InkSpired Magazine Issue No. 36 | Page 78

In 2011, she met her boyfriend and now business partner Nick Paniagua, a bodybuilder and also a member of the “straight edge” community. Veronica was friends with the person who sponsored Nick and they were put in touch. On July 4th, 2011, Veronica moved out of Michigan and Orange County, California, where Nick lived. It was there that everything began to grow. Veronica and Nick worked out side-by-side and worked as personal trainers together. They adopted another rescue Pit, Rocky and he began training as well. Veronica began diligently training with London, passed the AKC Good Citizen Test, and started traveling to elderly homes in her packed schedule to do animal therapy work with patients suffering from Alzheimer’s and Dementia. 76 InkSpiredMagazine.com