Author Archives: NWSams

Over the years we have had many great experiences and happy times. August will not be remembered that way. Stoney was a mix, probably Samoyed and something else, who came from Montana. We know he had been tied out most … Continue reading →

Nicky found his forever home in June, and it was the most perfect placement since we hosted our first foster dog in 2001. In fact it’s the same home, where Nicky is joining Holley and Hans and their dog Mori. … Continue reading →

Keno came from a small shelter in northern Idaho where the manager decided there were too many dogs. She proposed to euthanize all of them and start over, and one of the workers immediately pulled six purebred dogs to save … Continue reading →

In March there was a Craigslist post about a female Samoyed found in the LaCenter area, north of Vancouver. We called the woman who found her and suggested she take the dog to the Southwest Washington Humane Society for two … Continue reading →

Cody and Sierra are two Samoyeds who came together from eastern Oregon. Their former owner, who thought he could get rich breeding dogs, stopped trying a couple years ago and these two were his last two Sammies. They were seized … Continue reading →

Blizzard was taken to the Jackson County Animal Shelter in southern Oregon in January because her family couldn’t keep her from running away. We heard about her and contacted the shelter, but they declined our help, saying they wanted to … Continue reading →

After this many years doing rescue work, there are dogs who stand out; dogs we remember because they were unique. Some have been beautiful purebred Samoyeds who might have won in the ring if they had the chance. Others had … Continue reading →

“The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft agley…”– Robert Burns Last month we were happy to have found a home for Nanook and Rio together, two young dogs who enjoyed being together. They were settling in well, … Continue reading →

This was a successful month, with the placement of two dogs and the promise of another finding a home soon. Honey and Rio, known formerly as Pogo and Cedar, were picked up in Pasco by animal control and taken to … Continue reading →

In November we usually have some nasty weather and the usual phrase is “it’s raining cats and dogs.” Well, no matter what the weather does this month we can say it’s raining dogs. Since we started rescue we’ve never had … Continue reading →