Author Archives: NWSams

In May 2015 we heard of a Sammy girl at the Everett shelter. They told us Princess was bought as a puppy and turned out into the back yard, and lived there until she was 11 years old, when her … Continue reading →

We had an eventful month in rescue. Snow, who we would love to place, decided she wanted to move up in pack order, and she did it by picking a fight with Lily. One morning as they were coming in … Continue reading →

In February Melissa picked up a dog named Snow from the Clackamas County Animal Shelter. We tracked her down to a backyard breeder in Oregon City. According to the vet who chipped her, she is nine and a half years … Continue reading →

Snow has been here for two months, most of it waiting for a previous adopter to come meet her. We usually try to move dogs to new homes as soon as possible, in less than two weeks if possible. After … Continue reading →

New to rescue this month is Snow, a nine year old female Samoyed who had been turned in to the Clackamas County shelter. The woman who turned her in said someone in the family had given the dog to her … Continue reading →

We saw a Craigslist ad early this month for a five year old female Samoyed someone wanted to re-home. We contact the poster, as we always do, and for a change they wrote back. We had a good conversation, and … Continue reading →

Over the last fifteen years or so, Northwest Samoyed Rescue (and our founding groups, SCWS Rescue and Samoyed Rescue of Oregon) has been blessed to have some incredibly generous people who support our work. Back when we began, Cheri said … Continue reading →