posted by Sam the black GSD @ 8:53 PM
I was dumped at the shelter at age 10 1/2. Not house trained, not leash trained, 110 lbs, big, and all black. But luckily German Shepherd rescue picked me up and I went on to have a happy life. I started blogging the moment I arrived in my new home, and kept it up until I ate my last banana.
Caring for Your Rescue Dog
About the German Shepherd Breed
Buffy
Sam at Adobe Hospital ICU
Sam going thru the doggy door
Pumpkin
Sam outside
Elsa
Bob the Big Orange Bee
male valley carpenter bee, lives in front yard
All Posts
The Eulogy To Sam
The Videos of Sammy Wammy
Photo: Sam swimming on 10/5/05
Photo: Sam swimming on 10/5/05
Photo: Sam swimming on 10/5/05
Photo: Sam swimming on 10/5/05
Photo: Sam relaxing on the lawn after swimming on 0/5/05
Photo: Sam in the family room on 10/5/05
Photo: Looking longingly back at the house on 10/5/05
Photo: Outside in the backyard after eating my breakfast on 10/5/05
Photo: Trying to get away from the evil camera in the backyard on 10/5/05
Photo: No! I don't want you to take my picture! on 10/5/05
Photo: Eating ice cubes in the family room on 10/5/05
Photo: In my favorite spot in the family room on 10/5/05
Photo: At the German Shepherd Rescue Picnic on 9/11/05
The Happy Dog with Lots of Problems
The Feverish Dog
The Improving Patient
The Very Ill Dog
The ASPCA Donation Banners
The Nicknames
The Bee Man
The Humane Society Needs Your Help!
The Saratoga CA Shack is for Sale
The Google Blog Search Tool - Is it any good?
The Photographic Celebration of the Dog: in St. Louis, starts February 26, 2006
The Real Discrimination Story of Hurricane Katrine
The Big Move
The "Operation Pet Lift"
The Lemon Beagle Puppy Conehead
The Foods a Dog Should NOT Eat
The Alternative to Blogging
The Vacation for Buffy
The Conehead
The Feds to the Rescue
The Banning of Pet Rescue?
The Search for Lost Pets
The Pet Rescuers
The Humane Society CauseCollar!
Time is Running Out for Stranded Pets
The New York Times: Pet shelters fill up with furry friends
The Stranded and Abandoned Doggies in New Orleans
The ASPCA Katrina Rescue Diary
The Search for Snowball
The Reason Some People are not Leaving New Orleans
The Thibodaux Church is Sheltering Pets
The New Orleans Zoo - Animals Doing Well!
The Men who Refuse to Leave their Dogs Behind
The State that Cares about Doggies
The Hope for Pet Victims of Hurricane Katrina
The "Foster-a-Pet" Program for Katrina Victims
The "No Pets Allowed" Rule in New Orleans
The List of Places to Donate for the Animal Victims of Hurricane Katrina
The Donation for Animals Caught by Hurricane Katrina
The No-Nose Cat with the Squinty Eyes
The Dark Shadow Dog
The Birthday Dog
The Mobile Vet Visit
The Fan Club of Buffy the Chihuahua Beagle
The Canine Consumer
The Family Visit
The Cyberdog Buddy - Gershwin
The New York Times: more feline than canine
The Found Cat
The Lost Cat
The Photos of Sam
The Crossing of the Great White Porch
The Job for Pumpkin
The Typical Monday
The Sneaky Camera
The Swim Lesson on July 13th
The Return to Swimming
The Best Photo of Me
The Fever is Gone
The Gradual Improvement
The Kit to Turn Your German Shepherd into a Golden Retriever
The Problems in Lifting Sam
The Change in Diet
The Blog of Fang the Comics Dog
The Watermelon Treat
The Hospital Stay is Over
The Medical Miracle
The Update on Sam
The New Bout of Pneumonia
Photo: Kodi and Buffy at Aunt Cindy's House
The Photos of Dogs Tied to Things
The Favorite Place
The Swim Routine
The Poem about Sam the Buddha Dog
The Saratoga Gardens Tour June 17-19 2005
The Boring Weekend
Buffy selecting one of Kodi's toys to destroy
Buffy killing one of Kodi's stuffed animals
Buffy and his buddy Kodi
The Flickr Dog Nose Photos
The New Harness & The Swimming Lesson
The Game of Catch
The Perfect Poop
The Daily Bath
The Update to the DM List
The Doggie Buddies in the Car
The New Underwear
My Vacation
The Patio Turf
The Difficult Days
The Chihuahua-Beagle Buffy and the Cecile Brunner Rosebush
The Dog Sitting Job from Hell
The Canine Income Tax
The Bowotox Treatment
The Beer Guzzling Dog
The Recovery from Onion Eating
The Onion-eating and Beer-drinking Dog: WARNING ONIONS ARE TOXIC TO DOGS
The Blogging Break
The SNIFnet - Social Networking for Dogs
The Garden Tour April 17th
The Dog Named Como
The Conversation with the Neurologist
The Bagel Shop
The Migrating Butterflies
The Wheelchair & Banana Escapades (movies)
Joanna with Pumpkin and Buffy
Tony admiring me and my trot.
Mom is way too slow!
With Elsa, Tony, and Joanna
The Dog Songs
The Best Friend of Mom
The Dead Mouse
The Upcoming Medical Events
The Favorite Things: Food and Cats
The Homecoming from the Animal Care Center
Photo: In the Volvo and ready to go home!
