We were reading the success stories section on your website and thought we would contribute our story. We adopted Samantha from the Maryland, Virginia chapter in September, 2003. “Sammi” was 2.5 years old at the time and made herself right at home with her two new friends (Spooky & Owen), our two cats. The cats were a little unsure of their giant new friend in the beginning but it wasn’t long before they were getting along very well (see attached pic). Sammi was a little skittish about the basement when we got her. She seemed to be scared of the door that led to the basement steps and, to this day, has not entered that part of the house. She has always been welcome to any room in the house but decided that she didn’t want anything to do with the basement. She loves rides in the car and going for walks in the field behind our home or to the local park. She also loves getting a bath. We got her a children’s swimming pool to give her baths. When the pool is getting filled she stands next to it waiting to jump in. She gets a trip to the local lake once in a while and likes to take a dip along the shoreline. One thing we were not expecting was the way she snores!! She snores very loud when she is in a deep sleep. We had a scare with Sammi’s health back in 2007 and thought maybe we were going to lose her. She developed a problem with her blood. A condition that made her platelet count free fall and her kidneys and liver began to shut down. She completely lost her appetite and her weight dropped to 115 lbs. and she was losing her hair. Sammi had always been around 145 lbs. The doctor told us that Sammi might not come home. Thankfully, the doctor (we call her the miracle worker) treating her really paid close attention to her condition and was able to bring her back to good health. Sammi was at the vet two weeks ago and weighed in at a hefty 162 lbs. and has a beautiful coat!!! Well, it has been six years now since Sammi arrived. We often say that traveling to Maryland to get Sammi was the best thing we ever did. She has been an absolute delight and has become my very best friend. Thank you to all at The Saint Bernard Rescue for all that you do to save our best freinds!!!!
Larry D. & Denise Frantz
