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08/29/17: Interviewed Sharon. She’s delightful. She’s a talker, not much of a listener. They can’t have fences but were considering an e-fence and we talked about them. She had heard a dog would go out but not come back in and I confirmed that was one of the problems. So, she’s set on just leash walking. She never let her WFT off leash. Always walked him around their gated community at the Country Club. Both she and her husband are retired. He’s blind in one eye and doesn’t see well with the other so he rarely goes out. He does not walk the dog. She is responsible for the dog and everything. That’s fine with her. She has a housekeeper daily. They go out to eat, but usually she just picks up food for them because he doesn’t like to go out. Their son who lives nearby is always at the house and would help with the dog. They kept his Dalmatian for about 2 years when he was traveling all the time. Great dog.
They have a small back yard with woods behind them and woods between their house and their neighbors. Their neighbors have 2 cats and a dog. The cats walk with them when they walk their dog. We talked about the prey-drive in Airedales and how they would go after anything, and many would consider cats prey. She doesn’t think it would be a problem because the cats don’t come into her yard and her dog would be on leash.
When I asked her to describe a typical day, she said: She does errands and sits on the deck. Go out to lunch and goes to Sertoma Club. She gets up real early.
She has an antique crib and uses the mattress in it for a dog bed. Her sons are never going to have children. One is 47 and the other is 49. They have a vet in the family.
Ready for home visit.03/11/18: Sent email to Sarah asking if Hattie has had an accidents in the house or if she’s seen any evidence of the incontinence.
03/09/18 from jmc:
Hi, Sarah & Will. How is Hattie doing? I hope you’ve had a good 2+ weeks with her. Have you taken her to the vet for a checkup and for her microchip? Is she showing you her personality? How’s the excavating of your yard going?Let me know how everything is going and whether you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you
03/10/18 from Sarah:
Hi, Jackie,Thanks for your message. She’s loving her yard and unfortunately for her, the squirrels have stopped coming in since they sensed there’s a new dog in town! So every once in a while she gets to surprise one. We actually had some in our attic before she arrived and I haven’t heard them since!?
I’ve been sick off and on with flu and stomach bug (ugh) and am behind on getting her to the vet. I ordered her a new tag with my number on it and will get the microchip transferred over. I had enough flea/tick and heartworm meds to give her this month from Lanie so that wasn’t an issue.
We are starting to see her personality more and more. She loves to roll in the leaves and snooze in the sun and play with her chews. Her digging isn’t extreme and she loves to lie in her holes.
I send Lanie and her old dog walker Lisa photos every few days. Attaching some of my favorites. As you can see, she has worked her way into sleeping in the bed! She loves to cuddle for hours in the morning. She has also starting having play dates with my best friend’s dog Mauve, and they get along famously. She’s a perfect heeler on the leash, and I’ve been steering clear of other dogs on leash a lot for now until I understand if her leash aggression behaviors are still an issue. So far we’ve seen no aggression or anxiety behaviors worth noting. I think she’s just very calm and not lonely, and hopefully that will keep the anxiety at bay.
Best wishes,
Sarah03/10/18: jmc offered Maggie to Lynda Walker but Lynda bought an Airedale puppy about a month ago and can’t take her. She also just broke her arm a week or so ago and may have to have surgery.
She offered that she will be happy to help us with transport or foster or whatever once she’s healed.
03/10/18: Offered Maggie to Jim Ciociola who lost his Airedale Dec. 31. He is going in for shoulder surgery the end of March and will be out of commission for 4-6 weeks after that. Then he’ll be ready for an Airedale, but not now. jmc
03/10/18: Lynda Walker can’t take Maggie. She bought a puppy 1 month ago. And she broke her arm last week so is in no position to add another to her family. Keep her in mind for transport or fostering in future. jmc
12/26/17:
Hello Jackie,
I just wanted to give you an update since we last spoke about adoption. Emily and I visited the
local animal shelter and felt very compelled to rescue a Labrador puppy that would have been euthanized
soon and decided to adopt here. So far, the experience has been really good. As a result, we likely won’t
be looking to adopt an Airedale anytime soon. As former Airedale owners, we really appreciate the work your
organization does and would be happy to support it in the future.
Merry Christmas,
Brett Butler
I responded and thanked him for updating me and telling him to let me know if they decide to pursue an Airedale.12/15/17: Brett is interested in adopting Lilly. Looking back over app – they have a small dog, Scout. I don’t think Lilly would be good for them.
Previously when they applied wife was working a few hours a week while she was getting her teaching license. Is she still a stay-at-home mom or is she teaching full time? What is their normal week day and weekend schedule. Their toddler would be about 5 now, right? Will be 5 next week. 10 in a couple weeks and another 8 in about a month.
Any chance of Brett being deployed? Always a chance. There’s nothing on his plate. He’s been gone for a month at a time this year. Wife always there. 3 miles from work. They come home during the day.
