Hi! I’m Sampson!

I’m a certified pet therapy dog. I received my credentials from the Canine Good Citizen Program, which means I succeeded in passing a rigorous test of temperament, commands, walking, reactions to people, distractions, and separations from my owner. They also say I passed as being super handsome.

I’m part Great Dane and I think my lineage also includes some Rottweiler, Mastiff, and Rhodesian Ridgeback. I don’t remember all of my back story.  Some things are better forgotten anyway.  What I do remember is that I was wandering around looking for food when some scary guys grabbed me and put me in a cage in a truck.  They took me to a shelter where things smelled bad and I wasn’t very comfortable.  A few days later I got to go to a place called Animal House Shelter.  It was a long ride but it turned out to be worth it. I was there a couple of weeks and enjoyed the walks I got and the people I met but it got even better when they brought me out of the back room to meet some people.  I went right up to them and I knew that I was supposed to be with them. So, I sat on the floor next to the big guy and wouldn’t let him leave until he agreed to take me home with him. I’ve been watching over the whole family ever since.

My favorite things to do are hang out with my friends at Fydoland and go to work. I help one of my humans at his office. He’s a therapist and I go to make sure that the people that come to see him are well treated and have someone to pet or snuggle with if they want.  I’ll even get on the couch with them if they need me to. It can be a lot of work laying there and listening to all the stories but it is still one of my favorite things to do.

I’m pretty technologically savvy – follow me on my very own Instagram page at @sampson_says.