Born:  2003

Died:  2011

Nikita was a crazy aka psychotic dog.  I found her at a wannabe animal shelter in West Phoenix.  The animal shelter was actually someones home but had her, several cats in a collection of home-made crates, several reptiles, and a number of birds in cages.  Oh and there were chickens wandering around in the back yard.  Poor Nikita had evidence of ticks... lots of ticks.  I truly hated that place.  Initially she was extremely timid around me.  While she was not the dog I was looking for, I simply could not fathom leaving her in that terrible place.  As such I paid the price and took her home.

This dog bonded to me like no other dog I've ever seen.  It was readily apparent that I was her property... period!  She tended to be somewhat standoffish over sharing the house with Boris but ultimately developed a tolerance for him.  Over time it became obvious that she had been badly abused as a puppy.  She had a dislike for women... all women.

Later in life she developed Cushings Syndrome and apparently chose to leave us while I was on a business trip to Denver..