10/17/2026
WE ARE HOME. ❤️🩹🐾
After a long 24 hours, our girl is finally back where she belongs.
We cannot thank the team at Partner Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Center Frederick enough for the compassion, love, and most importantly, expertise they’ve shown Nova. We will forever be grateful for the people who took such incredible care of our girl when she needed it most.
And the moment we got home? 🥹
Nova perked up as soon as the door opened and she could hear the farm. We gave her a minute on her lead and sling to see if she needed to potty, but then she spotted Maverick and let out the loudest bark. 🐾❤️
We know he’s been wondering where his little sidekick disappeared to over the last 24 hours. Seeing that little glimpse of her personality again was everything.
Now comes the hard part.
Nova has a fractured tibia that required surgery, and she has some very strict guidelines for the next 8–12 weeks. Rest. Limited movement. Keeping her comfortable and allowing her body to heal.
For a girl who has spent the majority of her life outside, working and doing what she was born to do, this is going to be a BIG adjustment. We have pages of discharge instructions, a whole schedule of medications, and a follow up appointment with her surgeon in a week and a half.
I sat with her for a long time until she finally settled. She’s currently snoozing at my feet, and I’m pretty sure we’ll both be doing a lot of that over the next few weeks. ♥️
Our job now is to give her the best possible chance at a full recovery.
And that brings us to something we want to share with you all.
Lisa from H&L Acres Livestock Guardian Dogs, our mentor and Nova’s breeder, has so graciously set up a GoFundMe to help support Nova’s recovery. We honestly don’t have the words to express how much that kindness means to us.
In the interest of being transparent, we’ve already spent around $8,000 on her care, and we still have follow up appointments and X-rays over the next couple of months.
Please know that we will do whatever is necessary to make sure Nova receives the best care possible. We never want anyone to feel obligated to contribute. But if you feel moved to donate or even share her fundraiser, we would be incredibly grateful.
♥️🐾 Rally for Nova’s Healing and Future🐾♥️
https://gofund.me/0f4902832
We’ve also started a Nova’s Recovery Wish List on Amazon. We’ll continue adding items that may help make her recovery a little more comfortable. Several of you have asked how you can help, so we’re sharing it here. Please don’t feel any pressure to purchase anything.
https://a.co/0fuUDvrW
And if you have any old, clean blankets you no longer need, we could really use them. Nova will be spending a lot of time resting in her kennel, and we want to make that space as cozy as possible for our girl. 🐾
This little dog has already made such a big mark on our hearts and our farm. We know the road ahead will require patience, time, and a whole lot of love.
For now, she’s home.
She’s safe.
She’s surrounded by the people and animals who love her.
Rest up, Nova girl. The farm will be waiting when you’re ready. ♥️🌾
