Samson came to us after a frantic phone call about a woman who was about to abandon a ten week old puppy out on a lonely country road if someone didn't take him. Her sixteen year old daughter had shown up on her doorstep newly pregnant, baby dog in tow. This woman of course took in her daughter, but when the daughter refused to take responsibility for the puppy's day to day care she wanted the pup out of her home, and didn't care where he went. When she couldn't find anyone to take him, she decided to drop him off in the middle of nowhere and let him fend for himself. I was her last resort.
Strangely enough just the evening before my husband and I had made the decision to take a hiatus from dog rescue to concentrate on renovating our home for sale. Now we had a dilemma on our hands. We didn't want to take on another puppy right now, we had things to do. But it was a puppy, and we both knew that if we turned our back on him he would die alone in the country somewhere.
We took him in, of course, and soon discovered he was one of the easiest going puppies we had ever raised. When you tell him "no" he stops what he is doing and goes in search of a more acceptable activity. He always seems to instinctively know what you expect of him and will try his best to meet your expectations. He is an old soul, you can see it in his eyes. Samson is a very sweet dog who had a very tough start in life, but he loves his new pack. His best friend is a seven pound toy poodle named Hercules. You will meet Hercules tomorrow.
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