Author Archives: NWSams

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 … Continue reading →

The 2016 Rescue Picnic is rescheduled for Saturday, September 10. The invitations will go out soon, and we hope you can come. As always, please RSVP with Ron (ron@nwsams.com) because we need an accurate count. Last month we had a … Continue reading →

On June 19 we picked up a young Sammy male about two and a half years old. The story was that he ran away from home, and his owner decided to teach his children a lesson in responsibility by not … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

The Snowball of April is now the Ollie of May. In other words, Snowball moved to SeaTac to live with Erin and Tom, who named him Ollie. Sometimes dogs are meant to be part of a family, and it happened … Continue reading →

Around the first of this month we were contacted by a woman in Lewis County who had a Sammy she wanted to surrender. He was purchased from an unknown breeder, possibly in the Olympia area, by a family member who … Continue reading →

Twice this month we were approached about taking or placing a dog. The first was a family in the Bremerton area who has a seven month old dog they don’t have time for. It’s a common story, especially at that … Continue reading →

In the past month we heard about three dogs. One was in McKenna, one in Spokane, and one in Billings. All of them were posted on Craigslist, all were contacted by rescue, and none of them acknowledged our mail. It’s … Continue reading →

Our month began when we heard of a blind Samoyed lost in King County, close to the Cedar River. We shared the details on our list and our Facebook page and it was forwarded many times. The owners did everything … Continue reading →

Thanks to Holley, we almost never go more than twelve hours without hearing about new dogs listed on Craigslist. She checks faithfully twice a day, every day of the year. Her dedication is legendary, and the last day of November … Continue reading →