(This does not count as one of my sponsored posts, but is a follow-up to my last post about Bonita’s Adoptiversary).

“Our resources are stretched to the breaking point. Over the past 18 months during Covid, we have been overwhelmed and distressed by the daily calls for help and animals continue to be dumped outside our gates in ever-increasing numbers. We cannot stop doing our part so donations mean life to these beings in need – no amount is too small and will do so much good.

Ways to donate below, or Email patintheyucatan@gmail.com to make a cash or in kind donation and we will make it happen.

“Many of you are dealing with setbacks due to Covid but can you find it in your heart to fill a hungry tummy? 250 pesos/$12.50 USD/$15 CAD will feed 1 animal for a month with 50 pesos going towards medical care..

If you have responded to Evolucion’s Facebook appeal, thank you from the bottom of our 2, 3 and 4 legged hearts.

Patricia for Silvia and the Animals of Evolucion”

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Right about this very minutes marks the four-year anniversary of Bonita arriving and my house becoming a home.

As a reminder, this was the skinny, very ill, and terrified Bonita who arrived:

And this is healthy and happy Bonita this morning captured when we were playing:

Bonita has milestones almost daily. Just the other day, she did a really “dog thing” that I’ve never had to worry about her doing — she snatched some food out of my hand! She’s gone from a dog whom I could have a hamburger next to while sitting on the couch to her stealing my pan dulce as we’re watching a movie!

Other “dog things” she now does include digging up the yard, barking at trespassers, getting up on furniture she knows she’s not supposed to climb on, and begging for treats.

Bonita loves cheese (and she has expensive tastes, favouring smokey provolone), digging, supervising and “helping” my gardener, playing tag, giving me tongue baths, her blankie, being rubbed behind the ears, and any treat in the shape of a stick.

Bonita does not like loud noises and sudden movements, strange men (but it’s easy for good men to win her favour, as the renovation and painting crews learned), any fruits and vegetables, mommy leaving the property for insomuch as 10 minutes, and being cold (you should see her grab her blankie before bed on cold nights!).

Evolución, the refuge from which I adopted Bonita, has always kept tabs on her. They do such good work. I just saw a post that two of their dogs are headed to Canada. If you want to support a worthwhile cause, please consider donating to them through this PayPal link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/EVOANIMAL All the money goes to feeding and taking care of the dogs and paying staff salaries. I sent them $2,000 pesos (about $100USD) today and that is enough to feed 12 dogs for a full month, so, really, even a token donation can go far here.

I love this old girl so much and am rather glad the pandemic came and forced me to spend these golden years here with her.