Bonnie - My Best Friend

Bonnie was helped to the bridge today at nearly fourteen years old. My heart is breaking, but i want to celebrate her with you, as she lived much much older than anyone ever thought she would, given her breed and health problems. So today, please smile and think of Bonnie, dont be sad on my behalf.
(its long i know, and im sorry for that!)

Bonnie, what can i say about you? My mum offered to look after a dog who belonged to my little brothers friend, they were not sure if they wanted you anymore, so mum offered to look after you for a bit, so they could decide. After a month, they decided they didnt want you. I begged my mum and dad to let me keep you, saying i would love you forever, and that you wanted to be with me.


You were there on every camping holiday, picnic. In year six we had to make a life story of ourselves, and half my book was about you. I adored the ground that you walked on.

You and Ceasar, our eight year old collie cross became friends instantly, he loved you. you loved him.

I loved him too. and when he passed to the bridge when i was 14 i was devastated. But you kept me together.


I used to pretend you were a show dog, but weirdly you loved it, you loved jumping through the home made hoop, and doing little jumps!




even as a teenager, you were my world. Whenever a boy made me cry, or my friends were being nasty, i came home and i cuddled you. You kept me together.


even at 18, you were my everything.

Rocky came along when i was 15/16 and you didnt like him much! Too boisterous for you, you always put him in his place. deep down you loved him though.


aged 12

aged 13, a golden oldie





I love You Bonnie. so much. Go find Ceasar and sleep eternally at the bridge forever. Wait for me my darling. I adore you. You made me the person i am, youre the reason i love animals so much. You did this. I am scared you are no longer there to cuddle, my constant, always there. You are not there to help me through anymore. I hope i never let you down my sweet darling.

Please never forget me.

I'm so sorry to read this SJ, none of us can be in any doubt about your love and care for Bonnie. She's been with you for a huge part of your life, and I think she was the luckiest dog in the world to have that.
You've written a lovely tribute, she'll always be with you, and one day you'll be able to remember her with fondness, not sadness.

I'm sure she'll be looking after them all at the bridge, and being the reason that you love animals so much, she has changed you for ever, that's an amazing thing to have done, she was clearly an exceptional dog. x

Im so sorry to hear about bonnie. Your heart must be broken.

What a wonderful influence she had on your life and you must feel very lucky to have known her. She was certainly very lucky to have had you.

I love the pictures - looks like you had some lovely adventures together. Im sending you lots of love and hugs.

Sleep Tight Bonnie,

K x x

So sorry. Run free at the bridge

thank you everyone. i have never felt a loss like this before. even with peanut, this just feels so entirely different. i couldnt sleep last night because she wasnt on the end of my bed. Everytime i pulled the blanket it just came up, where as before it wouldnt because of the little dog on the end. i ended up getting rocky (and in a single bed that is not fun!) he was sad, so he slept on my bed last night.

I cant believe she has gone. nearly fourteen years for a cavalier is incredible, and one with her health problems its amazing.

What a beautiful tribute!

It seems that you gave her a wonderful, long and fulfilling life, and she repaid you with abundance.

I am sorry to hear that she is gone but she has obviously left you with many happy memories.

Sleep tight Bonnie.

That was really such a nice tribute. I'm so sorry for your loss. She was obviously a major part of your life.

Such a beautiful tribute SJ - how wonderful for you to have had Bonnie in your life and to have shared such a special relationship. Bonnie has been blessed to have such a long and happy life, I hope in time this starts to ease your pain.

Thinking of you xx

Losing the dog that you have grown up with is a massive shock. I really feel for you SJ. Thinking of you. xx

OMG noooooooo Oh sweetheart I am so so sorry. I know how important Bonnie is to you and what a wonderful dog she is. I can't even read this yet as I know I am going to stream with tears.

Run free Bonnie sweetheart. xxx

so so sorry to hear this

So so sorry to hear about your loss. You made a very nice tribute.

I'm still new here, but as what i can see, you gave her the best life she could have.
It's so hard to think of the good memories at a time like this. But they will come back...
They did for me... Hang in there, my thought are with you.

So sorry you lost Bonnie.

It's a lovely tribute you've posted to her and the photos are great - she was so pretty.

Thinking about you xx

Oh Bonnie, It's been a year today since you left my side, and I miss you so so much. I can't forget it, it was literally a year ago to this very minute. And I remember wishing I could jump forward in time a year so the pain wouldnt be so huge, but it still is. Maybe its worse in a sense because not only does it hurt so much, I also miss you so much more now.

Nobody will ever replace you. It's times like this when I think I am kidding myself hoping to give a home to a dog, when nothing will ever compare to you. You were my whole life, and nothing has been right since you left.

I hate that I'm not at home and I can't sit by your flowers, I feel so far away from you.

My heart aches for you, I just want to see you curled up on the end of my bed, hear your collar jingling as you scratch like a maniac on the floor, hear you do a tiny growl if Rocky got too many cuddles, and see you grumpy little face if we woke you up.

I love you so much

Oh SJ, what a difficult day this will be I can't believe it's been a year already - I know how you feel about expecting it to be ok, and it isn't

What a lovely tribute you have given. I am so sorry for your loss love. All pets are special but every so often one comes along who really beats all. You had a wonderful life with her and gave her all the love she could want.

Lots of Love

Jo xx

Me neither. It seems very surreal. I feel so upset inside but I am trying not to be, because I cant break down every time I miss her, or I would never get anything done.

I just miss her so much, I miss doing "our things", walking and just being together. I adore Rocky and I love him SO much, but he loves me, my brother, my dad, and thats great, but Bonnie just adored me and she needed me, and i miss that.

When I was a child I used to love reading and I remember making a little picnic, and taking it to the top of the garden and sitting there with my cheese sandwiches and my famous five book and Bonnie next to me. and I just felt so happy. Me and Bonnie just fit together like a hand to a glove and that's just the way it was.

Maybe I will find it again one day, it wont be the same but equally as special.

Been thinking about you today sweetheart x

Thanks hon
I feel quite sad but have managed some uni work so i feel better about that. I just wish i knew that she was around me somehow, but i know she is completely gone

Thinking of you honey, I wish there was something I could say. So im sending my love and raising a glass to your special girl. x

Sending you lots of love and hugs Sarah Jane. I can't believe its been a year since you lost her. Bonnie will always be in your heart, she was so special. x

I kind can't believe we are here, two years ago I said goodbye to my beautiful friend and i still miss her very much. I have very much come to terms with her loss but you cant help but get tearful on the anniversaries can you.

Bonnie, to someone else you were nothing, but i adopted you and you became my everything. I miss you old girl, please keep watching over me because I need to know you are there at the moment. x

Thinking of you today Sarah Jane

Thank you Maysie. I feel quite tearful today but thats because of how I have been feeling generally , I do miss her ever so much and you can't help but think things would be better if she was still here.

I miss having my little furry bottle on my toes at night keeping me warm. x

Sending you on this difficult day. Let it all out SJ, you'll just feel worse if you keep it all in x