September 2016
In recent years, Rescue Picnic attendance has fallen off because we place fewer dogs. You may recall we had to reschedule our picnic from July 9 to September 10 after Jack died from Canine Respiratory Coronavirus, but we ended up with a great bunch of adopters and had a wonderful time talking about our dogs.
In the past year we have seen an increase in the number of scams on Craigslist. Most offer puppies for sale at less than market price, and they all have similar text. The bogus ads are usually posted in multiple cities on the same day. They all say the same thing, and they all have errors. When we can find the picture on some other website (they are all stolen) we try to notify the owner. Sometimes it looks like someone is using a random description generator, such as the ad below, which is ridiculous.
White colored Samoyed boy and girl to rehome. Turned 11 weeks
old two days ago. She is out of a lavender merle parti mother by a
sable male. Daddy is 4 lbs and mother is 8lbs. Puppy has had first
puppy shots, been dewormed. CKC registerable. Asking 300 to
rehome, can include rest of puppy shots, microchip, spay, and a
years worth of heartworm and flea preventative. Second picture is
mother and third is father [note: there was only one picture].
Fortunately, Holley is always on the job and sends these links to a group of us who mark them “prohibited.” Slowly we are able to get them removed, but no doubt they catch a few trusting people. Just this month we began seeing websites doing the same thing. Like anything else online, be careful!
And finally this month, we have begun moving toward an orderly transition for Northwest Samoyed Rescue. After the picnic a group of us sat and talked about the path forward. We are not making major changes any time soon, but we have begun planning.
It’s your turn in the ring!
The Samoyed National is coming to Albany, Oregon, the week of October 10. We’re having a Rescue Parade, and it’s scheduled for Tuesday, October 11. All our adopted dogs (and all other rescue Sammies) are invited to attend. It’s a chance for your dog to get a chance in the ring while we tell the world how special he or she is. We need you to be there! There is an entry form at http://sca2016.com/index.php/rescue-parade/. PLEASE fill it out and come join us for a good time. Deadline is September 23.