Initially 2 years ago, after we first adopted Hayden, we wanted to be sure Hayden was happy and that we were doing everything we could for him because he slept so much and was very shy. He had been on the race track for 4 1/2 years before being rescued.
Hayden was so shy Nikki couldn’t get close enough to touch him, yet she said it was Ok and began her reading. By the end of the the reading Hayden had relaxed so much with her he had put his back end into Nikki’s hands between her legs.

Nikki told us Hayden said “we were doing everything he needed.” And that “he loved his bed”..(which I had just moved to new location in our bedroom). She told us he was still recouporating energetically from such a stressful life at the track and that was why he slept so much. He told her “he wanted to make us laugh like our other pets but it would take some time.”

Hayden has recently begun pawing at us (most recently with two paws) when we stop petting him. It makes us so happy when he does this that we’ve been laghing out loud a lot with him. He is such a wonderful guy.

Last year Harmony told Nikki she felt left out and wanted more of some type of hard compressed food item. Not kibble, Nikki made that clear. She couldn’t tell us exactly what it was and we couldn’t figuer it out at the time. That night I realized what it was Nikki was telling us.

At night before bed I used to give both dogs a milk bone snack.. until recently, I had stopped giving Harmony hers as it seemed she never ate hers… so I was only giving Hayden one.

As it turns out..Harmony eats hers a lot more slowly than Hayden. Harmony nibbles at hers .. very.. slowly.. after a few minutes, eventually eating it all.

I was so impressed with Nikki after that happened. Harmony actually told on me..that I was leaving her out of the treats at night, and Nikki conveyed how unhappy Harmony was about it. I was so embarrassed to admit to my partner I was leaving Harmony out but it was the truth.
Nikki is amazing.