Bonnie chose us in February 1999. I’m not even sure we were expecting to pick a dog that day, but when we saw her in the kennel at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home we knew that she was going to become part of our family. A 3 year old Labrador/German Shepherd cross, Bonnie had been in Battersea for only 10 days. She had been brought there as she was found wondering the streets.

She soon settled in to our lives, and was even welcomed by our three cats… once they’d stopped sulking under the bed! With Bonnie we explored beaches and woods, chased leaves in the autumn and butterflies in the spring. Watching her bouncing through long grass with such an enthusiasm for life always brought a smile to our faces, no matter how bad the day had been.

Seeing her with other dogs we realised that as she was such a sociable girl, she should have a companion, and so Clyde joined us from Battersea in September 1999. He’d had a rough start to life, not helped by his two year stint in kennels. Without the help of Bonnie’s strong, caring, no-nonsense temperament we would doubtless have failed to transform him from the nervous, aggressive dog he was into such a loving, relaxed character.

In March 2000 Bonnie, then just four years old, was diagnosed with chronic degenerative radiculomyleopathy (CDRM). We fought the disease together until that bleak day in November 2000. All the way through her tail never stopped wagging. Bonnie Dogs Dog Grooming was set up in her name in 2003, then in 2006 bonniedogs.co.uk was launched. Since Bonnie, there have been two new additions to the family pictured left; Lady (also from Battersea) and Diesel, the eternal Flatcoat puppy. They tirelessly sample the dog clothing, dog collars, dog accessories, dog toys - and of course our yummy dog biscuits! We hope you enjoy our dog products and dog accessories as much as we’ve enjoyed selecting them and our dogs have enjoyed testing them.

Thank you for shopping with us,
Jo and the Bonnie Dogs Team