If he wasn't out there that day I don't think I would be here.
Nookie is my guardian angel.
He's saved people's lives.
I kind of believe that stuff happens for a reason.
We rescued Nanook as a puppy; he had a little glimmer in his eye that
reminded me a lot of me, and from that point on he's just been the most loyal
little buddy I've ever had.
Nookie's always up for an adventure - he'll be gone for days.
I often wondered what Nookie was up to, lo and behold he was out saving people.
I do remember thinking oh this isn't too bad
and all of a sudden my trekking pole just broke.
I couldn't stop and I saw a rock coming up ahead of me I just closed my eyes and
I hit it.
I was just laying there in shock. I mean I was like oh my gosh I just hit this
rock and fell and I looked left I looked right, there was no one there and then
all of a sudden Nookie showed up. He was wagging his tail, he had such a happy
vibe about him. He was so friendly and I think that distracted me from my own
pain. As I was setting up I thought he would go off to do his own thing.
It was like he just wouldn't let me rest until he knew I was good.
Water was all the way up to my neck. I was having a hard time breathing and the
water was pulling me down very quickly and that's when Nookie came running
across and grabbed the shoulder strap on my backpack. I got into my sleeping bag
and I was shaking. I think I was hypothermic, I couldn't stay awake.
Nookie was just really going crazy and licking my face and I think that gave me
the motivation to keep going.
Out of nowhere they started to hear these stories about him saving people.
Some of my friends and I decided to go snowshoeing up in Crow's Pass and there
just happened to be this dog there. He would go up ahead of our group a little
bit and then he would come back, kind of to check on us. I was walking along
the trail by the waterfall and all of a sudden I slipped on a rock and I just
started sliding down the hill. All I could hear was my friends just screaming
my name. I could just see the cliff coming up faster and faster and there
was literally nothing I could do. My only thought was "this is how I die". All
the sudden Nanook grabbed me. Maybe he knew that I was supposed to be here
longer, I don't know but if he wasn't out there that day I don't think I would be here.
I can't even find the words to describe - I can't thank Nookie enough.
I truly do appreciate that he was right there.
Knowing what Nookie has done for others has really affected me greatly.
He's saved people's lives.
He's really made me understand that there are some really good things about
life that people can laugh and smile about and be thankful for. It's kind of
mind-boggling to think about how we were able to rescue him and the irony of the
situation is we definitely rescued each other
Alpha August 17th