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These Samoyeds have luckily all found New Loving Permanent Homes.

2nd-Feb-2012 Updated

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Name:  Bravo  

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Name:             Phoenix

Age:                 6.5 months

                        Male Samoyed

 

 10/1/12 - Poor little Phoenix has had a few homes already to try and love.  He’s gone through a 3 families who haven’t understood or known about Samoyeds, especially a Samoyed puppy or their requirements.  We’ve spent the last few days talking to his previous 3 owners.  He hadn’t done really anything wrong apart from being an active Samoyed puppy that isn’t suited to being in a unit complex or not having suitable shelter and time to groom when he constantly loved playing in the mud.  Lets face it people he’s an active male puppy that loves to run and play! He still has lots of love to give and in true Sammy fashion he loves everyone.

**** Phoenix top left - Tag you're it!

12/1/12 – Phoenix is a lovely Samoyed with a lot of playful energy.  At this stage he’s not showing any dominant characterisitics and is playing well with both our male and female resident Samoyeds here.   His favourite is of course our own female 6month old puppy. They have been having immense fun playing “tag, you’re it”.  He knows how to sit for pats and to let you put his collar and lead on.  On lead he gets excited to be out and about and wants to explore everything.  He will require someone who is willing to do some more basic obedience training with him and teach him to walk a bit more gently on a lead.  When you let him off the lead, whoosh he’s gone for a big high speed run. He circles you and keeps coming back to check in.  Luckily he’s happy to come back for cuddles just as quickly so there is the start of a good recall.  Since he is so social and loves a good run, he would be suited to someone who likes going to off lead dog parks.  This way he will continue to get socialization and be allowed to burn off some of his energy

Phoenix is looking for a home that ideally has already got a female Samoyed for him to play with. He will only be re-homed to someone who has previously owned Samoyeds and understands their needs. .  He is also good at playing leap frog over the other dogs, so not suited to someone with kids under the age of 5.  You need to be prepared to take him to puppy classes so he continues his education and socialization.  This is a lovely boy, that came from a family based Samoyed breeder, is well socialised and he deserves a knowledgeable forever home.

 

13/1 – Phoenix is off to the groomers and vets today.  So he can share more Sammy love around!  Actually he will be getting vaccinated, heartworm treated, wormed, C5 vaccinated, flea treated and of course de-sexed.  He will be available for meeting and greeting from 14/1/12.  His adoption costs will be $750 as per puppy adoption costs.  You will need to have filled in an adoption questionnaire to be considered to adopt Phoenix.  It will NOT be first in first served, but the most suited home for Phoenix.  To apply for Phoenix please contact us via email: nswsamoyedrescue@gmail.com    The adoption questionnaire and processes are located under the “adopting” page of this website.

14/1/12 -  Phoenix is behaving very well inside.  He's occassionally jumped up on the couch (to get cuddles) but other wise is doing well.  He has a great recall (loves cuddles) and sits for pats.  He will jump up if you let him or he gets over excited but understands if you say down and sit.  He's enjoyed eating his bones and loves playing with Kayley.  If we can keep him out of the pond it will be even better!  Our only concern is he's not meant to be getting his stitches wet and he loves water.  All going well with this little boy and he will make someone a gorgeous sammy addition to the right knowledgeable family.  He has had a good start at toilet/house training and is about 70% there. Obviously putting him in a new environemtn has set him back a little but the basics are there.

21/1/12 - Pheonix is off to his new forever home, with Dakota a 5month old female samoyed and 6 kids to play with!  Yeah for Pheonix!

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Name: Okami
Age: 4 1/2 years

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Name: Chekhov
Age: 3 years young

Male, desexed.

Gorgeous big happy grin, this boy is waiting to give his new family big cuddles!
Chekhov sits well, walks on a lead, comes when he is called and will sit for his food when asked. He will "go outside", through the dog door when told  and understands the pointing finger. He is also house trained with no accidents. He travels well in the car (loves the car more than life itself!) but has not had exposure to cats or small animals, so we are not sure how he'd go with them. He is very affectionate and loves cuddles. He also loves to just be with you and will hang out on the sofa or at your feet. He chews his toys but has not chewed anything else, and like all Samoyeds likes to dig himself a crater to sleep in on hot days. He is not excessive with the digging though - he has made one "bed" under a hedge and has stuck to that. He sleeps outside (under cover) at night on a trampoline bed with the other three Sammies here and is quiet at night.  Chekhov is eating cooked rice and vegetables plus dry dog food most nights, but they also eat leftovers and Chekhov eats everything. Sadly he was "de-barked" by a previous owner who left him alone in an apartment all day, so while he could be yappy when excited, he has no voice so makes very little sound.  He is gentle with the kids and likes watching over them as they have an afternoon nap, or even better cuddling you on the couch with them.

Chekhov is a well mannered and bred dog. He would be okay as an only dog, provided he was allowed inside when you were home and made part of the family, or could be homed with ideally female Samoyed, or other submissive male samoyeds.  Chekhov is ready to go to his new permanent home.  He has had his vet work done (microchip sorted, vaccinated, wormed, desexed etc.)  Would you like this gorgeous cuddly bear to be your Santa's helper?

10/12/11 - Chekhov is now in temporary foster care in Kogarah Bay.  He's getting along well with a 1yr old male Samoyed that he is fostering with.  This morning they had immense fun playing in the mud, so he needs to be washed again before people come and cuddle him! 

