I had to go away: first for a weekend, and then for…
November 15, 2021
We were up at Elk Island Retreat in the camper for almost…
August 14, 2021
I had to go away for a few weeks. Sammy was going…
May 13, 2021
December 4, 2020
December 4, 2020
Sammy needed a safe place. In his last home, it was his kennel, where he had his bed and his two favourite, miserable-looking “bunnies.” M told us that he would stay in his kennel in her office where he could be near her when she worked. She said she was hoping he could go to…
December 4, 2020
December 4, 2020
Welcome to Sammy Stories. I hope you will enjoy the stories and snippets that I have recorded about the journey our rescue dog, Sammy, and our family have traveled so far. I hope to share one every few weeks or so. Not all of the stories will remain on this website, but we are working…
November 9, 2020
Because of the imminent Book Launch of Jake Knight and The Tale of Vindicatum, I am swamped with stuff to do. I don't want you to miss your Sammy Story fix, so... I am posting FIVE Sammy Stories today. You will have to survive on those for a bit, until things settle down a bit!…
November 9, 2020
Because of the imminent Book Launch of Jake Knight and The Tale of Vindicatum, I am swamped with stuff to do. I don't want you to miss your Sammy Story fix, so... I am posting FIVE Sammy Stories today. You will have to survive on those for a bit, until things settle down a bit!…
November 2, 2020
October 19, 2020
It was October. Sammy had been with us for over three months. He didn’t go for his breakfast like a starving refugee the day after the party, afraid that at any moment some one would come and steal his food. Maybe because all of the people and confusion made him feel a little spooked from…
October 8, 2020
Sammy meets his first visitors.This dog will never cease to amaze me. Our good friends, Tom and Deb came over for a visit. They sat at the high table on our deck with us, along with Sammy. This scared, cringing little canine who flinches at every unknown sound, actually came up to Tom and sniffed…
September 8, 2020
Theo and I decided to take Sammy for a walk around the pond. According to Sammy, walks have a definite script for how they ought to be conducted. First, you show him the leash; preferably when he is in his safe basket. Notice the look on his face. It is easy to read his mind:I…
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