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4/9/14: Email to Michelle Blackwell:
Hello, again, Michelle. I spoke to Deborah at Dr. Gibson’s office yesterday and she confirmed that they had seen Henry in 2012. I asked about Abigail and she said they saw her in 2010. Your current vet has not seen Abigail. Has Abigail been seen by another vet in the interim? Is she up to date on all of her vaccinations and rabies shots?
Thank you for your patience as we work through our process.
4/8/14: I called Dr Gibson’s clinic. They last saw Henry in 2012. They last saw Abigail in 2010. They had seen Bonnie the cat.
4/8/2014: Sent email to them seeking responses to questions that were not answered and noting others that will require discussion. My initial reaction to this application is that they do not need an Airedale, especially with a toddler, and I suspect they have not researched the breed enough.
4/8/2014
From: Jackie Cash [mailto:airedalemail@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 3:11 PM
To: mblack804@aol.com; mblackwellgca@gmail.com
Subject: Clarifying information please…
Hi, again, Michelle. As I was making notes in our internal database about our conversation, I realized that there were a few points I did not clarify with you:
1. Since Abigail is accustomed to going in and out of the dog door even when you’re not home, how will you keep your Airedale from going out? Our contract does not allow for the Airedale to be outside alone when if no one is home.
RESPONSE: I am a virtual teacher with Georgia Cyber Academy. While I do travel to outings on some days, as a regular rule, I am home every day. We show Abigail when we close the dog door so that she will not try to use it when we do not want her too. On the days I must attend an outing/field trip, we close the dog door so that Abigail will stay inside. When she was younger and unproven to be able to stay home alone without destruction, we used an extra-large dog crate to keep her safe while we were out. We still have the crate when needed. J
2. You answered that the Airedale would be alone 0 hours per day; however, I note in your auto-reply email that you are a teacher. Is your daughter home all day? If not, please tell me about the person who will be there all day.
RESPONSE: My daughter schools with the virtual school but she is also a high school student dual enrolled at the local college. She takes all of her classes at the college as a high school student. Her schedule varies from semester to semester and this semester she is home each day by 2pm.
3. Will your daughter participate in caring for the Airedale?
RESPONSE: Naturally! She is excited for Abigail to have company J
Also, please provide the name of your former vet (Dr Gibson?) and phone no. I typed it into my database, however, I was not logged in and I lost it. Duh.
RESPONSE: Dr. Gibson at Gibson Animal Clinic in Waycross Ga. 912.285.7678
Thanks, again, Michelle.
RESPONSE: You are most welcome! J
Jackie Cash | 901-438-5782
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04/01/14: I just lost everything I added to this post. UGHHH! Had a good conversation with Michelle. I like her.
We talked about the lack of a fence and that Airedales are known to wander. She has committed to keeping her Airedale on leash when outside – she has one of those 30 ft training leads. She lives on 9 acres and her nearest neighbors are 1/4 mile to the east and 1/4 mile to the west. The road that leads to her house is dirt and it comes off a 2 lane secondary road that is not heavily traveled. She said she lives in the boonies.
On her app she said the Airedale would be alone 0 hours per day and I didn’t question that… until I got an auto reply from one of her emails that identifies her as a social studies teacher. So I’ve emailed and asked her about that and about who is home during the day.
I asked her about the fact that the vet she listed has not seen her Abigail. She just switched to that vet from a Dr. Gibson in Waycross because he misdiagnosed her Henry, who died 6 weeks ago as a result of degenerative myelopathy. Dr. G said it was hip dysplasia and for months they were treating Henry (a Brittany spaniel mix) for that. She decided to take him to a specialist in Jacksonville, FL because he was not getting better and that dr found the DM. She gave me Dr. Gibson’s phone number which I had entered into my original post but when I tried to send the post, it kicked me out and said I wasn’t logged in. So I’ve asked her again for his number.
In talking about the annual cost of taking care of a dog, she said she only put what an annual exam costs. She is quite familiar with additional costs: she feeds a premium food, she knows Airedales need to be groomed, and she spent a lot on Henry after his illness was diagnosed.
We talked about her flea & tick routine. She uses organic pyrethrum that she mixes herself. She keeps it in a spray bottle to use on her dogs and cats routinely and has never had a problem with either fleas or ticks. She doesn’t like the toxins in commercial F&T treatments. She bathes her animals often and sprays them daily in the summer.
Overall, I think she will be a good Airedale mom. The home visit could be a problem as she lives in a rural area, 30 min from Waycross, GA, about an hour from Brunswick. I will look for someone to do the home visit, but we may need a second interview.