Photo: Peggy at the Animal Care Center
The Neurologist Appointment
Photo: Checking in at the Animal Care Center
Photo: Lots of vets at the Animal Care Center
Photo: The waiting room at the Animal Care Center
Photo: Art at the Animal Care Center
Photo: More art at the Animal Care Center
Photo: Still more art at the Animal Care Center
Photo: Animal knick-knacks at the Animal Care Center
Photo: The examination room
Photo: Making sure Dr. Pedroia has the right credentials
Photo: Dr. Pedroia and me
Photo: Dr. Pedroia and me and the big pee spot
Photo: Taking me to my room
Photo: Yikes -- what are they doing?
Photo: I'm cooperating but I wish I were at home
Photo: My beautiful profile
Photo: My room at the Animal Care Center
Photo: Caged in
The Emergency Room
The Very Ill Dog
The Visit to Cindy's
The Slumber Party
The Letter to my Vet
The Advice Columnist on Dog Ownership
The New Diagnosis?
The Swim Lesson
The Dog That Was Dumped So The House Could Be Remodeled
My GSD Friends Jake and Austi
My Swimming Buddy Jake
The Dog That Swims
The Tough Week
The Daily Routine
The Big Bully Elsa
The Third Swimming Lesson
The Second Swimming Lesson
The Swimming Lesson
The Anticipation of Immersion in Water
The Ancient No-Nose Cat Comes Home
The Daily Banana
The New Wheels
The Difficult Day
The Well Groomed Dog
The Nearly Captured Banana Peel
The Challenge Feed
The Crushed Pineapple
The Dog Boots
The Less-than-Perfect Pets
The News from Tan, the Tsunami Doggy Survivor
The Big Drool
The Oxalis Scourge
The Run in the Park
The Greeting of the Cats
The Bunch of Bananas
The Adoption Announcement
The Canine Diet
The Delicious Banana Peel
The Good News for Elsa
The Walk in the Park
The Upset Tummy
The Surgical Operation
The Adoption!
The Loaf of Wonderbread
The Return of Cooper's Hawk
The Cooper's Hawk
The Commercial Dog
The Definition of "Food, Water, and Shelter"
The Dogs Are Being Fed!
The Dog That Saved the Child from the Tsunami
The Plight of the Homeless Pet in NYC
The Tsunami Affects Animals Too
The New Rugs
The Turkey and Carrot and Onion and Garlic and Celery and Sweet Potato and Ginger Stew
The Rainy Day
The Cyberdog Buddy - Cal the Wonderdog
The Christmas Presents
The Walk to the Bagel Shop
The Instructions on Dog Blogrolling!
The Medical Diagnosis
The Weak Left Leg
The Opportunity to Meet Me in Redwood City!
The Tummy Rub
The Stay Command
The Continuation of Cat Desensitization
The Cat Desensitization Session
The Afternoon at Petco
The Indoor Cats
The Life of a Dog
The Opportunity to Meet Me!
The Cool and Calm Dog
The Literary Dog
The 3 Month Anniversary
The Ice Cube Maker
The Training Lessons Continue...
The Training Lessons
The Trip to Argentina
The Omnivore
The Rejection
The Adoption Inquiry
The Dogsitter
The 15 Minutes of Fame
The Tandem Walk
The Eating Machine
The Pack Hierarchy
The Hard Boiled Egg
The Busy Dog
The Bagel, Egg, & Swiss Cheese Sandwich
The Elevator Pitch
The Eyeglasses
The Business Trip
The Latex Gloves
The Boss Around Here is...Elsa
The Broken Ceramic Cup
The Counter Surfing Dog
The Alarm Clock Dog
The Border Patrol
The Medical Checkup
The Front Porch
The Tail Wag
The Walk
The Boring Day
The Backyard Gate
The Photo Shoot
The Foster Dog Report Card
The Parrots
The Table Manners of the Proper Dog
The Laundry
The Nothing New Day
The Garden Hose
The Nosy Dog
The Good Dog Day
The First Day Home
The Homecoming
The Intensive Care Unit - Day 3
The Intensive Care Unit - Day 2
The Intensive Care Unit
The Hospital
The Doggy Door
The Bath
The Rescue
4 Comments:
You know, people frown on it, but I love to chase small things too.
Lately I have been chasing this pesky bee around, but don't tell your mom 'cause I heard she likes bees and even names them!
I just found out when small rodents stop squeaking and moving, they're dead! I had no idea. No wonder when you paw them after you play with them they don't move anymore, I always wondered about that.
But that still doesn't make it not fun, especially those plastic ones, I don't thing they ever die unless you pull the squeaky thing out of the middle of them.
Cal
Hey Splash and Cal,
Yeah, Mom loves her bee! She thinks she might have a new career as an Apidae Photographer. That photo in the right hand column of my blog was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle along with a story about BOB, our bee (click on the photo for the story).
I can't chase anything anymore but I can still catch stuff in my great big jaws. I don't pull my toys apart the way Elsa the Meanie does.
I always say that the only good rodent is a dead rodent. Mom doesn't agree with me except when it comes to gophers, and there are plenty of live ones around here but no dead ones.
-- Sammy
Hi Sammy,
I have never really gotten into those squeaky toys. I like the furry type. My friend Tule loves the squeakers. When she comes over and decides it is time to raid the toy basket she picks out the noisey ones. When she finds the right one she takes it into the living room and begins to play tunes on it. Sqeak, sqeak, sqeak...until she makes a nuisance of herself. The humans think it's cute and wag their heads. I just sit there wondering when she will get the hint..ENOUGH ALL READY!! But I still love her.
Freda
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