SnowAngels Samoyeds
Where Samoyeds are honored and loved
About Us
The SnowAngels
The SnowAngels are our 4 fabulous Samoyeds: (from oldest to youngest) Abraham, Sarah, Flurry and Halo. In the picture below, from left to right...are Flurry, Sarah, Halo and Abraham. They are furry, four-legged teachers about what love really means. They love themselves, each other, us, nature, fun, and all other good things......all constantly, and all unconditionally. To learn from them is a gift. To care for them is an honor.
The People
My wonderful husband Roy and I (Lisl) are the SnowAngels' caretakers and biggest fans. Our family, friends and neighbors are fans and periodic caretakers of our four-legged furballs as well. Admittedly, we might be considered a bit cookey
about our dogs...and we're quite fine with that. We call it passion. Everyone has to be cookey (or passionate) about something...
Our Philosophy
We've shared our lives Samoyeds for over 30 years.
As each of our Samoyeds has earned their wings,
we have chosen to honor
their lives by increasing our commitment our next one. We believe they are all gifts from God, and we have been selected to care for them in ways that honor their heritage and respect their unique needs. In return, we have the benefit of learning from them and hopefully picking up a little of God's grace along the way.
In our Samoyeds, we see enthusiasm, joy, wonder, stength, intelligence, curiosity, respect, courage, humor, resilience, confidence, loyalty, determination, peacefulness, gratefulness, tenderness and unconditional love.
Being stewards of these precious animals allows us to see God at work every time we look into their eyes.
Daily Life
We live in a big city, so we've become creative at providing our Samoyeds what they need. We do structured running and show ring practice with each pooch every morning. Most often, our runs are done the old fashioned way.....1 leash, 1 poop bag 1 dog and 1 person. But thanks to fellow Sammy-owner Tamara, we now have a small scooter on loan that we use on the weekends to simlulate sled-pulling. We hook one up and off we go! Admittedly, we inspire neighbors to wonder about our mental state as we make our way through the neighborhood, but the dogs love it and it saves wear and tear on running shoes and aging knees.
We don’t have an outside kennel so our yard is their agility playground.
Yes, we re-resod and re-seed constantly, but they are generally respectful of the landscaping... unless there’s a slow squirrel in the yard. And who could fault them for squirrel stalking? C'mon......
We work full time, so the three of the folks we are most grateful for are Trisha, Holly and Kimberly,
who visit every afternoon to make sure the pooches get more play and "other people time," along with dinner.
In the spring, summer and fall months, we participate in local conformation shows.
In the winter....
ahhh....the winter......
we hike or visit Marge Goodenough’s farm in Myersville, MD for sledding or we enjoy some scottering around the Loch Raven reservoir. There's nothing that makes a
Sam smile more than the sights of snow and a sled or scooter! It's like giving them spiritual candy.
Our Goals for 2008 and 2009
Our primary goal is to have happy, healthy Samoyeds. We accomplished one of our goals already: finishing Halo's conformation title, which we did in April of 2008.
We have had a successful breeding of Halo and Flurry and puppies will be delivered around July 14!
We look forward to a breeding of Sarah and Halo in the fall of 2008.
Then we'll start working on Working Samoyed titles. Our initial focus will be on the Therapy Dog program and Good Canine Citizen Programs. We hope to accomplish both in 2009/10.
We will also participate in community and charitable events where we can include our SnowAngels Samoyeds. We'll continue to share information with others about this magnificent breed while doing good things for people in need.
We also look forward to continuing our efforts to be a contributing member of the Potomac Valley Samoyed Club.
Our Affiliations
We are members of the Samoyed Club of America and the Potomac Valley Samoyed Club.
We are also supporters of the
AKC Canine Health Foundation
Angel on a Leash Therapy Dog Program
National Samoyed Rescue
Maryland SPCA
Harnessed to Hope Northern Breed Rescue
National Wildlife Federation
The SnowAngels are our 4 fabulous Samoyeds: (from oldest to youngest) Abraham, Sarah, Flurry and Halo. In the picture below, from left to right...are Flurry, Sarah, Halo and Abraham. They are furry, four-legged teachers about what love really means. They love themselves, each other, us, nature, fun, and all other good things......all constantly, and all unconditionally. To learn from them is a gift. To care for them is an honor.
The People
My wonderful husband Roy and I (Lisl) are the SnowAngels' caretakers and biggest fans. Our family, friends and neighbors are fans and periodic caretakers of our four-legged furballs as well. Admittedly, we might be considered a bit cookey
about our dogs...and we're quite fine with that. We call it passion. Everyone has to be cookey (or passionate) about something...
Our Philosophy
We've shared our lives Samoyeds for over 30 years.
As each of our Samoyeds has earned their wings,
we have chosen to honor their lives by increasing our commitment our next one. We believe they are all gifts from God, and we have been selected to care for them in ways that honor their heritage and respect their unique needs. In return, we have the benefit of learning from them and hopefully picking up a little of God's grace along the way.
In our Samoyeds, we see enthusiasm, joy, wonder, stength, intelligence, curiosity, respect, courage, humor, resilience, confidence, loyalty, determination, peacefulness, gratefulness, tenderness and unconditional love.
Being stewards of these precious animals allows us to see God at work every time we look into their eyes.
Daily Life
We live in a big city, so we've become creative at providing our Samoyeds what they need. We do structured running and show ring practice with each pooch every morning. Most often, our runs are done the old fashioned way.....1 leash, 1 poop bag 1 dog and 1 person. But thanks to fellow Sammy-owner Tamara, we now have a small scooter on loan that we use on the weekends to simlulate sled-pulling. We hook one up and off we go! Admittedly, we inspire neighbors to wonder about our mental state as we make our way through the neighborhood, but the dogs love it and it saves wear and tear on running shoes and aging knees.
We don’t have an outside kennel so our yard is their agility playground.
Yes, we re-resod and re-seed constantly, but they are generally respectful of the landscaping... unless there’s a slow squirrel in the yard. And who could fault them for squirrel stalking? C'mon......
We work full time, so the three of the folks we are most grateful for are Trisha, Holly and Kimberly,
who visit every afternoon to make sure the pooches get more play and "other people time," along with dinner. In the spring, summer and fall months, we participate in local conformation shows.
In the winter....
ahhh....the winter......
we hike or visit Marge Goodenough’s farm in Myersville, MD for sledding or we enjoy some scottering around the Loch Raven reservoir. There's nothing that makes a
Sam smile more than the sights of snow and a sled or scooter! It's like giving them spiritual candy.
Our Goals for 2008 and 2009
Our primary goal is to have happy, healthy Samoyeds. We accomplished one of our goals already: finishing Halo's conformation title, which we did in April of 2008.
We have had a successful breeding of Halo and Flurry and puppies will be delivered around July 14!
We look forward to a breeding of Sarah and Halo in the fall of 2008.
Then we'll start working on Working Samoyed titles. Our initial focus will be on the Therapy Dog program and Good Canine Citizen Programs. We hope to accomplish both in 2009/10.
We will also participate in community and charitable events where we can include our SnowAngels Samoyeds. We'll continue to share information with others about this magnificent breed while doing good things for people in need.
We also look forward to continuing our efforts to be a contributing member of the Potomac Valley Samoyed Club.
Our Affiliations
We are members of the Samoyed Club of America and the Potomac Valley Samoyed Club.
We are also supporters of the
AKC Canine Health Foundation
Angel on a Leash Therapy Dog Program
National Samoyed Rescue
Maryland SPCA
Harnessed to Hope Northern Breed Rescue
National Wildlife Federation