            17/12/11 - Chekhov has been groomed and passed all his assessments with flying colours. He will start meeting his new potential owners this week, to hopefully go on trial over Xmas.

19/12/11 - Chekhov went on trial today with a lovely family.  Xmas kisses from Chekhov all around.

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Name: Sunny
Age: 4 years, Female Samoyed  

Thank you to everyone for your support and the donations we received!

Sunny will have a wonderfully Merry Xmas with her new Family. ARRROOOO!

3/10/11 - Sunny has been taken from her previous owner in dire straits.  The owner decided to advertise her as FTGH, instead of treating her, or disclosing there was a medical problem, until she was about to be transported into care and started suddenly displaying symptoms. She has come into care with an unknown medical condition and is a very sick little girl that is quite obviously in pain. Sunny has spent the last few days in intensive care due to the neglect she received.  After a series of medical tests and IV fluids the vets couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. In desperation she was taken to the RSPCA emergency facilities in the hope of saving her. NSW Samoyed Rescue and their foster carers are truly grateful for the speedy action taken by the RSPCA and the help they gave us in trying to save this poor little girl.

 

5/10/11 - Sunny became progressively worse, continuing to throw up and was no longer able to walk. Further x-rays and ultrasounds were performed by the RSPCA and no clear diagnosis could be found. Every effort was made to make her comfortable, but she continued to worsen.

A lot of conditions were ruled out but no way to help her was found. Drugs to stop her throwing up had stopped working and she had lost a further 2 liters of fluids.  In desperation they operated, knowing she may not make it through a surgery.  She continued to throw up whilst under anesthetic and tested the skills of the surgeons at the RSPCA. After over 4 hours of surgery they had finally cleared out the mess from in and around her bowels. Perforations were sutured and the massive cut to open her up and clean her out was finally closed.  It was then a waiting game to see if she could recover.

 

8/10/11 - We feel Sunny has finally shown us that there is hope.  She had a small walk today, has had her first solid food and has even given a few big Sammy tail wags.  Through all her prodding, blood testing, urine tests, xrays, ultrasounds; though clearly in pain, Sunny never showed any objection or resistance.  She continued to stay gentle, even when pushed trying to locate the pain.  She truly is a very special girl, and we hope she continues to show her strength and courage to fight and get better.  Sunny will remain in hospital for a few more days before she can come into monitored home foster care.

10/10/11 - Unfortunately as feared, Sunny has developed pneumonia. Due to her inhaling bile whilst throwing up, and under anesthetics. She now has fluid on her lungs which has allowed a further infection to develop there.  She has been put on further antibiotics to help. Though sunny is quite ill she remains happy to see people and is wagging her tail at any attention.  She is keen for cuddles and is certainly trying her best to overcome her troubles.  Sunny will stay in hospital for a while longer so that she can continue to stay on IV antibiotics.  Staff are loving her nature and she's winning hearts all over.

 

12/10/11 - Sunny has shown improvement again in the last 24hours. She has now had her first poo since her massive surgery. Who would have thought we'd be excited at seeing poo! She is keeping solid foods down and has swapped over to oral antibiotics so the drips could be removed. There is a definite Sammy grin back and lots of wagging tails when staff and friends approach. She's getting lots of cuddles from the nurses, vets and volunteers. They all say she's a special little girl. She's up and walking slowly and we feel she's making positive progress. We are hoping she can come out of hospital soon!  She still has fluid on her lungs and will require on-going physio for a few weeks to help loosen it.  However we are starting to think this little girl is a fighter and we are turning the corner and heading in the right direction.

 

14/10/10 - Sunny had a brush and walk today.  She is still struggling with fluid on her lungs and is still getting antibiotics.  She requires another small surgery, but they we are waiting for the current sutures to heal and for her chest infection to clear up before she goes under anaesthetic again.  She's blowing coat at the moment and is enjoyed getting a bit of pampering.

 

21/10/11 - Sunny is FINALLY out of hospital.  Her stitches are out and the (massively long) scar is starting to look a lot better. There is also a sprinkling of fur growing back over her tummy. She still needs another surgery (to be desexed), but we've decided to bring her home first and let her recover properly from the last one before the next one.  We know she will recover quicker and be better off in a home environment. She is now up and walking around and has met the other permanent samoyeds here.  Hopefully we can convince her to play gently in the next few days. Tomorrow we hope to brush her and finish stripping out her old dead coat and hopefully give her a gentle wash cloth "bath" to get rid of the hospital smell and make her feel a little bit better.  We are yet to tally up the vet bills.  We're to scared to look! With the extended stay in hospital on top of the surgery they are adding to a scary figure.  But today, we are just happy to be able to bring her home and know that she is definitely over the worse of everything.  Positive thinking, everything can only get better for this lovely girl now!  We are looking forwartd to seeing her true personality shine through now that she's feeling a bit better and discovering what sort of Sammy she will be. So she's now had her dinner, some extra treats and lots of cuddles.  She was good in the car home and is now resting right near us.  Happy Sammy smiles all around here, and a big sigh of relief.  She's a tough little cookie with a lovely temperament.

