Runaway Dog Ends Up Winning Third Place In A Dog Show, Comes Home Proudly With A Rosette
A lost pet is definitely a common nightmare for fur parents, and it's stressful enough to even think about it. It's not easy to search every corner, plaster flyers everywhere, and contact numerous people just to have some kind of lead as to where your cat or dog may have traveled.
However, sometimes, even when we do everything on our side to keep them healthy and happy, they may get scared, confused, or terrified—and sometimes, that's enough of a reason for them to run away. But fret not, because sometimes they run away simply because they are bored and want a change of scenery to entertain themselves.
That may seem like an adventure to them, but there's no denying that the stress always falls upon the humans taking care of them! However, fur parents must also ensure that their pets are entertained enough so they won't develop a habit of running away just to find something or someone to play with, as it can be a truly frustrating experience, especially when they do it for the first time.
This one particular dog, however, didn't only cause frustration—but also a sense of pride for her owners because she managed to win a prize at a dog show after running away...
Meet Bonnie. She's a five-year-old dog who decided to go on a little adventure, which caused her fur parents, Peter and Paula Closier, to be stressed out.
The pup went missing on a Sunday morning, prompting a search party as she had been a no-show for hours.
“We thought maybe she wasn’t interested in food and did a full search of the house. I could not see her,” Peter said. “I was walking back to the kitchen when I saw the gate had swung open, and I thought, ‘oh no.’”
While her parents were in panic mode, Bonnie was found by a man named John Wilmer, who was on his way to a dog show and had brought two dogs of his own.
He posted about the dog on Facebook, asking: “Does anyone know this dog?”
Thanks to the power of social media, the owners were immediately informed of Bonnie's whereabouts, so they knew the dog was safe. John, however, decided to enter Bonnie into the competition along with his two dogs.
“She was such a lovely dog; I thought it’d be good to enter her,” John told the BBC. “I was in a bit of a rush to get there when we found Bonnie and put her in the car,” which is why he couldn’t bring her straight back to her family.
When John decided to enter Bonnie into the competition, little did he know that she would win the third place rosette—just look at how proud the little troublemaker is!
“We couldn’t believe it. You could not make this up,” Peter said. “Bonnie was absolutely fine when she got back. She just thought she was having a great day out.”
Take a look at what people have to say about this wholesome story!
We want to see it.
She looks so smug about it, too!
Let's just hope she won't run away without warning next time!
Pitch it to Disney!
Probably.
What a boss!
The look on her face says it all.
She just had to run away to fully experience it.
Boss Bonnie!
That was definitely scary for the parents, though!
She's definitely a special one.
She deserves more rosettes!
Could she be a secret agent?
She's unstoppable.
Let's face it, we would have been terrified, too—it's a good thing that Bonnie's such a charming girl and even went home with something to brag about! Let's just hope our pets won't pull a Bonnie and give us heart attacks, but it's absolutely important for us to ensure that they are entertained even when we leave them alone for hours.
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