During 1991 the Garden State
Siberian Husky Club was beginning its Siberian Husky rescue efforts. In
December 1991 Nikki became the first Siberian Husky rescued by GSSHC Rescue.
Her age was estimated to be about two years. She weighed only 22 pounds,
and was terribly frightened and insecure.
She came to us from the
Gloucester County, NJ shelter. Nikki was rescued from the shelter only
hours before she was to be put down because she had been there 45 days, no one
claimed her and the shelter had no room to keep her since additional dogs were
coming in every day.
While she was not originally intended to be
kept by us, circumstances dictated that we keep her. The individual who was to take
Nikki decided he didn't want her about 30 minutes before he was to pick her
up. There was no other choice -- she stayed with us. It was obvious that her original
owners abused her and it took some time to gain her trust. Our two other
Siberians, Kodi and Spunky, played a large role in Nikki's becoming comfortable
in her new surroundings. For the first time, I believe, she had humans who
cared and other dogs
to play with and tag along with as she explored her new home.
Right up to the end Nikki
was
a very healthy, though less active, girl. She spent her time patrolling
the yard and playing with her buddies, Jasper and Frankie.
