Mission: Basement

Yay! Sam has finally conquered the evil basement stairs. We had to physically pick him up and "encourage" him to get started, but once he figured out he wasn't going to die instantly as a result, he managed to finally get down there and eat that kibble that's been taunting him lo these many days.

He's since been up and down the stairs numerous times. It's like he has a whole other house down there, so we're really glad he got over that hurdle.

Next: The Treadmill.

Transported a really nice dog named Drakkar ("Drake") down to Omaha today, just a young guy 1yo. Beautiful, active, playful dog - he's going to make someone a great running partner. It was neat to actually meet some more of the NE rescue people face-to-face, and we got Samlet's microchip, though not inserted (installed?) since he and Drake and Drake's stuff wouldn't all fit into the back of the Jeep.

New photos as promised:


Da Nose


You could put a whole 'nother dog in there


The dogs have no shame!


Echo is very pleased Sam has come to live with us


Perfectly Content

And a special treat for those of you who aren't stuck with dialup:

Video of Echo and Sam playing in the snow

It's Inevitable

It's inevitable when you do foster/rescue that you run into dogs that you just fall in love with. We're just all nuts about Sam and can't imagine our home without him now, so we've asked to adopt him.

It was a very hard decision for me because of the tradeoffs. Sam would make a great dog for a first time dobe owner because he's so mellow, and then we'd have room for another foster. But I can also very realistically see us 6 months down the road, still no puppy, saying 'I wish we still had Sam', and after having been through that before with Sunny (another big red fosterguy, oddly enough), I don't want to regret not spending time with the ones that I love while I can.

We can still help out with short term fostering, transport, and events, so it's not like we're going to completely stop helping other dogs. I keep feeling selfish, but my lovely husband reminded me: "There's nothing selfish about giving a great dog a good home".

I should have some more pics and a couple really cute videos to post later today!

Also later today, Sam gets to meet his cousin Jason for the first time. Jason's always been great with all of our dogs, and I'm sure he'll adore Sam as much a we do.

Soooo close

It's kind of evil, but I've been trying to lure Sam into the basement (so he can play with Echo and romp around), but he's still completely petrified of the stairs.

HOWEVER - he manages to go up and down the other staircase with no problems, I'm guessing because there's catfood at the top of them

SO... I put some catfood in a bowl in the basement today right at the bottom of the stairs.

Poor Sam sat at the top of the stairs and drooled for a while. Then laid down. Then left. Then came back.

THEN managed to knock the recycling bin down the stairs somehow, spraying plastic and paper and cans everywhere and giving himself a right old start. Poor guy, now he'll never go down those stairs!

Family Weekend

Sam is having a great time this weekend hanging out with the kids and Gramma. He's very good and gentle with Gramma, and listens to the kids. Such a good boy.



He's gaining a little weight and is slowly starting to fill out and look like a normal boy.

It's been so very cold outside, so we haven't walked at all, but have been getting our exercise running through the house and playing with Echo:













We're still working on getting along with kitty as well as he gets along with everyone else.

Go Colts!


If you'd like to adopt Sam or are interested in giving a different Dobe a forever home, please contact us at:

Doberman Rescue of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
402-397-1742
DRON95@aol.com