Jackie Skaggs smiles as her dog, Ricky, gives her a nose kiss outside their home Friday. Jackie and her husband, Bob, were two of hundreds of people to adopt from the Animal Adoption Center this year during the COVID-19 pandemic. âI was worried about opening my heart to another dog after our last dog, Pepper, died,â Jackie said. âBut it took no time at all for him to make a place in our hearts.â KAYLA RENIE / NEWS&GUIDE
Richard was roaming the streets of Riverton in late July. His hair was unruly â even more unruly than usual for a schnauzer â and he had developed severe periodontal disease. No one knows how long he had been on his own.