 

26/10/11 - Sunny is going well.  She is dropping / losing a lot of her coat at the moment.    It seems to be coming out in big patches. So we are slowly brushing her in sections and trying not to pull her skin, so it doesn't affect or hurt her scars.  The scar is healing very well and we are pleased all round with her progress.  We hope to give her a proper hydrobath wash on the weekend if it warms up again. Sunny is proving to be very independent of the other dogs here.  She would much prefer to be in human company, and as such would probably be fine as an only dog.  Where you go, she goes.  It doesn't matter if you are cooking dinner, mucking the horse stables and trying to sweep her out or getting something out of car.  She's quieter and less energetic than Rocky and is sleeping quietly through the night.  Sunny is currently slightly protective of her food.  Not surprising considering the conditions she was living in.  She's starting to learn the routines here, and is realising she is now getting regularly fed, so she is slowly starting to learn to share.

 

We imagine Sunny will be ready for a permanent home in about a months time. We are currently considering applications for this girl.  Sunny will be available for adoption for $650 to help towards covering costs for her next surgery. Sunny will be desexed, wormed, flea treated, vaccinated and health checked prior to being adopted. Please ensure you have read the adoption page of this website. To be considered for adopting Sunny you need to have answered the questions located on the adoption page (copy and paste questions into an email) or you can email us for a "word format" questionnaire to be emailed to you. Email: nswsamoyedrescue@gmail.com

 

30/10/11 - Well doesn't Sunny look gorgeous now!  The poor little girl may have over done it a bit today.  We have spent hours finally getting the last of the dead coat, mess left over from surgery and mats out.  We then gave her a hydrobath and a blow dry.  She even managed a slow walk on the lead and a little bit of an excited run. I think she was happy to be clean and get rid of the mess.  She's whimpered a bit this afternoon and you can tell she's very tired. She's spent the majority of the afternoon asleep at my feet. Thankfully she smells a lot better now.  She still has away to go, but she is getting better slowly.   Sunny will still need to be desexed and have her rear dewclaws removed prior to being rehomed.  But things are looking up for this lovely little girl.  She is still showing a calm disposition and would ideally suit a quiet home where she will be allowed inside and part of the family.

5/11/11 - Sunny has instigated play for the first time today.  She has started running around a lot more and is coming out of her shell.  She is clearly starting to feel a lot better.  Its great to see her start integrating with the other dogs.  She will now eat with every one else and you can pat her whilst eating, but she is still possive of bones that she finds.

29/11/11 - Sunny is doing remarkably well.  She is now going on on-lead walks each day and is building up muscle tone again. Wont be long now until she can be officially permanently adopted out :).

5/12/11 - We have finally gotten to the stage where we are ready to re-home Sunny.  A lovely family has been patiently waiting for her.  She will be desexed this week, and have her rear dew claws removed and then she will be officially adopted.  YEAH for Sunny.  She deserves such a lovely home! 

10/12/11 - Poor sunny had another hiccup whilst getting desexed.  The vets decided to have another look around whilst she was getting desexed, since she was obviously a lot healthier now and tolerating the anaesthetics. When removing the ovaries and uterus they discovered another stick was still inside her.  It was amzingly completely covered in scar tissue and had been encapsulated thus protecting the organs it was pressing up against.  This is seriously one tough little girl that certainly has a reason that she still needs to be here.  The ends were pressing up against her aorta and spleen.  Both were lightly bruised but not punctured, which would have been fatal if they had of been.  I think we need to change her name to Lucky!!!  To think she has been so excited and running around and going for walks.  Poor little girl.  So she's spending a few days in intensive care again under observation. But all going well now she will make a full and even better recovery and be going home to her new permanent family by the end of the weekend.  She certainly will havea much deserved Merry Xmas in a loving new home.

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Name: Rocky
Age: 4 years

3/10/11 - Rocky came into care.

5/10/11 - Energetic dog that still thinks he's a puppy.  Everything is exciting and new.  His previous owners don't appear to have done much with him. He plays well with the other female dogs here and a submissive female. He likes to playful pounce on other dogs, so other dominant dogs don't always appreciate this.  He just doesn't realise that everyone else might not want to play with him.  He has excess energy and would require someone that was willing to actively walk him, and preferrably run him every day.  He is otherwise not a destructuve puppy and doesn't mind being on his own.  Just expect a lot of excited cuddles when you get home.

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Name: Duchess
Age: 3 years, 7 days

7/9/11 - Duchess is an affectionate girl, searching for cuddles. She would ideally suit someone who is at home most of the time as she loves to spend time with her human family.  She has grown up with other dogs both smaller and larger and appears well socialised, but independent of other dogs.  Her priority is human companionship. She is quite at home curled up on the couch with you. She sleeps quietly through the night in the bedroom and apppears to be house trained.  She would do well with an owner that understands her need for more leadership and will reinforce some basic training.  Duchess is an active girl and loves her walks.  She also enjoys going to the beach. She travels well in the car and would love to go on family trips and included in everyday activities.

Duchess will require regular grooming to brush her long, soft coat and daily excercise of at least 30min active walking. She will need to be included in daily family activities and would do best with another samoyed for company.

