Nugget's story
Nugget came to us from a shelter. His
owner had used him as a stud dog, but apparently (at age 4) he'd outlived his usefulness,
so she no longer wanted him around. One of our foster moms took Nugget in and got him
neutered. But Nugget's whole life had revolved around breeding, so he wouldn't leave the
foster mom's dogs alone - maybe because he thought he had fulfill his only purpose in life
in order to stay.
She tried to make it work, but after a
few days it became clear that Nugget needed to be in a home where there were no other
dogs. Since all of our foster parents had other dogs of their own or were fostering for
us, we decided to see if our applicants, Rick and Kevin, would foster Nugget until we
could place him. They talked it over and decided that they could provide a good foster
situation for him.
Nugget's New Beginning . . .
Nugget found his new home and New
Beginning in record time. The guys picked up Nugget at about mid-day on a Saturday. On
Sunday I had a call from them asking if they could adopt him. Both Rick and Kevin thought
Nugget was the perfect addition to their home. He had "settled down" quite well,
wasn't exhibiting any marking behaviors, and seemed to have forgotten his previous need to
try to make babies.
Because they had wanted to adopt a
Maltese for quite some time, Nugget became a huge part of their lives, going with them
whenever possible. Nugget even came to the UMR Incorporation party in October. What a
happy boy he is! We are thankful that Kevin and Rick didn't take more than a minute to say
"Yep. We will come and get that boy and care for him as long as you need us to."
And we are ever so happy that Nugget has
a real home where his only "purpose" is to be babied and loved. Thankfully,
Nugget will never have to make another baby as long as he lives. He deserves the best and
we know that with Rick and Kevin he will always have a wonderful life.
