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Knut was the sickest dog we ever had in rescue. In January we reported that after $5,000 in vet bills he was about to start the second half of his life, but sadly it wasn’t to be. He went downhill … Continue reading →

Remind me to never claim we had the busiest month in years, because it got worse. Last month we talked about Cloud, the 1½ year old male Darlene was fostering. The applicants in Boise drove to Coeur d’Alene to visit, … Continue reading →

No doubt about it. This has been the busiest month in rescue in years. It began when we heard a woman who surrendered a Sammy last year had purchased a puppy from a northwest breeder. We felt last year that … Continue reading →

Celine: November 2, 2006 – November 2, 2017 In early June Barb left a message that there was a Sammy girl in a Coeur d’Alene shelter. By the time we called back, Barb had picked her up. The shelter said … Continue reading →

Last month we mentioned a Sammy girl in Montana who was getting help from Denver Samoyed Rescue. Her name is Gogi and she went to Dorinda (Samoyed Rescue of Utah), where she got some training before being placed in a … Continue reading →

Earlier this year we heard about two Samoyeds listed online in an Eastern Washington shelter. They were brother and sister, and after a day or two their listings disappeared. We called and were told they ran away from home and … Continue reading →

One of the pleasures of an established rescue group is working with other rescues; not only Samoyed rescues but other breeds. Several weeks ago we had an application from a family who wanted to add a Sammy to their home. … Continue reading →

In May 2015 we heard of a Sammy girl at the Everett shelter. They told us Princess was bought as a puppy and turned out into the back yard, and lived there until she was 11 years old, when her … Continue reading →

We had an eventful month in rescue. Snow, who we would love to place, decided she wanted to move up in pack order, and she did it by picking a fight with Lily. One morning as they were coming in … Continue reading →

In February Melissa picked up a dog named Snow from the Clackamas County Animal Shelter. We tracked her down to a backyard breeder in Oregon City. According to the vet who chipped her, she is nine and a half years … Continue reading →