I got Sam, formerly known as Samson, from the SPCA of Western Quebec in March 2010.  He was a 3 year old who had been rescued by a good samaritan after being posted for sale on Kijiji.  The story I was told when I adopted him was that he had been listed on Kijiji and a woman went to check him out; he was too big for her, but she couldn't bear to leave him in the conditions he was living in.  So, she paid for him and brought him to the SPCA.

He was 20lbs lighter than he is now and according to his vet, quite thin.  His grandma (my mom) has since changed that, with people food and dog cookies every time he visits, which is usually 7 days a week.

Sam loves spending the days at Grandma's swimming in the pool, playing with her 2 cats, spending hours at Bruce Pit or just lounging on the couch.  I even taught him to climb the ladder as there are no stairs in the pool.

As fate would have it, after adopting Sam, I noticed that we have the exact same birthdays, 20 years apart.  Back in April, we celebrated my 25th and his 5th birthdays together, along with my roommate's 23rd birthday, not surprisingly, on the same day as well. (see picture attached)

To make a long story a little shorter, Sam is happy and healthy and loving his new family.  He does tricks like giving high fives, jumping to get a cookie being held about 5 feet in the air, destroying pool noodles (a favourite of his) and mooching from the dinner table.  He still answers to Samson although more often he's referred to as Sam, Sambo or Samalamadingdong-dog. :)

Thank you to everyone there at the SPCA for helping me find a new best friend after losing my black lab at 15 years old in February 2010.

All the best,

Kathleen and Sam

Update April '14

Sam turned 7 on April 12, 2014 and as you can see, is still a pup at heart!  He's a rescue and 3 years after adopting him all he wants to do is snuggle (and bark, but that's ok).  Just figured I'd send another update.  Thanks again for all the wonderful work you all do.  I was in over the weekend to drop off a bunch of donations, I'll continue to collect at the office for the shelter.  Thanks again!!

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