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Name: Jasper
Age: 10months

28/8/11 - Jasper is an acitve and bouncy boy with a great cheeky attitude.  He is all about play and wants desperately to be included in everyday life.  He has been professionally trained and knows commands to recall, sit, come, drop, stand and walks very nicely on the lead.  He is however still a big bouncy young boy and can get over excited when first meeting.  Due to this we would recommend a home without cats and no children under the age of 5years.  Jasper has been well bred and comes with pedigree papers.  Jasper will require someone who is willing to actively walk and preferably run him everyday, take him to dog parks, and where he will be allowed inside and part of the family so that its not all such an excitment when someone comes into the backyard.  Jasper is also a very social and playful boy and as such would require another dog (preferrably samoyed) to play with to help burn off some of that puppy energy.

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Name: Laika                          
Age: 4 years

27/6/11 - Gorgeous,  gentle purebred Samoyed girl.  She has grown up with cats and a baby.  She's a little shy and nervous at the moment, but has done a big trip from her owners today. She is well behaved, house-trained, knows how to walk on lead, comes when called and doesn't run away.  She likes to snuggle on the couch and your bed.  This is a special little girl, looking for a special new forever home. Laika will continue to under go assessments whilst she settles in here, to determine the most appropriate new home for her.

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1/8/11 - Maya is a really nice young Samoyed girl, 11 months old and very playful. She is very responsive and already knows "sit", "shake" and "come", and would learn really quickly with further training.
She will definately need to be rehomed with another dog with the same energy level as she has, and does not do well to being left for too long alone.  Another dog would be company for her and provide exercise which is really needed tu burn off some of that puppy energy.
She is gentle and does not bark unless left alone and can hear you, but can't join in. She would need to be allowed in the house and be a part of the family. Maya would be very good with older children but is a bit bouncy for toddlers. Maya will not be adopted interstate unfortunately. She will need the normal grooming that all samoyeds need and has in the past had part of her coat shaved, as it is just starting to grow back through.  Maya is micro chipped, vaccinated, has had her heartworm check and has been desexed and is ready to go to her own new home. 

8/8/11 - Maya is now in foster care with a Samoyed Rescue foster carer and has passed her assessments and had all her vet work done. She is however still owned by PAWS.  She has definately had basic training and knows how to fetch a ball and even brings it back. Maya is very keen to make you happy.  Maya is also prooving to be great with the multitude of cats at her new foster home. Some dogs would find the numerous amount of cats there to be totally overwhelming but she just has a few sniffs or ignores them. She is very calm inside, just lays at your feet, happy to be with you. She gets on with all the dogs at doggy day care, where she goes for a play and is really the loveliest dog.  Her foster carer has said she's one of the loveliest samoyeds she's fostered and is even tempted to keep her but feels she would be best suited toa  home with another samoyed to play with.

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Eski (~4years)
Adopted direct from RSPCA, Weston.

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Name: D'Amour 
Age: 4 years

D'Amour is a big cuddly teddy bear. He's happy hanging out with you and has a laid back personality. He doesn't appear to bark and is very quiet.  He is currently being held in very temporary accommodation in a unit with 3 small dogs and a bird to stop him going to a kill pound at Xmas time. He has been surrendered in as his owner has moved overseas and was unable to take him with them.  He was previously living with another small dog and was allowed inside with the family.  He comes with pedigree papers from a well recognised Victorian breeder. We are unsure of the extent of his training, but given a few treats he will pick things up quickly.

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Name:    LEO   
Age:        2.5years old

Leo is a handsome and well mannered boy.  He has grown up a single dog and is very independent in personality. He struts around the yard knowing he's gorgeous.  Leo has come into care on Xmas day due to no fault of his own.  Unfortunately his owner is too unwell to look after him after a series of serious medical problems.  He is well trained and groomed.  He has grown up with teenage kids, bunnies, cats and birds.  All of which he takes in his casual loping stride.  He is well bred, and comes with pedigree papers. He has a complete medical history as well with his paper work.  Leo is a much loved family member that they have asked us to find a new home for him where he can continue to get the dedicated attention he deserves.

From his previous owners:
"Leo is in good health.   With him comes his pedigree papers, microchip document, medical history, previous immunisation certificates and his Obedience Training Certificate from the ACT Companion Dog Club..  About 34 digital photographs of Leo are in a folder.  The photo’s start from when he was 4 weeks old.
 
He loves his sandpit, wading pool, squeaky dog soft toy, squeaky ball, ball with rope handles and kong roly poly that the food comes out of.  His favourite food is raw chicken wings. I brush him every week, more in moulting season.  He often tries to play and make it difficult for me to brush him especially if he thinks I’m going to do his backside, chest or feet.  But a firmish cuddle hold on his back in my lap and he’s soon off to sleep and doesn’t worry about the brushing at all. 
 
He knows many words and can virtually have a conversation with you.  He talks to me when I come home from work. Words he knows include sit, dinner, stay, walk, drop, down, stop, come, knock on the door (with his nose), shake hands, toy, toilet, bah!, give, no, yuk, OK.  He almost knows, left, right, home, this way, no round the other way and heal.  He tends to know heal when he wants to, so I don’t use it very often because I don’t like arguing with him and I haven’t really needed to use treats on a walk for a long time.  He likes the long lead.  I make it short on busy roads just in case.  If he pulls I stand still and he comes back and stands next to me and if I still don’t move he sits and waits for me to move my left foot.  If he does it correctly I quickly say ‘heal’ followed by ‘good boy’.  He usually then looks up at me while continuing to walk next to me as if to ask ‘can I go now’.  I answer that look with ‘yes’ ‘OK’ ‘off you go’.  And he does and makes sure that the lead does not go tight.
 
