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Nimh’s Story

New Jersey
Rescuing a dog almost always comes with surprises.
But perhaps the loveliest surprise occurs when the
dog makes things right in your life.
I adopted Nimh during the pandemic when I
desperately wanted a companion. She came from
Georgia where she was found abandoned with her
two puppies. She was only a year-and-a-half old.
At her first vet visit, it was discovered that Nimh had
buckshot throughout her body and an injury that
was badly healed in her left hip. She underwent hip
replacement surgery and now has a bionic hip.
Nimh soon began working with me. I am a marriage
and family therapist, and she comes with me to my
office as my therapy dog. She spends her day sitting
on the couch between the couples I work with,
often putting her head in one of their laps.
Nimh is one of the special dogs we call “empaths.”
An empath has the ability to align with the feelings,
emotion, and energy of those around her. In
addition to therapy work, she often displays this
gift at home. For example, when my grandfather
passed away in 2021 my grandmother came to my
house. Nimh spent the entire day with her head in
my grandma’s lap.
I named Nimh after the 1980s’ cartoon The Secret
of NIMH because of her similarity to the timid but
brave main character. NIMH also stands for National
Institute of Mental Health, which makes her name
even more fitting given the work we do together.
Nimh adores people, even though it seems people
have not always been very good to her. Her beauty lies
in her sweet demeanor and ability to comfort those
around her. She is my dearest friend – her favorite
thing to do is sit next to me with her head in my lap.
I often think that Nimh is not really a dog, but
a wise, gentle old soul. She came into my life
when my boyfriend and I were having a difficult
Nimh time. We both see Nimh as the glue that held our
relationship together and gradually healed it. We
are now married.
Burlington County Animal Alliance
Nimh was the flower girl at our wedding.

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