January Real–Life Claim Story

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A holiday miracle for hank

After saying goodbye to their beloved 13-year-old Bernese mountain dog, Nationwide® members Jenny and Kim searched for the right pup to fill the dog-shaped void in their family.

With years of experience in bulldog rescue, Jenny thought a playful, rambunctious bulldog puppy would fit in perfectly with the couple and their kids, aged 2 and 6. They soon found Hank, who joined their family in November—giving them all something to be thankful for that year.

Just in time for trouble

As they were settling in with their new puppy, Jenny brought up the idea of pet insurance.

"I knew from doing rescue that bulldogs have a lot of issues and their vet bills can be very expensive," she explains. Kim didn't quite see things the same way.

"I previously had insurance for a different dog, and it really didn't cover anything," she says. "I wasn't very happy with it and felt like I was spending money monthly on basically nothing."

But when Kim's coworker told the couple about her positive experience with Nationwide, they looked into it and, Kim says, "We were very pleased with what we found."

Miraculously, they got the pet insurance just in time.

'Twas the week before Christmas

Things were going great with the new puppy until just before Christmas.