I haven’t done any off the lead training with Leo except for the occasional wait in the backyard sometimes with food but not for ages.  He knows several hand signals like sit, stay, drop, stand and to walk to where I am pointing (these are normally practiced places – like the back door or the other side of the tree to unhook his lead, to Amanda’s room, outside, back gate, car etc).

Leo will be groomed, vet checked, vaccinated, wormed and desexed. If you feel you could make a suitable new forever home, then please email us at nswsamoyedrescue@gmail.com so that you can get an adoption questionnaire.  His adoption cost is $495.  Leo is now in temporary foster care and is located in Wyong, NSW. Please note this is not a pet shop or pound.  It is not first in first served.  The most suitable home for Leo will be selected from the adoption questionnaires received. Leo is a gorgeous boy and deserves the best of homes.

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Lunar
Lunar is a gorgeous 9 year old Samoyed bitch that was surrendered by her last owner and is now looking for her forever home. She has been vet-checked, desexed, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and de-flead.

Lunar is great with children and other animals including dog, cats and horses.
She loves nothing more than snoozing on my verandah for the day and laying at my feet in the evening. Due to her age she wouldn’t be suitable for someone who wants to walk 5 kms a day but please don’t let her fool you, she still has quite a few years left in her yet.
Lunar is well socialised and knows the basics of sit, come, stay and beg (!!!)
She is not destructive in any way, no chewed up shoes and holes to deal with and only barks when she excited which is usually when we get home and tea time.

Lunar may need a little work on her toilet training, she had a slight uti when she arrived so I feel this may be the cause of her occasional accidents and shouldn’t be an issue in the future. Apart from that Lunar is highly affectionate and a pleasure to have around.  She requires a home that will allow her to be part of the family and understands the needs of an elderly Samoyed.

Thank You to Sally & Jenny for independently rescuing this girl from Hawkesbury pound and finding her a forever home.

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16-9-2010: Bronte is an active young Samoyed girl. She was surrendered into the pound because she chewed the pool hose and kept getting up to mischief. She has been luckily saved from the needle and is now sitting in temporary foster accommodation. This poor little girl is filthy and obviously starved for attention. When will people realise that you can't just leave a Samoyed in the backyard alone! Samoyeds love people. She was bored, lonely and found something fun to do.  Bronte is an active girl and will require someone who is willing to walk her daily. She gets very excited and loves attention. She is in need of reinforcing basic obedience and doggy manners.  So far we have worked out she knows how to sit, lay down and come when called.  As she is still a puppy her attention span isn't too long, but she is willing to try when focused and is food motivated.

Bronte's next moves are to be groomed (she's in desperate need, you might mistake her for a rough collie she's so brown!), then some new photos to be taken once she looks like a white Samoyed again. She is also booked in for a crash "one on one" dog training course to reinforce basic training and of course she's due for lots of cuddles and attention.

18-8-10: Bronte is currently fostering with other resident dogs and is trying desperately to instigate play, though they are mostly just tolerating her as they are all much older than her. She is having fun running around the acreage and doesn't appear to be trying to escape.  She is happy to be running around on a long lead at the moment.  Her foster mum also has cats. Though she was initially chasing the cats when they ran, when told to stop she does, and if the cats stay still and ignore her then she in turn ignores them. She likes to be talked to, of course, she's a Sammy, she loves any attention! She is also now discovering what adventures she can get up to inside. She is discovering new things to eat and loves her training treats.

23-9-10
Bronte has now been C5 vaccinated, wormed, desexed, groomed and frontlined.  Her adoption costs will be $550 to cover her vet work, training and grooming.  She is currently fostering temporarily in the North Newcastle area, but will be brought to Sydney for adoption if and when required.

Bronte is settling in well to foster care and is progressing well with further training.  She has endured over 4 hours of brushing, 3 separate baths and a conditioning treatment. She has obvioulsy never had this done beore, but was very well behaved. She's finally looking a lot more white and fluffy.  Her undercoat is still very dense and close knit to the skin.  Over the next month with the warmer weather, and now that all the matting on top is gone, will loosen and start to be able to be stripped out properly.  Her new owner will need to understand about grooming requirements and be able to continue to line brush her so that her coat can thin out for the warm summer.

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Rehomed direct from RSPCA, Yagoona pound.
Snowgirl was one 0f 60 animals seized in a raid by the RSPCA and was previously caged in appauling conditions with Jess and Acacia.  Another male Samyed was also saved in this raid and is also now rehomed direct from RSPCA.

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1/8/2010 - Addy is a playful and cheeky puppy.  She has a favourite dog toy and loves carrying it around. Her ears are already upright and she has a very cute curled tail.  Addy is a bundle of energy and loves to play all day.

22-8-2010 - Addy is now 15weeks and learning things very quickly. She is proving to be a very smart girl.  She has already mastered sit and has learnt to go to the toilet on command, and is well on her way to being toilet trained. Addy is a very confident puppy and will most likely become an alpha female when she is an adult.  She knows no fear and gives everything a go. You can only laugh at the antics a Samoyed puppy will get up to.  Addy is well socialised with other vaccinated dogs of all ages and sizes. She is already well through her puppy training and will be the star of her class.  Of course she's also soooooo cute its hard not to fall instantly in love.  She has started on her grooming training also.

