Author Archives: NWSams

About a year ago we found a purebred Sammy girl in the Jackson County shelter in southern Oregon. It is a small shelter and the management refuses to work with rescue groups, so we asked friends to go adopt her … Continue reading →

Bernie is the new kid on the block, a dog from the Kent shelter. We put out an appeal on the rescue list when he popped up on the radar, and Erin and Tom said they would help. They visited … Continue reading →

Once upon a time there was a woman named Denise Nations who did Samoyed Rescue. Denise was famous for fostering dogs, falling in love with them, and then adopting them herself. Her name is now Denise Newell, but to this … Continue reading →

There are as many stories of mistreatment of dogs as there are dogs who find their way to rescue. We experienced a first this month when we heard of a dog at the Puyallup shelter and checked on her. Luckily … Continue reading →

Casey is a senior dog who came to rescue after his owner died at only 46 years old. He left no instructions for his dogs, so they went to a shelter. They called us and arranged transport, and after a … Continue reading →

First off this month is Sally, a wonderful senior girl who ended up in the county shelter in Spokane in September. She was a stray so we don’t know where she came from. When we asked for someone to check … Continue reading →

One of the first people I met when I joined SCWS was Carey Grummitt. It didn’t take long to understand he was one of a kind, with a wicked sense of humor, often off-color, but genuinely funny. To those who … Continue reading →

Lucy, the well-traveled young Samoyed female we told you about last month, has found her forever home. She was adopted by a family in Vancouver and looks forward to a long, wonderful future. Lewis, who received his name because he … Continue reading →

Three months ago we saw a post on Craigslist about a Samoyed. The ad said the person had a 6 month old Sammie puppy and was going to be out of the country for a month and a half and … Continue reading →

In early July a friend of Sandy’s was walking his dogs and was approached by a man who asked if he would like another Samoyed. He said he had one that kept escaping his yard and he was going to … Continue reading →