Nickens Family Rescue & Sanctuary

12/10/2024

12/09/2024

A few of our raffles we will have at our Home For The Holidays Adoption Event- NFRS

You don’t have to be looking to adopt to stop out and support!!

12/08/2024

Sunday game night!

Are you a cat person or dog person 🤔

12/08/2024

Do normal people take photos with their dogs on a Saturday night when they have no kids in the house?

Well… I do. Here’s some of my favorites of 3 out of 6 of my doofuses.

12/07/2024

Update: need transport to flint at 11am and she can be brought back to me in Toledo area!

We are looking for some transport help to pick up this beautiful girl in Flint! We can be a little flexible with days.

We are so excited to have the opportunity to give her another chance at a good life!

12/07/2024

A HUGE thank you to one of our local 1st grade Girl Scout groups in Genoa! The girls collected all of these donations for our rescues. It was SO thoughtful and so appreciated!

Thank you girls!!

12/06/2024

Remember our girl, Penelope? The sweet rottie girl we had for a couple months over summer?

Well, she has made her way back to us for the third time (at no fault of her own) and…… she’s staying.

Welcome to the Nickens Family pack, Nell. We always said if you came back to us again, it was because you were supposed to be ours. And we are so happy we get to love you forever. ❤️

… but I think we need a bigger house 😅

12/04/2024

Welcome to our rescue family, Polly! We are so excited to see you decompress and come out of your shell. You’ll find your forever family in no time! ❤️

Good luck, Polly!
Thank you for pulling her, Nickens Family Rescue & Sanctuary!
🐾❤️🐾

12/03/2024

Happy Giving Tuesday!

We are hoping to raise some money for our bigger medical cases today. We have a surgical case quoting around $5,000 possibly, a heartworm positive girly with about $800 in treatment, and bringing in a severely emaciated girl with surgical needs.

Your donations and giving is so so appreciated. ❤️
Photo of my tripod to remind you of one of the lives YOU saved!

12/03/2024

🚨 Looking for help 🚨

We are getting 🆘 calls from dog shelters across the state. Shelters are at capacity and euthanizing perfectly adoptable dogs for space because they are FULL.

We need fosters to step forward to help.

If you sign up as a foster, you do NOT have to take a dog unless you are interested in them! Not all of our dogs in need are pitties. Not all of our dogs in need are adults.

We get calls for puppies (often)
We get calls for purebred (often)
We get calls for well trained (often)
We get calls for small dogs and toy breeds (often)
We get calls for fully vetted (often)

This holiday season you could give the gift of life to a dog who would otherwise suffer or be euthanized. And you only have to open up your home for a short time! It costs you nothing at all. I provide support and training if needed.

Until we can build our dream building, we need you. And even after that, we need you! We truly cannot do this without you!

Apply today: www.nickensfamilyrescue.com/foster

Photo is just for attention- Boone isnt in need of much, other than a smaller tongue to fit in his mouth 🤭

12/03/2024

This guy is trying to give these dogs away by Wednesday evening….

This is the s**t I see all day every single day, you guys. The toll it takes on my heart sometimes is overwhelming. Outside of these dogs, I am in need of three emergency fosters.

It’s been a rough holiday season.

12/03/2024

Sharing again since the caption is back lol

12/02/2024

My captions keep disappearing…

Timber cowered in the corner when we first brought him here and he met our toddler. After many very brief, gentle, positive experiences with her- here we are. He’s trying to PLAY with her! This was over the weekend. Today she is walking by him and he doesn’t run, flinch, or even make eye contact. He’s doing so well, you all have no idea how proud I am!

We still have things to work on. My fear with him is he is becoming very attached to my family. If he stays with us for quite some time, I’m afraid we will loose all of this progress with a new family. I don’t want Timber to feel abandoned again, and him bonding with us and then going somewhere new may make this process much harder for him.

We will continue to love Timber to his core and work with him daily, but wherever his people are- we hope they find him soon. He’s so ready and so deserving. 😔

12/02/2024

Let’s play a game!!

Do you prefer male or female dogs? 🤔

11/30/2024

I’m feeling so wildly grateful this weekend.

I have the BEST possible fosters on the planet. They show up for us and for our dogs time and time again. They love our rescues as their own and jump in every time there’s a need.

I have the BEST dogs. I’ve been so fortunate in the dogs we have had come in. A little TLC is all they’ve needed. A little love and a safe space has proven time and time again that small rescues are crucial in the animal world. Not every dog can thrive in a shelter setting, and that’s where we come in.

We are so grateful that other shelters, rescues, and community members trust us with the care of their dogs and cats. I KNOW how loved these animals are in their shelters. I’ve watched volunteers and employees cry time and time again watching their favorite misunderstood babies go somewhere new.

You guys have no clue how much GOOD there is in this field. While so much bad saturates the rescue world, there is truly so many amazing people here. I’ve made connections I’ll cherish FOREVER.

Here are some dogs we have in our care right now who are looking for their forever homes. Some are not quite ready to be officially adopted, but we would love to have their homes lined up for the Holidays!

Thank you all for your continued support!

To keep this threat busy and seen- please comment with photos of your rescues!!!

11/30/2024

Update on miss Chloe- or Koko as I’ve been calling her lol.

It seems sweet girl has a dislocated hip. We are being sent to an orthopedic surgeon to look at our options next week. She is on lots of comfort meds as well as some antibiotics as it seems her gut health is less than stellar. She is very itchy from the flea infestation she had. The girl is just UNCOMFORTABLE. But we will take the best care of her!

We just need your help with these bills. Surgery for her will be in the thousands. We have several medical cases right now and the only way we can continue to help more is with your help.

You are all SO appreciated and I cannot wait to take you along her journey ❤️

Venmo: www.venmo.com/nickensfamilyrescue
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