MEET SAMSON

ADULT . MALE . SMALL . WHITE/CREAM

BREED: Bichon Frise

CHARACTERISTICS: Loyal, Quiet, Couch potato, Gentle, Affectionate

COAT LENGTH: Curly

HOUSE-TRAINED: Yes

HEALTH: Vaccinations up to date, neutered, special needs

GOOD IN A HOME WITH: Dogs, Cats

BIO: Samson is the sweetest dog! His person moved away and he did not fare well without them. Samson became very self-destructive and would nibble at his own tail out of anxiety. His caretaker did not know what to do so they resorted to muzzling him when he was left alone. Sadly this caused a lot of damage. We are grateful that a friend came to us and asked us to assist.

Between his rescuer and our rescue, we have spent several thousand dollars in his recovery both at the emergency room and at our vet. We had no choice but to have surgery performed to remove most of his tail. He has been going to the vet weekly for laser surgery to treat the necropsy and damage caused by his muzzle. He is fully vetted, up to date on vaccinations, microchipped, and heartworm negative.

We are looking for a special person that can invest the time needed to help Samson feel safe again. We are in search of a person who is a homebody, works from home, and/or can take him with them to work, etc. due to his anxiety. His anxiety doesn't result in barking, or whining. He self-harms.

He does well with dogs and cats. He is more cautious of dogs that he does not know outside of his environment.

ADOPTION FEE: $400.00

**PLEASE READ INFORMATION BELOW CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING AN ADOPTION APPLICATION**

We are a very small rescue. We are a 100% volunteer rescue. We do not have any paid staff. All travel expenses for vetting, intake, meet and greets, home-visits, etc. is paid for by the generosity of our volunteers.

We do require an in-home visit, screening, and verifiable references.

Due to our in-home visit requirements we are ONLY adopting within the city of Chicago, IL. We will not respond to applicants outside of our adoption area.

We will ONLY consider applicants who have filled out our application in full and abide by our rescue protocol.

We will not arrange any meet and greets unless all references have been checked and applicants have been approved.

We do NOT accept phone inquiries.