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Saving the strays on the Southwest side of Samos island.

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16/09/2025

The wait is now over..

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank Laura and Jani, who came to Samos, to bring home Dina and Nyyti, 2 of the five siblings we took in, in February.

It has been a wild ride for us, with these puppies.. and we had a moment of desperation when they fell ill, and one was lost, little Monica 💔

It always amazes me how well dogs adapt. Imagine these two girls, who have lived their life until now, in a small sanctuary in the middle of nowhere.. traveled in a big boat, on the stormy sea, and then in a big taxi van.. stayed in a hotel and then off to the airport and into the belly of an airplane.
Just imagine what goes through their minds!

There are no better people to make this type of trip with dogs than Laura and Jani. They have endless love and patience for animals, and they do anything to make them feel comfortable and safe.

Now we have Nenne and Nappi left here.. and they miss their sisters. Their vibe is clearly more mellow. But they will be back to normal soon.

Dina and Nyyti, you have wonderful new homes, where other Samos dogs wait for you to make you feel right at home. We will miss you, but we are so happy for you ❤️

Dina and Nyyti will stay in the same home for a few days, which is good for them, and Nyyti will go to her forever home in a couple of days.

Thank you, Laura and Jani ❤️❤️

15/09/2025

It has been busy busy busy!

visited us twice, bringing food, toys, and treats for the cats and dogs. She is a dear friend and avid animal lover who has supported the strays of Samos for many, many years! ❤️❤️

is also back! We are so happy to have her back in her 2nd home, Samos, and we hope to have much more time together this time!
Urte also brought a lot of food for the dogs and cats, jackets, and treats! It was also lovely to meet Simone, who has been supporting us for many years. ❤️❤️

Laura and Jani also visited a couple of times, again bringing medical materials, treats, and all kinds of goodies for the dogs. Also, thank you to the two Jaanas who donated things! ❤️❤️

We had a few vet visits, as Nyyti and Dina left for their new homes today, with the last summer scheduled ferry to Athens. Also, Cola has been prepared. She is leaving soon for her forever home!

Last but definitely not least.. KURTTU!! She got a trim on Sunday! You can see how scruffy she looks in one picture and trimmed in the last. Only, we had to use scissors because the trimmer is broken.
But that was not the news about Kurttu.. the news is that the tumor has shrunk a good amount!!

We will post nore about The Trip of Dina and Nyyti tomorrow!

It is time to start preparing for winter, so we will be looking for beds and blankets in the next weeks!

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03/09/2025

Greetings from HOT Samos!

42 degrees today, says my phone.. no wonder Nenne has to share her tub with her siblings! And we thought it should be getting cooler. Needless to say, it was a bad time for the airco to break!

Some of the pictures are not ao clear, but the dogs were having fun in the cooler afternoon. Nenne also tried a cap, but she was not impressed and started sulking 😂

We bought two different types of noise canceling materials to try in the conservatory. Let's see how those work!

Nappi, aka Buttons, is doing great, doesnt seem to miss his jewels at all.

We bought dry dog food and some tin food for the cars this week, but unfortunately, we didn't have the possibility to take Nenne for the operation yet, hopefully next week.

Otherwise, life goes on pretty much normal. We don't get much sleep because of the broken ac, but such is life. It is September, so hopefully, the weather will cool down soon!

If you want to support the furries, you can do it by for example ordering food or cat litter crystals from zooplus.com and have them delivered to:
Straycaresamossw / Sanna Ahonen
Marathokampos
83102 SAMOS
GREECE

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26/08/2025

DOGGY DOG DAY!!!

And it was eventful for Buttons, since he lost his.. buttons, today.
Also, Simi, the cat, went to the vet today and had treatment for his teeth, which are not that many anymore.

So Nenne is the only one of the siblings who has not been sterilized, and that is planned for next week.

Simi will now stay inside for some days to recover from the teeth removal, and we ensure he gets the antibiotics he needs.

If you want to help with the costs and gift the Dogs in honor of Dogs Day:

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24/08/2025

Relaxing Sunday night!

