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On 5 July 2003, Lesley writes: An Empty Collar
Please light a candle for my Bonnie girl tonight . . . always to remain in my heart.
Bonnie Lass
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Bonnie's last portrait,
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I know many of you have seen her photos and heard Bonnie the Bonster Monster stories over the years and I truly appreciate all your thoughts and wishes.
Bonnie was a very special girl (aren't they all?) who never came across a person or dog she didn't greet with a wagging tail and bum. And to her credit she saw me through 13 years of life that sometimes was very difficult. She was always there to cuddle up to me and try to warm my spirits. She accepted three dogs into our home over the years with an open and loving heart. She helped me babysit the oldest grandson when he was a baby and loved to play let's chase each other around the house (inside) with them taking turns carrying the ball.
She adored our first Rottie, Taylor, and played so rough that at times I thought she would get hurt, but she would get right back up and do the butt-tuck-run and ask for more. She was forever my creative landscaper, helping to dig up her Mum's lovely bushes and choosing only the most expensive choice ornamental grasses to chow down on.
She was naughty and fresh and full of fun and I never could really discipline her as she was just too gosh-darned cute. Bonnie loved to run free in the woods with the Hamilton girlz until she was too arthritic to keep up and had to be retired. She never complained about her poor health and always wagged her tail to greet me or anyone else . . . even last Saturday when I took her to the vets for the last time . . . she had a wag for everyone.
One of Bonnie's most favorite things in life was to take a ride . . . didn't matter where . . . two hours to New Hampshire, or just around the block. She was the only dog who ever had the privilege to ride in my husband's Vette, through Boston at lunchtime, while he was dressed in his suit, as he was picking her up from Angell Memorial Hospital after her physical because he didn't want her to have stay in a cage until his daughter got off duty there at 6 PM and bring her home then.
She was also seen many time with her head stuck out the sunroof of my little red Honda Prelude with her ear flying straight up in the air, which elicited smiles and chuckles from bystanders.
Bonnie will have one last ride . . . she will be coming home via a UPS truck next week, where her ashes will go where her heart's desire was...her backyard. She was a much loved and valued member of our family and will NEVER be forgotten as her name is carved into our hearts for eternity.
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Lesley Mattuchio conceived the entire ADT Rescue Quilt Project in 1999, so on her birthday, 8 April 1999, I stitched squares for her girls, Cameron & Bonnie, to be included in the quilt.
Cameron
Bonnie
Media: Computer Photographic Transfer; Machine Quilting
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On 14 July, Bonnie came home:
Bonnie came home today and is where she belongs now. The past week was horrible, but after I cried a little when she came home and I hugged her once more I felt so much better. For the first time since the 4th of July when I knew I had to take her the next day I am at peace. She is on my living room mantle for now and I am not quite ready to bury her, but when I am I will. I look at the container and smile now . . . It
was a tough week, but I think things will start to be better now that my girl is home again.
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On 28 November 2005, Lesley tells us:
My beloved Ravishing Rott, Karl, has gone on to the Bridge to join my sweet Bonnie girl. He was a sweet loving boy that only wanted one thing in life . . . for his family to love him . . . and we did so very completely. He is no longer in the pain of the bone cancer. I will miss him with every fiber of my being . . .
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