Nugget

sex: female
born: December 1996
birth place: Arizona
champion: Carol Penn

Almost every animal at Wolf has had a champion,  someone who connected with them and their plight. A special person who went the distance to find them a home at Wolf.

given sanctuary: 06 June 1998

 

Nugget's Story

Nugget’s story begins much the same as most wolf-dogs. She was purchased by a family in Tucson, Arizona, and was the pride of the family. She grew quickly, and became bored easily. Her high-energy level and extreme curiosity soon landed her chained-up in the back yard. As time went on, less and less time was spent with her, until she was lucky to even get food or water. By the time she reached a year and a half old, Nugget was confiscated by animal control due to this neglect and malnutrition.

Nugget’s days were now numbered. She was very thin and not exactly what most potential owners were looking for at the shelter. She was not being adopted. The day before she was scheduled to be euthanized, her champion arrived on the scene. Carol is a retired 64 year-old lady who visits the shelter regularly to emancipate some of those on death row. Their eyes met and Carol knew there was something special about Nugget. Carol paid the adoption fee and had Nugget medically checked out, vaccinated and spayed. Then, it was off to Carol’s home and the rest of her death-row menagerie, consisting of cats, dogs and ferrets, totaling 14 in all.

Nugget’s first days consisted of shyness and uncontrollable mischief. She was is into everything, and damaged human possessions. It became apparent to Carol, after several months of trying to train Nugget, that she would be better off in a rescue that specialized in wolf-dogs. The hardest task began, trying to find a shelter that had room to accept new animals. After weeks of searching and contacting various rescues, she was referred to Wolf. After another few weeks of qualifying and raising funds to ship Nugget to Colorado, she was picked up at air cargo and made the car trip to the Wolf Sanctuary.

Nugget now resides in a large, secure enclosure with Ahzeem (the dominant male) and Sky (the subordinate male). They all play hard and enjoy chasing each other up and down the mountain.

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