Addy will be not be released for permanent adoption until she reaches 16 weeks of age (27-8-10).  Addy will be available for permanent adoption at a cost of $750.  She will be vaccinated (all 3 puppy vaccinations), wormed, flea treated, microchipped and de-sexed. Please note Addy has not come into care due to neglect or abuse.  She is a well socialised, happy, healthy and energetic puppy that has been donated into care to help raise money and awareness for rescue. She must be desexed, no exceptions will be allowed.

1-9-2010 Addy is currently doing a growth spurt and her legs are growing.  Of course this gives her greater access to everything! She is a bundle of energy and causes endless laughter.  She has a very inquisitive mind and is confident enough to try anything.  She is now well on her way to learning "shake hands", "in the back", "drop", "up" and "off the couch".  This girl picks things up quickly and loves playing with the adult dogs.

5-9-10 - Addy is due to be desexed on the 9th August and get her final vaccination this week. This has been delayed a week due to her having an upset tummy.  Most probably due to having her nose somewhere she shouldn't. hahahaha.  We are currently considering local only adoptions, where she will have another dog, preferably male, to play with as Addy will grow into an alpha female.

19-9-2010 - Addy has been permanently adopted and completed her trial.

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4/7/10 -  Jess has been taken in by NSW Samoyed Rescue as she was not sufficiently looked after by a backyard breeder.  She has been caged in a too small "dog run" with straw bedding.  She was fed a poor diet and as such is very skinny at only 15kg and has a very brittle coat.  She hasn't had any training and will need to be in care for at least a month to let her put on some weight and fully assess her abilities. Jess and Acacia have both come in heavily matted with straw and filth firmly stuck in their coats. They were both in desperate need of urgent vet attention,grooming and need a few weeks TLC to help them show their true Sammy nature.

9/7/10 - Is now fostering in Wentworthville, Sydney. She is a gorgeous looking girl now that she has been professionally groomed.  She is lovely natured, more out-going in personality than Acacia and will be a fantastic family dog.  She is already showing there is definately some brains in her head.

11/7/10 - Jess is progressing with her toilet training.  She is looking for an active home that will interact it with her and keep her mind going.  She travells well in car. Jess is a sweat girl.  Comes when called begging for cuddles and rewards.  Has good recall and potentially would make a good agility dog and is proving a quick learner. She understands "no" and sit.  Jess loved being brushed for 2 hours whilst lying on the couch.  Prime cuddle time!

16/7/10 - Jess has now been desexed.  She is proving to be a quick learner and is eager to please and very food orientated. She has an amazing recall and has started doing off lead training.  This girls has got soem serious brains and will make an amazing dog.

23/7/10 - We have not had an accident inside coming up to four days. She now understand 'wee'. She gets very excited because she knows she gets a treat. I think we may be over the hump and can nearly happily say she's house trained... She absolutely loves to run and I think given a choice, that is what she would like to do all day, every single day!  She doesn't appear that interested in toys though.  Jess has taken to sleeping in a bed really well. She knows that to get treats she has to be on a dog bed and she's just about got the 'stay out of the kitchen when I am getting food ready' down pat. She gets a little over eager but that will be helped by her understanding "stay".

Jess has mastered sit and drop and we start work tonight on stay. She will jump up on everything but is now learning what down means. She's food crazy and when taking her bowl into the laundry, she will do complete turns of circles (like the dancing dogs) all the way to the laundry.

She's very happy when she sees the lead come out. She's not a barky Sammy either, she gives very enthusiastic greetings, even if I've only been gone 10 minutes to see a neighbour.  She now understands, "in the back" and will jump into the backseat of the car as you say it. She also understands back, as in, I'm going through the door before you so, back Jess and she will take a step back. After persisting with her, she now knows how to work a Kong, except she hasn't worked out how to lay down to eat it, she stands up.
30/7/10 - Jess is enthusiastic and playful. She eagerly does what is asked of her and thrives on attention.  She is having a ball playing with her other Samoyed foster sisters and would be best suited to a home with another Samoyed to play with.  She would also make a great obedience, agility or sporting dog.  This is a truly special girl, that deserves a special home and that wants to let her shine and be a wonderfully Sammy family member.

11/8/10 - Jess is on trial with a family in Canberra, ACT.
22/8/10 - Jess has been permanently adopted by a great family in Canberra. She has another dog to play with and lots of kids too.

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4/7/1020 - Acacia has been taken into care by NSW Samoyed Rescue after compaints were made about her condition and her pups condition. Acacia has come into care VERY skinny at only 13kg. She has very prominent ribs, hip bones and spine. There is little muscle left on her body and she is truly wasted under the remanents of a very patchy coat. She has recently had a litter of pups, even though she is most likely not even 12 months old herself.  Acacia is very timid and withdrawn and at some point has obviously been physically abused as we are having trouble trying to handle her as she is so scared. She was in desperate need of a bath, flea treatment and grooming, as like Jess she had straw and filth matted into what little coat she had left.  Acacia was more importantly in serious need of veterinary attention and most probably would not have survived much longer in the living conditions she was in.  Acacia was immediately taken to vets for assessment and then given antibiotics, worming and vaccination.  She was then washed and blow dried and got to spend her first night in doors sleeping on a proper clean bed.
 

