SAM 12 Aug 2001 - 22 March 2008

We all finally arrived safe and sound at our new house in Salalah in the Sultanate of Oman. We had two really good days settling into our new home, Sam had a great time chasing the feral cats that live on the compound and exploring his new surroundings. Then on the 21st March tragedy struck. We went up to the roof terrace to have a look, Martin opened the door and Sam pushed past him with a wild look in his eyes, he ran across the roof and jumped the wall, he fell two storeys onto the concrete below. He broke both his front legs and he couldn't stand on his back legs, it was confirmed by x-rays on the 22nd March that he had broken his back, the vet gave him a 2% chance of recovering as he had some feeling in his back legs and sometimes he moved his tail and back legs, but she said if he did recover he wouldn't be able to run and jump which is pretty much all Sam did. He was such a lively bouncy dog, always running around and jumping around that we decided it wasn't fair to put him through that so we asked the vet to put him to sleep. We found a lovely quiet beach cove near where we live and buried Sam on a hill overlooking the sea. He was my best friend and my constant companion. I am totally heartbroken. The house is so empty without him, I miss him dearly and I am so thankful for the wonderful six and a half years that I had with him. R.I.P Sam my angel, you will always be in our hearts.