I had a good conversation with Kathryn today. Their neighbor has a 4-y-o Airedale and they really like it. She thinks Airedales have personalities similar to Schnauzers (they have two mini-Schnauzers). We talked about her previous dogs: they’ve had German Shepherds, all of whom lived to old age and died naturally or had to be put down. They also had another Schnauzer that was a foster – the dog’s 4th foster family in 6 weeks. He bit people, mostly children. Even when he nipped at them or their grandchildren, they did not send him back to the rescue because they were afraid he would be put down. They instead just kept him separated from any visitors, especially children. He lived for 7 years and finally had to be put down because of cancer. They have fostered mostly Schnauzers and dachshunds for local rescues. We talked about their cost estimate ($500) being low and she said she was just thinking of the annual vet bills for vaccinations and office visits. She said she estimates food and treats at about $200 per month. They’ve spent hundreds with their vet (who they’ve been going to for 30 years) depending on the animal and its health.They have a dog door so the dog would have access to the yard and house at all times. We talked about the use of crates and she has used them but left the doors open even with fosters. She can close off her kitchen if need be. She understands the issues that affect some rescues. I liked her and hope we can find someone near her to do a home visit for us. (Her neighbor who has an Airedale is named Kristin Albert. She’s not involved in rescue; bought her dog as a pup and has horses.)
03/01/14 Per Virgilynne:
Rachel did finally get in touch by email. She said they were looking to buy a mini farm in Carrollton, and would get back in touch with me when they were not tied up with that.
On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Jackie Cash <airedalemail@comcast.net> wrote:
Hi, Virg. Just an update. I have had no response from Rachel from either phone or email messages. Let’s just hold off until we hear back from them. Who knows? No need to rush them.
But, I really appreciate your efforts to help us. And, by the way, how is your Mandy? Do you have photos? Do you go to our Facebook page to see all the ARG alumni? It’s always nice to see and hear follow up stories on our adoptee-dales.
Jackie
HOLD for NOW
3/3/2014 Donna emailed me that she has left a couple of messages with the husband and not gotten a call back and that he is a bit rude and she wonders if he is on board with this.
I talked to Deborah and she apologized for him not relaying the messages to her and said he can be a bit short with people (I didn’t tell her Donna said he was rude). Deborah says they have a lot going on right now and she wants to hold off a bit – until the end of the month. I told her I’d touch base then.
3/3/2014 From Christina on email:
Winnie was placed about 1+ yr ago. Her info is on bb, adopted by Lisa Gould
Winnie got out of the house today, attacked a biscon who was in her yard.
They don’t know what to do – her prey drive is so high.
Looking back, she has bolted out door before and attacked another dog – a Springer type dog.
She is good as gold with Paddington. She follows Lisa like a shadow. Lisa was quite upset. They’ve had two trainers to come to their house; the first trainer told them to put her down. Lisa does not know what we would do with her – have we had other dogs like this that attack and can they be placed?
Will we take her back?
Also for memory, she lived with two smaller dogs at her home of 1+ yr. An older Boston Terrier and an older dachshund. Lisa says she does not understand how she lived with them and now cannot tolerate. Almost like she is accusing me that it is not true but I don’t know what she is getting at.
And on 3/4/2014:
From: Lisa <lgould23@gmail.com>
Date: March 4, 2014, 10:52:47 AM EST
To: Christina Prange <mcprange@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Double Gate
Tom and I have talked about it and we really feel that Winnie needs a home in the country where there aren’t dogs walking by all day. It just sets her off. She must have learned her intense prey reaction while she was a stray. We feel that this same thing will happen again if she lives here and we can’t take the chance that she will kill another dog or hurt a person. I hope you can find a home for her where maybe there is less activity so she can not get out. We have been so very careful, but she just pushed her way out the door.
As I said,this decision breaks my heart, but it’s the best for us, and hopefully for her. I would hate for a situation where she has to be euthanized for something she does. So, I want to protect her as well.
Please let me know what the next steps are.
Thanks,
Lisa
On Mar 3, 2014, at 7:13 PM, Christina Prange <mcprange@aol.com> wrote:
Hi
Barbara yager in fort mill, an ARG volunteer has a very protective Aire boy.
“On the front door we have a deck with a gate that locks for prey and run away dogs”
Not sure if that could incorporate into your architecture?
Christina Prange
02/24 – 02/26/14: Virg has tried via email and phone to reach Rachel without success. I have followed up w/ both phone and email, and again, no success. Hmmm.
2/27/14 Donna emailed me yesterday that Deborah has been sick so they’re going to try to do the HV this week.
02/19/14 – Had a nice conversation with Deborah Jones and told her it was merely a formality because of our previous conversation and their application. It’s obvious they are wonderful Airedale owners and will be great for another Airedale. I’ve asked Donna Yeomans to do the home visit.
