thanks for your interest in wanting to adopt a rescued samoyed.

to be honest with you, puppies RARELY come into rescue. that is the time when people first adopt them and they are still cute and small.

it's when they are 1 and 2 years old, when the owners are tired of it, havent trained it , a baby is on the way, they have to move, etc, is when they are either turned into me or are dropped off at the shelter.

i do have 2 yr olds come into my care quite often.

at this time, i would suggest visiting www.petfinder.com and looking there for a samoyed. quite often, they are very available in california. again, there very rarely would be PUPPIES.

if you could accept adopting a young or adult samoyed, the availability greatly increases. from my experience, dogs past puppy stage are totally trainable. i and other rescuers and my clients have done it! so give those older dogs a chance. you won't regret it. just so you know, samoyeds usually live to be 13. are you ready for that lifetime committment? good!

if you insist on a puppy, there is no local breeder. the nearest ethical breeders are in calif. anything else around here is a PUPPY MILL. this includes the pet stores! please do not support them. their dogs end up having health problems or are not bred with the best of samoyed characteristics. (i know, several have come into my rescue over the years.) the parents are bred, almost literally to death. a breeder who truly loves her dogs will not sell them to a pet store and she will not sell them without thoroughly interviewing her applicants.

thanks again and keep checking my web page for available samoyeds!

Try finding reputable breeders. Contact the Samoyed Club of America. Here is the link: