Clarence and Claudia Fonda adopted the weeks-old filly and called her Lady. Due to her early age, Lady was bottle-fed by her owner, Mrs. Fonda, who also trained Lady using lettered and numbered children's wood blocks in an attempt to teach her the alphabet and numbers so they could communicate.
Clarence and Claudia Fonda took in the newborn filly and named her Lady. Due to her tender age, Lady was fed by Mrs. Fonda using a bottle, who also trained her with lettered and numbered wooden blocks as children's toys to teach her letters and numbers so they could communicate.