Interview again.
Scout gets along with other dogs. In public with friends.
Spoke to Brett 12/17/17 and we agreed Lilly is not the dog for them bc of their small dog Scout.03/26/16: Becky Wolbers sent pdf of HV Report: Pertinent comments:
Hardwood floors with rugs downstairs; carpet upstairs.
Under accommodations – where will the dog be during the day, etc., the wife said “crate inside,” but she is home most of the day. Husband said “outside for short periods when nice.” They have good fenced yard.
Re Children’s interactions with parents/pets: Children were all playing together. Oldest one interacted with adults more.
Adults were kind, average, not too crazy.
Re life style comprises: They have a dog (Scout, a chihuahua/terrier mix) who runs with the wife; they talked about activities with each other.
Scout is happy and healthy, neither underweight or overweight.
Everyone played with Scout; they want a playmate for him, a larger dog; the husband seems to understand the cost of an Airedale, the wife maybe not as much.
They understand basic obedience techniques.
Re dog having an accident in the house: Wife seemed a bit hesitant about messes and having a puppy, but don’t think it will be a big issue.
In answer to whether there was anything generally or specifically that would make the HV volunteer uncomfortable placing a dog with them: Becky answered “Not sure they are ready for the energy levels of some Airedales/terriers in general.”
Gut feelings: They have a garden in back that isn’t fenced off; wife mentioned previous Airedale jumping on people; dog will stay downstairs; husband seemed more prepared for the responsibility and for a terrier. I think it would really depend on the dog and its personality. They were nice and talked openly with us. Also not sure how a larger dog,especially a male, would react with Scout. Wife couldn’t remember agency they used to place their Airedale a few years ago but wife did visit it after rehoming.
Bottom line: Becky said would approve after additional counseling of the applicants.
I think the dog we would place would need to be an adult with good manners who is accustomed to small children and small dogs (Scout is only about 15 lbs).12/22/15: I interviewed Brett Butler and he was nice. He has been in CA in graduate school (for the military) and is in Missouri now but they are moving back into their house (that they rented out) in Fayetteville, NC New Year’s weekend. They previously had an Airedale, Lucy, who they gave up at 2 years of age because she was a real handful and the wife was pregnant and they had a toddler and he was deployed in Afghanistan so the wife couldn’t handle her by herself. I said, it sounds like y’all didn’t make a good choice getting an Airedale at that time. He was hesitant but said he would own that. They didn’t make a good choice but they gave her up (through rescue he believes – his wife handled it) to an older couple, retired, who had 2 other Airedales. They even kept in touch for a while. This has been about 3 years ago.
We talked about his 3-year-old son and I cautioned him that the child would be about eye-level to the Airedale and that is fraught with potential danger. I told him that both his son and the Airedale would need to be trained to understand their boundaries and that the child could not be alone with the Airedale unattended. His 13-year-old helps a friend of theirs with their dogs, walks them, etc., when the friends need him. He will be great with the dog. His wife is a stay-at-home mom mostly; she is working on her teaching license and has to teach a few hours a week, but the dog would not be alone more than 2-3 hours at a time, if that long. They have a small terrier/chihuahua mix who is about 15 lbs and it gets along with his parents’ bulldog and is fine with other dogs at the dog park. I told him it may be a very different story when another dog comes into his territory.
I told him “outside” is not an option as to where the Airedale will stay when they’re not at home, that we require that the Airedale never be left in the yard when no one is home. He can agree to that.
He has no experience training a dog but has a friend who is a good trainer and will depend on him for recommendations; he might do a group class like PetSmart. I emphasized how important it is to train the Airedale and that they do it themselves so that they develop the bond with the Airedale.
He is in the military but he is not eligible for deployment again for about 2 years. He sounds like a reasonable, decent guy and I will find someone to do the home visit after New Year’s week.03/08/18: Offered Maggie. They are getting an 8-mo-old pup from a breeder in Delaware; going this weekend to pick him up.
n March 8, 2018 at 12:26 PM Jackie Cash
Hi, Bridget. I am sorry that our process hasn’t been successful so far. I am going to try to find someone else to do your home visit. I do not understand why Lori never responded, but I’ll try to find someone else.. In addition, the few dogs we’ve had in rescue went to folks who had been waiting for a good time or were willing to take special needs dogs. We have only one dog in rescue currently, but she needs someone who is home all the time, as she has separation anxiety.
I’ll be in touch.
Jackie Cash | 901-438-5782
http://www.airedalerescuegroup.com
Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/airedalerescuegroupOn March 7, 2018 at 1:06 PM Bridget Cain
Hi Jackie,
I have never heard from Lori and I haven’t heard anything from you about a home visit. This doesn’t seem to be working out for us. I think we will just withdraw our application at this time and perhaps we will look for an Airedale through ARG at a future date. I did enjoy our talk in November, and I wish you all the best!
Thank you,
Bridget
