*Update Sam's Profile is up -- Saved a life yesterday, and now I need to save my carpet!!

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

Update#2: Sam's profile is up. If you know anyone in the Ottawa area please share: http://www.hopefulhearts.ca/adoptables/2013-139.htm

Update with Pictures.

Yesterday I went to a certain shelter to scoop up a sweet boy that was about to be sentenced to the gas chamber (yes that's right, :-(  the gas chamber). Not sure how anyone could deem this sweet special boy as unworthy of being put up for adoption but they say black dogs take too long to get adopted so they don't try.  Other than having black fur, which is apparently a grave crime, he is amazing. Sweet as pie, trained, obedient, cuddly, playful, friendly with my dogs and cat, ... perfect. And when he got home, he was STARVING.

I was told by the rescue I'm fostering him for that when the dogs are scheduled to be euthanized they don't bother feeding them anymore. (They also don't bother walking them it seems as he had peed and pooped in his cage and wasn't cleaned up. So he got a good bath when we got home.)

He ate up a whole bowl of food, and then took all of winston's and sophie's leftovers. I stopped him eventually but man he was so hungry I felt sorry for him. Even after eating some of the homemade chicken parmasean dog buscuits that Sophie and Winston made for him ;-) he was still famished. I tried to offer him Peanut Butter in a kong as a bedtime snack but he wasn't interested in PB. So I popped more of the homemade treats into the kong and put him in his crate. He was fine at first but started making a fuss halfway through the night. I caved and let him out. I kept him in my room instead. He went out in the yard before bed and again at 1am so I thought he should be good till morning.

I woke up this morning to the sound similar to the the last bits of ketchup being squeezed out of the bottle. 'Torrential' is the only way to describe what occurred in my bedroom this morning (and then subsequently all over my back yard).

After going through constant bouts of diarrhea with sophie for her first year or so I know I should have known better, but this guy needed all the love (and food) he could get and I couldn't say no to a little extra food and leaving him in a crate just seemed so mean after all he's been through.  Anyway, he is resting now and feeling much better, but I have a literal 'sh!t storm' to clean up in my bedroom. I am tempted to just brun my bedroom to the ground and cordon it off permenantly. I'm not really sure how I'm ever going to sleep in there again, and I may end up with PTSD when this is all done, but I will go out today and finally buy myself a steam cleaner. I don't think a simple spot bot is going to do as I have a lot of area to cover. I'm thinking of getting a more powerful upright carpet cleaner like the Hoover Power Scrub Delux Cleaner or something along those lines.

I know from previous discussions that the spotbot is well recommended, but does anyone have good bad experiences with upright carpet cleaners? ...anyone know where I can get a hazmat suit? ...

Otherwise, words of sympathy and encouragement are welcome to help me get through the clean up. This is not going to be a fun day (although, totally worth the experience of saving a life!)

[Kyoko]

Thank you for saving him.....

[Christine & Camus]

Sam is adorable!  And, very sorry to hear about the carpet, but I have been looking for a carpet cleaner and have done some research.  There are two that have received very good reviews: Bissell ProHeat 2X Select Pet (The Verdict: 9.33/10

This carpet cleaner is great for those with serious cleaning needs.) and the Bissell ProHeat 2X Healthy Home (The Verdict: 10/10 With 12 brushes and added heat, this cleaner is best for homes with high-traffic areas that need deep cleaning.  Top Ten REVIEWS Gold Award winner.).

[Camilla and Darwin]

Oh my goodness he is adorable!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

He has such a loving face!  Looks like he's fitting right in.

[Eva]

such a wonderful act of kindness  you do for him. All the new food, stress of the shelter, new home and friends, I would s*** my pants for quite a while. Remember you mean the world to him and he will do everything for you once he is settled in.

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

OMDG that face!  Hope you got the mess cleaned up and the little one is feeling better.

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

Just look at him. He's adorable. Lots of lab there, and those eyes. He is thanking you as we all are.

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

Can't let DH see this he'd want to take him home :p  I have enough trouble with crankypants non-sleeping baby lol.

He sure is adorable!

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Sherrie, Sam is beautiful.  Thank you for saving him.

How does the "shelter" get away with the inhumane treatment of animals like Sam?  I thought Canada was a civilized country.

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

Generally it is, but the animal welfare laws vary depending on province, in QC they are very weak - it's one of the biggest puppy mill areas in North America. Shelters need to save money and will push the limits in any way they can.

[jenn D]

He is a beauty. Love his little white patch!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

OMD he is absolutely stunning!   Love his eyes and shiny black coat.