Nicky's Story

About the Book

Nicky was an extraordinary dog who endured many calamities. First, he was cooped up in a box sealed with duct tape but managed to escape. Then he fell in a deep hole and stayed there for three days until he was found; came within a hair of being run over by a big truck; was attacked by two big dogs and required numerous stitches and was run over by a riding mower twice. Despite all this, he lived to a relatively old age of thirteen, which is over ninety-one years old in human years.

About the Author

Al Bettencourt retired as executive director from the Rhode Island Farm Bureau in 2015 and operates a small farm in Rhode Island with his wife, Gail. Gail has always owned a dog and decided to adopt Nicky in the year 2000. She met Al in 2001, and they both took care of Nicky. Al has always enjoyed writing. He wrote the newsletter for the Rhode Island Farm Bureau each month and their annual program. He is a former teacher and has a bachelor of arts degree in secondary education as well as a master's degree in public administration. He thought Nicky was an extraordinary dog and decided to write his story.