Foster Mom Realizes She Will Be Giving Her Dog A Forever Home After Husband And Shelter Secretly Organize Adoption

Feb 15, 2020 by apost team

Nicki Clawson and her family had been helping dogs through the foster care program for a little over a year when she first met Cookie. Cookie was an adult boxer that had been through a lot of challenging events in her life, but was still as sweet and gentle as an innocent puppy.

When she was due to be adopted, NorthWest Boxer Rescue and Nicki's husband Tim knew there was no better owner for Cookie, so organized a beautiful surprise. 

Fostering dogs is a job that is challenging, rewarding, and heart-wrenching all at once. Nicki Clawson knows all about the extraordinary position of helping dogs that have been abandoned and abused become prepared for a forever home. What she never expected was that she might end up being the forever home that one of those dogs so desperately needed.

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From the start, Nicki felt like she was falling in love with Cookie and her entire family agreed. They soon felt like Cookie was a part of their home; however, they knew that the shelter was looking for a forever family and would probably find someone else to take the sweet dog.

However, the workers at the NorthWest Boxer Rescue could see that it would be impossible to find a home better for Cookie than the place where she already was. They noticed the instant bond between Nicki’s family and the dog and wanted this wonderful foster mom to finally have a dog of her own. Nicki’s husband, Tim, joined up with the rescue team to stage the perfect surprise for both Nicki and Cookie, as reported here at The Animal Rescue Site.

The group told Nicki that it was time for the boxer to have a meet-and-greet with a potential family. While Nicki was brokenhearted at the prospect of giving up her beloved friend, she knew that she needed to help Cookie find people who would love her forever. When Nicki showed up with Cookie, she was surprised and a little disgusted when the adoptive family were no-shows.

That was when Nicki found out the awesome news: She was the adoptive mom!  After three years, Cookie is still an important part of their lives and a member of the family.

You can see the touching moment when Nicki realizes that she is the adoptive mom for Cookie in the video clip, then invite your friends to enjoy it as well!