The last week of August is already up, and I dont understand where the summer went.

Yesterday Gabi and Fritz visited us, it was so lovely to see them. Avid animal lovers and dear friends.

Dina and Nyyti are doing very well, I am always amazed at how quickly these animals recover from their surgeries!

Tuesday, it is time for Nappi, aka Buttons. Also, Simi, the cat, needs to visit Antonis and Natalia. He has an issue in his mouth.

If you would like to help us with the costs, we would be very grateful!

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21/08/2025

Greetings from the sanctuary!

It's been some windy days, which is ofcourse for us a welcome change from the heat, but temperatures are still around 40.

W started to get the young gang sterilized, and Dina was the first, she was done yesterday. Today, it was time for Nyyti, so when we took her to the vet, Dina came home.
Dina is the smallest of the siblings, weighed 15.5.
Nyyti weighed 25
Nappi and Nenne are even bigger than Nyyti.. so it will be interesting to see how much they weigh! Next week, it should be their turn to visit our vet.

Kurttu is still with us. We tend to her tumor daily, and she is, until now, not suffering, but pretty much enjoying her days with us. We keep a close eye on her and will ofcourse make the decision to let her go when she shows the signs she is ready to go.

Soon, it's time to order cat litter, dry cat food, and dry dog food. Would you like to help with the costs?

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10/08/2025

Greetings from hot and windy Samos!

Everyone is accounted for, even Kurttu is still with us. She doesn't have pain, though the tumor is growing, but as long as it doesn't bother her, we will give her the princess treatment she deserves.

Next we are planning for the juniors sterilization, meaning Buttons, Nenne, Dina and Nyyti.

We will try to get you some videos in the next days, of Nenne and her siblings having zoomies outside.

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16/07/2025

Hot in the city? Well, really hot on Samos!

Wh**ey and Uki spent the night in Karlovasi, as guests of our vet Antonis and Natalia, as they were sterilized. Everything went really well, and both are recovering super!

Next will be Nappi and the sisters.

We did receive some bad news as well. It seems like this is the year only loss and heartbreak, as we will soon be saying goodnight to Kurttu.
The tumor in her paw needs to be operated, and in her case, it means amputation.
If you've followed us for longer, you know that Kurttu has a heart condition, her knees are permanently wonkey, she has a hernia, and she is deaf. Also, she is approximately 12-13 years old.
So her age and heart conditions are a severe risk when we think about the operation, but even if she would recover... what would her quality if life be after recovery, with one good front leg and two monkey back legs, as a tripod.
Sometimes, the biggest love is to let go..

These are never easy decisions and mean many sleepless nights.. for now, Kurttu is still with us.

Nenne loves water, even in the evening when its cooler. She goes and lays in the tub, just for the heck of it.. I think she was a mermaid in her previous life.

For donations:
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Name: STRAYCARE SAMOSSW
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29/06/2025

Hot hot hot!!!

Dogs are looking shelter from shadows and water, as the sun is shining hot. We do have a breeze, but the dogs dont feel it the same way as we humans do.

We have made a big order for junior dog food and cat food, as well as bought dry food in general for all dogs.

Our friend Roger visited us and brought food for cats and dogs, as well as a bed and some toys, THANK YOU!

Also, a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has donated for the animals and sent Kurttu bandaids.

A special THANK YOU to for their donation, it was a lifesaver!

And also a special THANK YOU to TicoTico and his mom ❤️

We hope you enjoy the pictures! There is one picture that is not about the animals, but rather my glasses, which the juniors decided to.. chew.

For donations:
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Name: STRAYCARE SAMOSSW
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09/06/2025

Nenne loving her pooltime

08/06/2025

Hey hey hey from hot Samos!

It has been some busy times but ofcourse we update here as well!

Dogs are adjusting to the heat gradually, and as you might remember, the youngsters love the water.

Nenne has found the big pool, and she tries to get in whenever she is in front of the house.