9/7/10 - Acacia plays well with her foster sister Jess, but remains nervous and is hesitant to approach other dogs or people.  Both girls are feeding off each other and getting up to mischief and are ignorant of any instructions.  It is clear they have had no training and don't know any doggy manners.  We decided to separate Acacia and Jess to see what would happen and determine if they could be adopted separately, and to give them better one on one attention.  As it turns out both girls are coping much better without each other as they are no longer "feeding negatively off each other". Acacia is now looking towards the other permanent dogs for guidance and learning what to do from them.

22/7/10 - Acacia is coming out of her shell and playing well with the other permanent dogs.  She is slowly learning how to sit and wait. Slowly. She is putting on weight and she is starting to develop a new undercoat.  Acacia is slowly starting to come to us willingly now instead of running away each time we approached.  Once you have her and she understands that you arent going to hurt her she readily climbs up into your lap begging for cuddles and pats.  There is a gorgeous sammy desperate to come out.

14-8-10 - Acacia is now much happier and healthier girl.  After almost 2 months in care she is now up to 18kg of weight.  She still has some more to put on (we are aiming for 22kg) and is much more lively and confident. Hopefully she will now also start developing back some muscle tone.  She has formed a close bond with Jackson the Samoyed Rescue Mascot and they are constantly playing with each other.  She has fun each afternoon running around with all the dogs at the park and playing.  She now is starting to look and act more like a Samoyed. A beautifully soft undercoat is almost fully grown in now and the start of a new outer coat is showing.  She has now learnt all her new routines and is progressing along with her general doggy training.  She is now eagerly coming when called and will launch herself into my arms.  It brings tears to my eyes to see such a positive improvement in this girl.  She is adapting well to her new life and all the cuddles and attention she gets now.

Acacia has been permanently adopted by her foster mum.  So everyone please welcome Acacia Tomlinson to the NSW Samoyed Rescue permanent family :)

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"The Fonz"
The Fonz is 10years young and seeking a new permanent home.  He's still full of cuddles, life and a big cheeky grin.  He has been a mainly outside dog, only occasionally coming inside.  His current owner has now got a young family and feels that he is not getting the attention he deserves or craves, as he is just sitting in the backyard and only getting occasional walks.

The Fonz however would like to be given the opportunity to come inside and be made part of a family.  He wants to show off his slick moves and dashing good looks.  He has been groomed regularly to keep the essential "Fonz" look at its best.   He has grown up with children and is gentle with them.

The Fonz will come fully vaccinated, wormed, microchipped, groomed and desexed. He will be available for a $350 adoption cost to cover his vet expenses. 

The Fonz is now in temporary foster care and needs to find a new forever home. 
Interstate adoptions welcome (transport arrangements and costs at new owners expense).

23-6-2010:  Fonz is now settling into foster care.  He's loving being inside and is progressing very quickly with his toilet training.  He is play-bowing to instigate playtime and is having fun with all his new toys.  He loves going for walks and is a dream in the car.  We need to get some new photos of him as this one they provided doesn't do him justice.
27-6-10 - Fonz is currently enjoying a road trip "holiday" with his foster carer and wont be available for adoption until July. Thank you for your patience.

 5-7-10 Fonz has been adopted by a member of family from his breeders.  He has settled in well with one of his female distant cousins and is loving being an indoor dog. 

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FUZZ
I'm a 3yr old purebred male Samoyed desperately looking for someone to love me!
Fuzz has been saved by the hair on his back, in the last few minutes before being PTS.

3/6/10 - Fuzz is displaying a calmer disposition and at this stage doesn't seem overly active.  He is following his foster carer from room to room and then settles back at her feet.

5/6/10 - Fuzz has now settled more and has figured out he can play with Lucky the other resident male Samoyed.   He is proving to have a lovely temperament.  We can not understand why this dog was surrendered.  He ticks all the boxes. Fuzzy would make a lovely addition to any family willing to love him.  He has good conformation, nice teeth, great happy personality and of course the gorgeous looks. 

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Biscuit


1 year old Purebred small female Samoyed. Height: 40cm, weight: 13kgs. Beautiful boisterous temperament, very high energy and can't get enough attention. She is a little mischievous and needs a little more ongoing training. She would need active owners to be able to keep up with her. Biscuit is great with children, cats and other dogs. Does require lots of exercise and grooming. Walks well on a harness and very much loves her walks, she gets so excited at that time. She is not a fussy eater and is a very happy, active 12 month old puppy.

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Sam has grown up with young children, he is fully house trained and can be left on his own for several hours inside.  He's had basic obedience training and loves just hanging around with you.  At one stage his owner was even taking him to work with her.  Sam loves people and has been socialised with other dogs.   He has grown up an only child and is therefore a little more independent.  He is well behaved and gorgeous samoyed.  He has been regularly groomed but is slightly overweight at the moment due to the current owners lack of time for him due to growing family commitments.

Sam has gone to his forever home in QLD (18-3-10).

