June, 2007
At ten weeks old, the puppies have developed real personalities. White Boy is mellow, Little Girl is a tornado, and Big Girl is the lover in the crowd. Big Girl, who will be known as Sadie, has been promised to Sue Yim and will be joining Biscotti and Gracie. The other two puppies are still available as of the newsletter deadline. If you think you might be interested, please contact us as soon as you can. To say the least, it has been quite an adventure to have a litter in the house for the first time in our lives.
We have some really great news about Katie. Now that she has completely weaned the puppies and is back to good health, we had her checked to see if her kidney function has improved. Not only has it improved, every test in the panel showed a completely healthy dog. Our vet thinks the poor test results previously were due to her pregnancy. We have a home already in mind for her, and we’re waiting for improvements in their fencing. Hopefully that will be done very soon and Katie will have a family all to herself. After what she has been through in her life, it’s about time.
We have some really great news about Katie. Now that she has completely weaned the puppies and is back to good health, we had her checked to see if her kidney function has improved. Not only has it improved, every test in the panel showed a completely healthy dog. Our vet thinks the poor test results previously were due to her pregnancy. We have a home already in mind for her, and we’re waiting for improvements in their fencing. Hopefully that will be done very soon and Katie will have a family all to herself. After what she has been through in her life, it’s about time.
Jeff Bienstadt continues to foster Holly for us, the girl from the Tacoma Humane Society. She met a potential adopter, but she barks when excited and they are concerned about that. More importantly, Holly is also afraid of fireworks, and this home is close to a venue with fireworks every Friday evening. We’ll keep looking. Jeff tells us that Holly is a very affectionate girl who wants to curl up next to her people (or on them!), and would be great for anybody who wants a loving companion dog. She may not be 100% Samoyed, but all of her loves people.
New this month is Harley, but it’s not the first time we have seen him. Harley first came to our attention in 2005, although his first trip to a shelter was the year before, when his owner tripped over him and decided to dump him at the Spokane Humane Society (that’s the first time we heard that excuse). 
In October 2005 he was left at the Spokane County shelter, and when we tried to get him we were just a little too late. Three months later he was returned, and this time Kristina took pictures so we could see if he was purebred. We asked her to go back and get him right away, but once again we were too late as he had just been adopted.
In October 2005 he was left at the Spokane County shelter, and when we tried to get him we were just a little too late. Three months later he was returned, and this time Kristina took pictures so we could see if he was purebred. We asked her to go back and get him right away, but once again we were too late as he had just been adopted.On Tuesday, June 5th, we were told about a dog in the Spokane County shelter, and after investigating discovered it was Harley again. This time Kristina was able to get him out, and we promise his next home will be forever. In the 15 months between adoptions he was allowed to become completely matted and filthy, which Kristina was able to correct with two days of hard work. He seems to have a dental problem, which we will have diagnosed as soon as we can get him here. We’ll foster him ourselves, because there can’t be too much difference between nine and ten dogs, right?