Yesterday was an interesting day. We had an appointment with our vet for the youngsters, but our car was not in agreement of it. Took a while until finally the battery had loaded enough so we could pack the dogs in and go (We havent found the culprit yet, and the battery loses power somewhere even when the car is off).
Thankfully, Natalia waited for us ❤️.
So the youngsters now have full vaccinations and chips. We also weighed them.. and results were:
Dina 11.5
Nappi and Nyyti 13-14
Nenne..17.5 😂🙈 and she is not fat..
And they will grow another 10-15 kilos.. if not more.

Also, Kurttu had a checkup and is now on medication, and we will see if we get the growth to shrink and maybe operate.. we will have to wait a couple of weeks.

Because she decided to chew on the growth, we have it now protected all the time, and she has the "trumpet" as she tries to remove all bandaids.

We ask if you have any extra bandsid material.. what we need is in the pictures, mainly we need swabs, and also vaseline pads, which help that the swabs dont stick onto the wound.

If you have any extra or want to buy some for the animals, you can send to:
Sanna Ahonen
P.O BOX 200
Marathokampos
83102 SAMOS
GREECE

Donations:

PayPal: [email protected] or [email protected]

Bank:
Iban: LT073250031044755465
Bic: CHASDEFX
Name: STRAYCARE SAMOSSW

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25/05/2025

It has been some very emotional and sleepless nights for the last weeks.

Not only the stress for where to find money for the food, but also the puppies getting sick, my own health and stuff.. but we had a cloud over our heads that we have been quiet about.

But on Thursday, we.. were found innocent. It was not just "Not guilty", it was Innocent.

A huge mountain of a rock was taken from my heart. It always felt so wrong to be accused of issues that were not in our control.
We did everything we could and more to keep the dogs quiet, the area clean and animals healthy. Which was proved by the inspection done by official delegation and the police who have checked us.
Nevertheless, some people chased us, wanting to make us pay more, for helping animals. Even people who actually asked us to take in dogs were accusing us.
But justice saw that and deemed us innocent.
Finally people hopefully understand that the main problem around here is not us, it's the hunting dogs in enclosures around us that bark at nights and also during daytime, and nobody is there to shut them up.

Our dogs are inside during the night. They dont bark. Also, during the day when they are out, if they bark, we will quiet them down immediately or as soon as possible. We live with the animals, we work from home.. they must be as quiet as possible.

We dont do this work to cause problems for others. We do this work to help animals and humans, both.

We can't carry on doing this work without your continued support ❤️

Please check our renewed website:
https://straycaresamossw.org/

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Sámos
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This our site. Originally this page was only in Finnish, as we are a Finnish couple. But because so many people from all around the world have found their way to this page, we now continue in English. But: Jos kukaan kaipaa tietoa suomeksi, laittaa vaan viestia rohkeasti tulemaan ;) We are a couple from Finland and live in Samos, Greece. We have been here since 2009. 2018 was a remarkable year for us, because we met a wonderful couple; Evi and Panos. They share our love for the strays, and the want and need to care for them. We all have our own individual strengths and together we do all we can, for the best of the strays here in our area. Together, we are stronger and able to help more and more animals to find their forever homes and leave the street-life. Our friend Urte is a supportive member of our team, she lives in Germany but spends a lot of time here as well. She puts us on the map in many ways, helps our voices for the animals to be heard. She has endless love for all animals. One of our main goals is to give new lives to the strays, to find them loving homes. But before that, we take care of them here. We nurture them, sterilize them, socialize them.. and do all we can to ensure a great future for them. We are taking cares of all strays from tortoises to donkeys and horses and everything in between. We work together with the local vets Antonis and Natalia, who are extremely dedicated to their work. On this page, we will post pictures of our volunteer work with the animals. There will be stories of them.. some sad.. mostly happy. We will also ask for donations, all kinds: food, medicine, material etc. Because we can't do it all alone.. there are so many that need help. A big shout out to Argos Animal Rescue in Finland and Djuren pa Samos in Sweden, who support us as best they can. Without the help from other organizations, we can not care for the many animals that need help.