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Jester has been handed into vets after his owner passed away.  Unfortunately he was also close to death.  Jester has suffered from severe neglect and is badly underweight at 15.8kg.  His previous owner either did not know how to look after him or was not able to for some reason.  He was brought into vets severely matted with numerous infected wounds and was meant to be PTS.  However the vets and nurses fell for his big sad eyes and gorgeous temperament.  They have spent the last 2 weeks over the Xmas / New Year period  trying to get him back over the right side of the bridge.  He has been given drips initially, antibiotics, cortisone injections, flea treatments and salves.  The vets graciously held him and cared for him whilst the silly season went by and he is now out of the woods and back on the mend. 
His wounds from scratching himself are all mostly healed and the stitches are out.
Today he has been brushed and groomed to the best of our ability given his poor condition and we have managed to save approximately 70% of his summer coat fur.  He does have enough coverage over his back and sides to protect him from the sun.  His legs and tummy however are pretty bare due to his scratching and chewing. We believe with a proper diet and someone to brush him it will grow back to cover his legs again.  There is also a bare patch around his eye.  The hair here has already started growing back.  His nose is healing also. Through all his treatments with needles, cleaning wounds and pulling dead matted hair out he's has not shown an ounce of aggression. We have had him with other dogs off lead in a dog run and he seems fine. I have walked him past cat cages at the vets and he hasn't shown any interest in them.  This leads me to think he should be okay with cats.  But at this stage we have NOT formally tested him with cats.  The priority so far has been getting his wounds healed and getting him to start putting on weight.  He has a lovely calm temperament. He is not barky and is happy to be with you.  He can jump up on you if he doesn't get a pat but does get down if you push him away.  At this stage he's just so happy to get attention and is locked in a small run so can get excited.  As soon as he gets a pat he calms down.  Jester needs time for him to put weight back on and fully heal.  He needs to get out of the dog run.   He has been an only dog and is reasonably independent.  He sleeps through the night outside without barking, but would ideally go to someone where he can sleep inside more comfortably and get off the concrete floor to heal quicker.

Jester has now had the last of his essential vet work done.  He is vaccinated, desexed and microchipped and is now 18kg. He will now be going to a long term foster home on an extended trial with view of permanent adoption.  He still has got a long way to go to fully recover but we felt it best that he gets some one on one attention in a home environment so that he can heal and recover as quickly as possible. 

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Mishka was surrendered into the organisation due to owners relocating into a non-pet friendly home.  She came to us very cuddly and huggable but is currently on a strict diet and increasing exercise regime to ensure she loses her excess weight. Mishka has grown up with children and another smaller dog.  She has a wonderful gentle nature and is a pleasure to have around.

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Binki has been saved from deathrow.  His owners went overseas and left him behind with another family.  However after a few months they have surrendered him into the pound as they felt they couldn't look after him. Someone has obviously done the basic ground work with him.  He is house trained (he's staying locked inside for over 8 hours without going to the toilet both during the day and at night) and considerate.  Though he gets excited when you get home he doesn't jump on you and he understands to keep out from your feet.  He is slightly independent prefering mostly to observe the rest of the samoyeds here and sit quietly out of the way.  He's obvioulsy been an only child and is a bit overwhelmed by the 5 dogs that are in his foster care house.  He is not showing any signs of aggression, but is cautious, its taken him a few days to start instigating play himself.  Obviously no one has done anything with him in the last 6 months, since his previous owners had gone over seas.  His fur is very very thick and he has loose matting from head to toe.  He is also currently blowing coat so we have hair going every where.  On the positive side he LOVES to be brushed.  He's enduring hour long sessions and then remains on the grooming bench waiting for more, even though I'm exhausted.  There is so much hair, but once we get it all out he will be even more beautiful. When his coat is back to a managable level he will require a home prepared to brush him once a week for about 1/2 hour. He wont object if you want to brush him more!

Binki is settling well into routine life.  He seems a lot happier and is eager for pats.  He has also discovered the pond and now we cant keep him out of it.  He loves water, splashing all that come near and if no one is paying him attention he starts to roll.  He also seems to like playing ball and keeps picking the balls out of the toy stash and bringing them to us.  This weekends plans entails more brushing!  We have realised he has quite a funny personality and look.  We think we should rename him "Ed" out of The Lion king.  He just always seems to have this goofy grin on his face and just follows along with what the others are doing.  We should also note that Binki/Ed has a slightly crooked eye.  It however doesn't impeded his sight but just makes the funny expressions he gives "who me???" even more funny and cute.  He's a pleasure to have around and easy to manage.  I can see a definate funny & cheeky side developing now that he's settling in.  We have had to take the water out of the pond due to his stitches, this doesn't seem to worry him, he still thinks it's the best place to lie down.  His other favourite spot is up on the grooming table.


Binki will be made available for his new home once all vet checks, stitches out and assessments are done (20-11-09).  He will be professionally groomed, microchipped, desexed, vaccinated, wormed, heartworm checked and flea treated whilst in foster care.

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Asher was saved from deathrown at Renbury Pound, Liverpool.

Asher was rehomed direct from pound at Xmas 2008.  She has proved to be a very active girl and has gone to a wonderful Samoyed knowledgeable home.  She is now a Samoyed foster mum and loves teaching all the new Samoyed fosters what fun it is to play and swim at her local reserve.

Zoey and her brother were returned to breeder after marriage breakdown.

Zoey was rehomed in June 2008 and her adoption costs were donated into the rescue group by Rosslyn Rothwell of Keftiu Samoyeds..