Cheyenne

This is Cheyenne, the sister of Jerry, Hodgie, and Miguel. She left to a foster home early on with Linda and John who had recently lost their beloved Bordeaux Captain. We had a feeling Cheyenne would never return and we were correct. Linda has written Cheyenne’s story for all of us to enjoy as we all look on watching these bears new lives unfold.

“Ms. Cheyenne who has come a very long way in a short period of time, but still has a long way to go. . We dropped her off for her spay this morning, and the tech commented that she was much better on the leash and calmer than the last time she was there.

Let me address some of the things we know about this sweet girl. DEFINITELY kept in a cage that was too small most of her life. The first week was a mess, as she would pee and poop in her crate, bury it all under the blankets, etc… My steam cleaner and washing machine got lots of exercise. It did not take long for her to realize that she didn’t have to do that any more, because she would be allowed out. She is 99% house trained at this point.

Her front legs were very underdeveloped, and she would lay down to eat and drink water, so we got her a raised feeder. At this point, her legs are getting MUCH stronger, and she stands when she drinks out of the little dogs’ bowls.

After a few baths, and grooming spray, she now only has an odor when she is wet, and smells pretty nice otherwise. At week 4, she also stopped drinking down the entire bowl of water all the time, because she trusts it will be there. We are feeding her 9 cups of food a day to get some meat on those skinny bones.

She is still afraid of the leash, but getting better. We walk her down to the end of the cut de sac we live on, but can’t go much further as she is terrified when large vehicles or bicycles go by.

At first, she was very apprehensive with all of my dogs, as she had never been socialized with any except her brothers/parents. Now she is about completely in love with my bulldog, and loves to play and hang out with all of the rest of my puppers. Her favorite things to do are empty the toy bin in the living room, chase/fetch round toys and balls in the yard, and just be generally silly and snuggle by the fireplace.. She also has gotten to the point of full blown zoomies from time to time, which I will have to get a video of, because it is AWESOME to see.

She trusts John and I very much, but is still very afraid of strangers, and we are working on that. She likes quiet and routine. Anything out of the ordinary will COMPLETELY freak her out. For example, a new foundation was being poured up my street, and the cement trucks going by scared her so bad, she did not want to go outside for days. I had to take her outside on a leash to do her business, and she would just bee-line it straight back to the door. Took her about 4-5 days to get back to not being terrified of going out.

So, she is a work in progress, but we absolutely adore her. We were utterly crushed by the loss of our Captain earlier this year, but we have loved having a goofy girly baby bear in the house, and when she comes home from her spay she will never have to leave again, as this is where she shall stay. Her name shall be Zoë, and she will never want for anything ever again. I will post lots on her progress on the happy tails page, and I am super excited to see how her whole family progresses in their forever homes too! We are truly blessed to be a part of the DRR family.”

She will be named Cheyenne Bontke. She is a charge nurse in the ER. A former flight nurse. She has been in the absolute front lines during the pandemic. Making a difference in lives everyday in Lubbock, Tx. An amazing person.

Welcome to Dog Ranch Rescue Cheyenne