June 2016
Our 17th annual Rescue Picnic is right around the corner. All our adopters and volunteers, plus all SCWS members, are welcome. This year it’s Saturday, July 9 at our home near Tenino. If you think you can make it, please RSVP to Ron (ron@nwsams.com). Although this is a potluck picnic, we need to know how many people are attending.
A few weeks ago there was a request for a visit to a hospice patient in Albany, Oregon. The original request came from family in England, and it was passed through Facebook by a breeder in the Midwest. They said their father loved Samoyeds and would like to see one again. Our adopters and volunteers are the most generous bunch of people in the world. Within an hour of getting the request, an adopter and a volunteer both said they could visit. Many thanks to Anita and Natalie.
Our application has many questions, one of which is whether the applicant would be interested in a mix. We heard of one in Portland, and it turned out that five people in the general area had checked yes, so we hope the Sammy mix (who is with another rescue group) will find a home with someone who appreciates her. Our waiting list is long, and the reason we don’t publicize dogs when we get them. People continue to ask for dogs even though we get so few, and as a result we have a waiting list with over three dozen families on it. Times have changed from the days we took in 12-15 dogs a year. For two years in a row we have helped only 4 dogs each year, which means a big part of getting a dog from us will be patience.