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Early in July, Holley forwarded a Craigslist ad about a young dog in St. Helens named Andy. The owner was looking for a new home, so we called and talked to her.  She was receptive because she has also done … Continue reading →

We are finding fewer dogs each year to place and still trying to come up with the reason, but some of it may be the increased use of Craigslist. We’d wish we could say anything that keeps dogs out of … Continue reading →

Both the dogs we had last month are in great new homes. Samson, the young male, is now in the Portland area and is the center of attention in the house. Sophie, the five year old alpha female, found her … Continue reading →

After six months without taking in a dog, we have two fosters who arrived a day apart. Last month we had a call asking us to take a dog who lived in Woodinville. The people didn’t have time for her … Continue reading →

  THE 16th ANNUAL SAMOYED RESCUE POTLUCK PICNIC  SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2015

Back in 2010 we took in a senior dog named Casey from southern Oregon. His owner, only 46, died suddenly and rescue was asked to help. Thanks to Pat we placed Casey with Lorraine, a senior on Vancouver Island. She … Continue reading →

In August last year we had word of two Sammy girls in Montana, Sophie and Diva, who needed a home. Their owners both had dementia and the dogs had been boarded for a long time with a vet, who thought … Continue reading →

The month began with Craigslist, as it often does. There was a dog picked up and taken to the Marion County shelter (Salem, Oregon) and they posted her info looking for the owner. When we called we learned she was … Continue reading →

The two dogs we wrote about last month ended up going to Alaska. Although we had qualified people waiting, the owners elected to place the dogs themselves, so we crossed our fingers. Someone who had applied to us ended up … Continue reading →

In late October we were contacted by the Auburn Valley Humane Society about a three year old Samoyed they took in as a stray. He was neutered, chipped, dewormed, flea treated, and vaccinated, and then…  diagnosed with cancer, a squamous … Continue reading →