Vicky’s Pet Connection has many “good saves” throughout the year. Pregnant dogs, sick dogs, and those who have been at the shelter for a long time. This is Nikkie. She had been at the county shelter since the middle of November. Picked up by animal control as a stray no one looked for her. Vicky pulled her out on Monday. The person transporting her from the shelter met Vicky at the Critter Cottage so I could take some pictures for a Petfinder profile.
Nikkie is definitely one of those good finds. We of course wonder why her family never looked for her or why she was purposely let go to become a stray. She knows some basic commands. You can tell that she’s a good dog that just needs some attention, especially after being at the shelter for so long.
She paced around at first but after getting something to play with and chew on she settled down. She was friendly with everyone. It’s like she was relieved to be out of the shelter and appreciated being rescued.
Nikkie will remain in the VPC program until she’s adopted. Hopefully this won’t take too long. She does have some strikes against her being black and between 4-5 years old. But hopefully someone will be looking or an older, trained dog for their home.
