“We find fur-ever homes for our heroic canine veterans!”

March 13 is National Canine Veterans Day, the day we celebrate our brave four-footed friends. They serve with distinction, and like all veterans, each deserves a happy retirement. Dawn Nickles and Paul Oldt have made it their mission to see that these pups’ golden years are filled with love!

—Bill Holton

Dawn Nickles’ heart went out to Asta, the Belgian Malinois cowering in her kennel, whimpering. “You could use some fresh air,” the Elysburg, Pennsylvania, real estate agent and animal shelter volunteer coaxed. But once outside, instead of running around, Asta refused to leave Dawn’s side, her eyes pleading, Please, please don’t leave me. Asta was a retired military dog who had served seven years in Afghanistan. Dawn could only imagine the trauma she’d suffered. “I can’t adopt every dog here, but I’m taking Asta home with me,” she told fellow volunteer Paul Oldt. A retired corrections officer and Army veteran, Paul shared Dawn’s compassion for military dogs. He knew the vital work they did, and his heart ached thinking of them languishing in shelters after their service was up. And now Dawn got…

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Woman's World (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 14, 2022

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