11/26/2008 - 9/23/2023

We had to say goodbye to our sweet, sweet Nikki on Saturday, September 23, 2023. Apparently, she had a seizure or stroke early Saturday morning. She was struggling and there wasn't much we could do except let her go.

This sweet gift of a dog came here 5 years ago this month when Jacki Inman's mom needed a safe place to send her. What a gift she was, what a joy. Nikki was the sweetest, happiest little dog. with the cutest little walk. Wiggle, wiggle, strut, strut. She and Taz were best buddies, they loved, loved, loved each other. And when Izzy came here last year, it was Nikki who took her under her wing and helped Izzy overcome a lot of her fears. This gentle dog didn't have a mean bone in her body.

Well, okay, on occasion she was known to nip, but she always warned you first and it was always because you were doing something that displeased her. We always took a muzzle with us when she went to the vet although most of the time, it wasn't needed. She was a delightful character.

We all miss her, Taz and Izzy especially, but interestingly they are hanging with each other. I think offering comfort as best they can to each other. Nikki would be proud.

Our youngest daughter recently lost her beloved dog Layla and wrote: "Between hello and goodbye there was love, so much love" and that says it perfectly. Goodbye sweet girl, we loved you so.

Sweet little Lucy is gone, she left us yesterday, July 1, 2023. She had been living with chronic renal failure for several years, still we thought we'd have more time.

Our whole house is missing her, she was the tiny little alpha in this pack of rescue dogs. It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that there will be no more play bowing with Taz and Pal to get them to play with her, or sleeping side by side with Izzy, or running to the fence to bark at the neighbor's dogs. I miss taking her to bed with me and her placing her little butt on my shoulder waiting for me to cover her.

Who would think a tiny, 3 lb dog could capture such a huge place in our hearts. She was the undisputed boss in our house. She welcomed Lexi & Pal then Jack and Izzy and Fred and said her goodbyes to Mason and Prince and Lexi and Jack and of course sweet Oscar. Mason was my heart dog and while one dog never replaces another, Lucy came here two months before we lost Mason, and her presence made his loss bearable.

She was a sweetheart.

And now she's gone. God Speed sweet girl, you are missed.

2/6/10 - 7/1/2023