Kate is a young woman who cares deeply about animal welfare. She works as a dog sitter and has also fostered dogs for her local rescue centre.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the young woman decided to offer herself as a temporary foster home for Nacho, a stunning Pit Bull type dog with blue eyes. After 3 months of tenderness and affection, lovely Nacho found his forever family, leaving Kate sad but satisfied that she'd been able to help him.
But about a year ago, more than 5 and a half years after their few months together, Kate received a message she wasn't expecting.
He's back at the rescue centre
In a message sent by an acquaintance, Kate discovered an advert for a dog needing adoption and immediately recognised lovely Nacho.
Back at the rescue centre, the poor pup was up for adoption again after 4 and a half years with his previous family. Following her heart, the young woman decided to visit him and... to offer him a forever home!
When she went to the rescue centre, Nacho was brought to her by a volunteer. And it's safe to say he seems to have a good memory: the reunion between the dog and his former foster mum was incredibly moving.
@campkate.co Reintroducing Nacho - an adoption story 4.5 years in the making ✨ When COVID hit in early 2020, I decided to start fostering dogs. I met the behavior team at Nebraska Humane Society and for some reason unbeknownst to me, they entrusted me with fostering diamond dogs 😅 aka diamonds in the rough aka pups with a variety of behavior issues. My first two fosters got adopted quickly. Then I picked up this white-and-black-spotted-blue-eyed-strong-boy named Nacho as my third foster. Somewhere between the bruises he gave me, counters he surfed, bottles of wine he made me drink, and training tip phone calls with NHS behavior team, I fell in love with the little mans. As much as I wanted to adopt, I knew I was a few weeks away from bringing Cash home and I couldn't fathom owning two large breed dogs at once. Three months into fostering, Nacho was adopted out and for the next four years I wondered about him often. I moved back to Ohio and in June of this year, Cash expectedly passed due to a ruptured tumor. It was rough and I miss her (still). I knew I couldn't adopt again until it felt right. Fast forward to a week ago, I received a DM from a friend who noticed Nacho (now Raiden) back on NHS's website. His second stint at NHS was approx 6 weeks as an unclaimed stray and it took me approx 2 seconds after seeing updated photos to know I had to drive back to Nebraska for him. So that's what I did on Friday. He has been re-named back to Nacho, and is settling in so nicely like the king he is 👑 S/o to everyone who helped make this happen, especially Erica Young for fostering him this week until I could drive out there, @lindsey_anson for driving him halfway to Ohio to meet me, my dad for driving with me to get him. And, of course, Cash Girl because without her I truly don't think all these pieces would have fallen into place ♥️ #dogreunion #adoptdontshop #rescuedog #nacho #columbus #ohio #omaha #nebraska #humanesociety #nhs #nebraskahumanesociety #columbusdogs #reunited ♬ All That Really Matters - ILLENIUM & Teddy Swims
A happy ending for Nacho
Since then, Nacho has taken his place back with Kate and can enjoy a life fit for a king. Even though Kate hadn't planned to adopt a dog straight away after the recent loss of her own dog, she's convinced that fate wanted to put Nacho back on her path to help heal her heart.
