Author Archives: NWSams

The month began with Craigslist, as it often does. There was a dog picked up and taken to the Marion County shelter (Salem, Oregon) and they posted her info looking for the owner. When we called we learned she was … Continue reading →

The two dogs we wrote about last month ended up going to Alaska. Although we had qualified people waiting, the owners elected to place the dogs themselves, so we crossed our fingers. Someone who had applied to us ended up … Continue reading →

In late October we were contacted by the Auburn Valley Humane Society about a three year old Samoyed they took in as a stray. He was neutered, chipped, dewormed, flea treated, and vaccinated, and then…  diagnosed with cancer, a squamous … Continue reading →

Jack was a giant of a dog who was dropped off at the Olympia Animal Shelter in October last year. Not only was he a huge 116 pounds, but his coat was ragged and missing a lot of hair. Even … Continue reading →

One of our first adopters recently told me they saved a lot of the hair they combed out of their first Sammy, who has since passed. Now they are doing the same thing with their current dog. They travel a … Continue reading →

This was a month of successes. We placed two long-term foster girls, and both went to homes that couldn’t have been more perfect. Stormy came into rescue in February as an owner-surrender. Melissa picked her up and worked to socialize … Continue reading →

We had a month of hearing about dogs, but not getting them.  First was a male at the Auburn Valley Humane Society named Harry (someone has a great sense of humor).  We sent an email request to the rescue list … Continue reading →

Stormy has been with Melissa for several months while she has battled a persistent urinary tract infection. After two different antibiotics failed to clear it up they did a culture, which told the vet to prescribe something different. At the … Continue reading →

Stormy is still with Melissa, as she has been for well over a month. She has a stubborn urinary tract infection that hasn’t cleared up in well over a month, so a culture was taken and should provide us with … Continue reading →