Sadly, we lost Nikki on Monday, February 8th.

Steve and I adopted Nikki in 2000 from the Cocheco Valley Humane Society, and she had a wonderful life, always with "her people" at the shop, and enjoying trips to the lake for a swim or ride on the boat, and hiking and camping. She loved stuffed hedgehog toys and had become quite adept at pulling the squeakers out of them. Nikki was a wonderful guard dog, always policing the perimeter of the grounds, but she was very gentle and sweet, and adored children.

One of the most amazing things Nikki ever did was years ago, at my stepdaughter Lea's birthday party in June....all of the kids were playing in the pool when it started to thunder and lightning; Nikki diligently "rounded up" the kids from the pool and herded them into the safety of the garage.
She didn't stop until every child was sheltered.

Nikki loved to howl at the fire trucks' sirens as they went by, which was fairly frequently at our place --- she would toss her head back and howl long past the time we humans could even hear them any longer. She loved to get biscuits from Kathy, our mail carrier, and the many customers that were always so kind to her.

I'd like to thank Dr. Cindy Hoisington and everyone at The Animal Health Center in Rochester for attending to Nikki so efficiently in her time of need on that horrible day. Thanks so much for rushing to make her as comfortable as possible, and for all of the years of excellent care that you gave her during her vet visits and baths.

Nikki will be unbelievably missed.

--- Tanya Hervey

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