I started out life in upstate New York. Legend has it, my mother a beautiful Samoyed and in heat escaped from the yard and came back 3 days later pregnant with 8 puppies. I was taken by a cousin for her children, but it was an abusive household and I was soon in a home and being beaten and left out in the back yard. My mommy who does rescue heard about me from a neighbor and came and took me away to live in Manhattan, with all my brothers and sisters: Hershey, a liver-spotted Dalmation who my mommy saved from the side of a rural road in Washington 

I have had a wonderful life with my family, I am always happy, tail wagging, vivacious and playful. I love everyone - people and animals alike

I  started to limp at the end of January '08, and my mommy took me to the veterinarian when the limp was getting worse not better.   She learned the terrible news that I had osteosarcoma (bone cancer) on the upper part of my left front leg. The vet says my lungs and other organs are clear right now but that this is a highly aggressive kind of cancer and my leg and shoulder had to be amputated immediately. I had the  surgery on January 17, 2008 and started my first session of chemotherapy on February 3. 

Mommy  borrowed all she could out of her  401K for care of me which covered my surgery and the first chemo treatment.   February 7th  mommy lost her job of 21 years and she is  desperate to get the funds together for the rest of my treatments. Pleaase help me to help my mommy so I can have a chance to die of old age instead of cancer.

Hi My name is Bonsai,

Mommy rescued me from the shelter the Brooklyn CACC along with another Black shepherdy dog named Eli. I was found as a stray and when mommy and Auntie Jeannie got us out we were both on the euth list.  Eli and I became best of buds in the Kennel where we being kept.  She put us both up for adoption and Eli got a home pretty quickly, so lucky for me she took me out of the kennel and brought me home to foster me there.  We visited with many people who liked me but no adoptions panned out so when our elderly sister dog Meila passed on mommy said "hell with it the more the merrier" and I became part of the clan.

I am so happy here with Mommy and sister Sally and brother Hershey, we also have 4 cats, who are nice and like to sleep with me but for the most part I think cats are weird they never want to play with me.  Sally used to be my play pal but since she had her leg amputated I start to play with her and she will for about 2 minutes but then she lays down.  I miss running around with my Sally so much.  Mommy takes me to the dog run but its no fun without my Sally and I just stand there.

So here I am a very happy boy and I love my family very much.

Hi My name is Rascal, Mommy rescued me from a shelter in NC to put me up for adoption but fell in love and now I have a home with Mommy, Sally, Hershey, Bonsai and the cats Ube, Isabella, Puppy and Sweetpea.  I love everyone and think the most fun is when Mommy and brother Bonsai take me out to Central Park for a run on a Loooooooong leash every morning.  I am deaf and partially blind.  I am very good boy at least thats what mommy keeps telling me. (although the first day I was here I ate her antique lamp shade)