Niko, sitting on the left, was born in August 2003. He was one of a litter of Samoyeds that were all turned over to the Mid Atlantic Samoyed rescue when their owner decided that he couldn't care for them.

All of Niko's litter mates were instantly rescued - there's never a problem finding someone who wants a puppy. Fortunately, I was able to adopt Niko at 13 weeks and was able to enjoy the puppy years. It wasn't too long after he settled in that I decided that he needed a companion.

I looked for almost a year for a female to keep him company. One day a friend of mine was at a dogshow and she happened to mention to the owners of Moonsong Kennels that I was looking for a female to adopt. They said that they might be willing to part with one of their older female dogs, if I was worthy !

I met them not too long after that with all the trepidation of someone about to meet a pregnant mother of a baby about to be adopted. I wanted so bad to be "worthy" of this sweet little girl. Sunny aka FeeFee, sitting on the right, was adopted from Moonsong Kennels when Niko was 3. She's a little older than him and is definately the alpha of the two.