest moremoney Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Beautiful! Welcome from Central Virginia Quote
Guest guinness_the_greyt Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Congrats! What a beautiful girlie! Quote
fsugrad Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Welcome from Gainesville, Florida! Bonnie is gorgeous, and her blue bed looks so comfy!! Quote Rita, mom to Dakota (Dakotas Dream) & Wish (Kiowa Wish Wish) and my angels Toby (Sol Marcus) and Robin (Greys Robin Hood) Forever missing our beloved Robin and Toby "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France
3greys2cats Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Congratulations and welcome, your girl is beautiful, she looks like my Max!! Quote Roberta & Michael with Furkids- Flower (Shasta Flowers 6/7/06) & Rascal the kitty - Missing our sweet angels - Max(M's Mad Max) 10/12/02 - 12/3/15, Sara (Sara Raves 6/30/01 - 4/13/12) Queenie & Pandora the kitties - gone but never forgotten
Guest ChicasCarol Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 After 13 years of wanting to adopt a retired racer, I finally convinced my DH that even though he has never met a dog he particularly liked, he'd love greyhounds. Guess what...I was right! I volunteer with an organization in my area, and when a dog was returned to them who they knew would be great with my two little kids, elderly cat, and dog-hesitant husband, they asked me if I'd like to foster her. Bonnie (Racing name Chica's Bonnie) came home with me on June 14th, and by June 21st, I was writing to our adoption coordinator asking to make it official! She's the sweetest, most gentle, affectionate girl, and after only 3 short months, I can't imagine life without the piles of stuffed animals she carefully moves from my daughter's room to mine, the wet nose waking me up at 6am, mad dashes through our tiny backyard, and the companion who is always sprawled out next to me, no matter what room I'm in. I have chicas Carol (Addiason)!!!! Bonnie's sister!!! We took addison up to Kenosha to meet Bonnie right before we moved back to Iowa, March 29th, 2008. I have pics of them on my computer here if you want to see them. My email is travisferris@gmail.com. My addy is so pretty and so so sweet, but we got the chance to walk Bonnie and hang out with her. She is a little taller then addison. My fiance and I were saying that we didn't think we would find another grey prettier then Addison, but we both thought that bonnie could be??. I was so sad she was in here little crate and we had to leave her. Later she got returned and we wanted to get her so bad, but we also have a Itallian Grey as well. Anyhow if she is anything like her sister you have one special girl. Let me know how she is doing please. Quote
Guest ChicasCarol Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 (edited) LuvMyBonbon, I have Chicas Carol (Addison)!!! I've met and walked Bonnie! I have pics of both of them if you want to see them together. Addison looks so much like Bonnie my email is travisferris@gmail.com Edited September 17, 2008 by ChicasCarol Quote
Guest houndstooth4 Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 What a pretty girl! We're your neighbors to the south a bit! Quote
Guest houndlover Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 Welcome from Mass! Your girl is gorgeous and she looks like she has been with you forever. Quote
Cully Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 Welcome for out west. :lol :wave Quote waiting at the bridge Connie Van Teddy & Jojo, Cobra
Guest houndstooth4 Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 Wecome to greytalk. Anyway, what group did you adopt your pup from, they just might have reunion coming up. M. Quote
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