Sammy was two years old when he was surrendered to Furever After Small Dog Rescue.  Due to health problems and financial challenges, his family was no longer able to provide him with the care that he needed.  He was placed in a loving foster home so that we could spend some time assessing him and getting to know him better.  Sammy was a great little dog who displayed some slight dominance issues.  He would need to find a new family who could provide him with fair and consistent rules, boundaries and limitations.  After being treated for an ear infection, Sammy was updated on his vaccinations and micro-chipped.  Sammy was adopted by a wonderful young couple in North Vancouver.  His new family has lots of time to spend with him, and he can even go to work with his mom!

***An update from Sammy's family:

"...It's been one week today that we have had Sammy in our household.  Not only has he settled down quite nicely, but he has definitely become a member of the family.  Almost immediately upon arriving on the North Shore, Sammy was drawn to me and has made sure we have been inseparable since.  As we speak, he is rolling all over the carpet and squeaking his duck toy.  I have been bringing him to work with me, which he seems to enjoy.  He gets the run of the clinic when there are no appointments.  We are working on the no pant tugging and barking when someone comes through the front door business; I foresee a long future before that's perfected, ha-ha.

Sammy has warmed up to Andrew quicker than I initially thought, which is relieving.  We are slowly working on him being separated from me and not having a fit about it.  He has now stopped waiting for me at the front door and will sit with Andrew and play.  We are truly enjoying his company and we are looking forward to what the future has to offer the three of us."

"...I figured it was time for a Sammy update.  Sammy has adapted so well into our home, he truly is a part of the family now.  All of August we went camping every weekend in Harrison, which he absolutely loved!  He is a better dog camping than he is at home ;)  ha-ha.  He was off-leash the entire time, gallivanting about like he owned the place, and played with his Ridgeback, Bloodhound and Dachshund friends :)  We took him swimming (which he only wanted to do if I was in the water) and he enjoyed playing with our friends' children that were there, mind you I finally figured this was probably due to the fact he had a sneaky steal-their-food-business deal with them, ha-ha.  He loves his walks and his Frisbee and also enjoys coming to work with me and doing reception work  :)  He tries to play with the clinic cats, but they don't give him the time of day, quite cute to watch.  He has a few doggy friends from the building and our nightly walks in the park.  He has learned stay/wait, come/go, and he has learned off-leash in the park as well.  He is doing well with Andrew, listening more and relaxing with him."