August, 2006

Cosmo, the blind dog in Spokane, still needs a home. He is living with his owner’s ex-mother-in-law, and although we are keeping track of him we need to get him moved. We know a blind dog is easy to take care of, and we need a foster home. If you can give Cosmo a temporary place to live while we find his new home, PLEASE contact us. The woman who has him is not a dog person and we’re concerned for his future.

On July 15, during our rescue picnic, Bear was adopted! He now lives in his forever home in the Kirkland area. His new mom and dad are retired and he will have someone with him all the time. After years as a puppy mill stud dog, Bear finally gets the life a sammy deserves.

Shasta might have the record for the most miles on the road. We were contacted by the Humane Society in Missoula, Montana on July 14 to let us know the litter sister of China, a girl we placed last January, was homeless because of a divorce. The shelter worked out transport to Coeur d’Alene, and Kristina brought her the rest of the way to us. While she was still on the road, we had a message from a woman who called the shelter just a little too late, who wanted to adopt her. We were fortunate because she had previously adopted dogs from both San Francisco Samoyed Rescue and Arizona Samoyed Rescue, and both gave us a great recommendation. After two days here, Shasta hit the road again and went back to Montana. After 1,113 miles, she now lives in her new home 14 miles from where she started. Our thanks go to Kristina, who did the majority of the transport, and especially to Barbara Campbell who took Shasta from CDA to meet her new mom – and on short notice. (Shasta on the right, new sister Bunkie on the left)

The highlight of our year is the rescue picnic each July, and this year was no different. We had 40 dogs running around the yard, with 30 of their humans present. We were thrilled to have the first dog we placed come to visit (Dakota), as well as the first we fostered (Mori). If you came, we thank you for your presence. If you didn’t make it, take a look at these pictures and mark your calendar for the second Saturday in July next year!

A month from now we will be loading up the van for the National in Post Falls. If you will be there with a rescue sammy and would like to be in the rescue parade, please let us know as soon as you can.