Niko — b45b02

My 6 year old son was devastated after he lost his best friend Laura at only 4 years old. All he wanted for Christmas was a new puppy. Christmas morning arrived and in the middle of our living room floor was a small round box. AJ was so excited as he opened it to find that Santa left a tiny 7 week, little Golden retriever named Niko after one of his reindeers. Niko was a gift for our whole family.

Niko is one of the best dogs we have ever owned. He’ll greet you at the door and still greet you 2 hours later. He loves company. If you try to leave he will grab onto whatever you have and hold you back so you can’t leave and stay to scratch his chin. Niko loves to go on daily walks with his family and takes and play with all his toys in his yard. He definitely rules the roost and is my 3rd baby.

Due to COVID my husband & I were laid off for months. My husband just recently returned to work & we are trying to catch up on bills. I run a day care in a public school building which hasn’t opened yet therefore I haven’t returned to work yet. This surgery will set us back.

Niko has always been a happy bouncy dog. Recently he started coughing and coughed up some blood clots which scared us all. After a vet visit thinking he had a lung torsion we headed to the emergency vet thinking he needed emergency surgery. They did some tests and found that he had a tumor in his lung. A pulmonary carcinoma. They believe it’s one that is operable which would save his life.

Niko is always making us laugh and keeping us on our toes. He’s a very needy dog who loves and craves your attention. Whether it’s grabbing whatever he can to “Scratch my chin”, where he will sit until your arm falls off from scratching his chin and as soon as you stop he’ll flip his head under your arm to start all over again. Niko lives his 2 best friends Aj age 14 and Grace age 10.