25/12/2025
Happy One Year Adoptaversary to Nimbus!
Here's a family pupdate:
Nimbus has had a big year. He’s met lots of new family and has really settled into his life with us in a way that feels so natural now. He started out quite shy, but he’s definitely come around and found his voice (which we honestly love), and his personality keeps blooming more as time goes on. He’s such a sensitive but goofy boy — and when he’s comfortable, he’s unbelievably loving and affectionate. He’s become one of those dogs that just makes the whole house feel calmer and happier.
We did attempt group training, but with his higher anxiety it unfortunately wasn’t the right fit for him. The good news is he’s now doing individual training and he’s progressing really well. He’s incredibly smart, and when he feels safe and supported you can truly see how much he’s capable of. We’re working a lot on his confidence; he’s honestly one of the most anxious dogs the trainers have ever seen for some reason, and leash walking has been really hard, but it is getting better and we’re seeing small wins that add up.
He’s also been keeping up with his vet visits, and overall he’s doing great. He did have to have a little surgery this year — during one of his crazy zoomies he accidentally ripped his dew claw nail off jumping up the stairs — but we were able to manage that right away and he recovered well. Thankfully it was one of those scary moments that turned into a 'handled it quickly and he bounced back like new' situation.
He also made a best friend halfway through the year — Hazel — and the two of them run up and down the fence line together like it’s their favourite sport. It’s genuinely one of the highlights of the day watching them play. Nimbus also loves doing zoomies in the backyard on his own, and he’s developed a very official routine of sniffing the perimeter of the yard multiple times a day like he’s doing security checks.
At home, he’s mostly a snuggly, sweet guy who loves lounging on the couch or in one of his beds, handing out lots of licks, taking long naps, and chewing his Nyla/Benebones for hours a day. He’s also a bit of a mischievous opportunist — he’ll steal cat food if he gets the chance — but he’s so gentle about it that it’s hard not to laugh (we’re working on it!).
He’s unbelievably gentle, especially with Janna — he follows her around like her little shadow and keeps such a sweet eye on her. And a big milestone: he’s even starting to snuggle with the cats now (who are finally starting to warm up to him). That feels like such a “wow, he really belongs here” moment.
He’s also appointed himself our Amazon-driver greeter — he’s developed this big, deep bark and takes his “protect the house” job very seriously. We do praise him for being on the lookout (and then help him settle), because you can tell he’s really trying to what’s natural to him.
Physically, he’s doing great too — his weight is right on point and he’s building lots of muscle with the stairs here and all the backyard running. He’s getting stronger and more confident in his body, which I think helps his overall confidence too.
Honestly, we don’t know what we’d be doing without him. He’s made our lives so much better, and we’re just so grateful you helped him get to us — it’s obvious he had some trauma before he thankfully found you care where he was given a really good foundation before he came home.
Nimbus will always have a special place in our story because of you.
