Sam - In Memoriam (Oct 1994 - March 2007)

After 13.5 years, Sam decided he was too tired to keep up with the next generation. He passed on everything he knew about manners to Kaci and spent some quality time with new puppy Cody. We will miss him.

He was our first dog upon moving to Portland and was the most loyal and well trained.


"Golden Bear", "James Blond" and "Sammy" were some of his nicknames.

Very few knew his name actually stood for "Surface to Air Mutt", a name alluding to his owners prior military experience.

He amassed quite a large vocabulary, forcing his owners to frequently spell words; such as "W-A-L-K" and "P-A-R-K"; to avoid unnecessarily raising his expectations.

When asked of his greatest accomplishment, he would simply reply "Outliving Chewy".