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02/12/2014 I had a nice chat with Rachel who was home for the snow event in the Atlanta area. She and her husband both work outside the home and they have an 8 year old son, Mason, who loves dogs. They currently have a lab, Buster, and he and Mason are big buddies. When Mason gets out of school he goes to Rachel’s mom’s, who lives down the street, until Rachel gets home at 5:30 or so. Rachel’s husband gets home earlier, around 3:30 or 4:00. We talked about their having no fence, especially in light of the fact that they just recently lost 2 dogs who bolted out the door and got hit by a car and killed. She said they have a hard and fast rule now, Buster does not go out without a leash, for any reason. She was very upset about the other 2 dogs being killed and said that she wouldn’t wish that on her worst enemy and that they would never allow a dog to leave their house without a leash now. We talked about Airedales not being hypoallergenic and she understands that. She said she plans to take some time off work to acclimate a new dog to their home. They go to their farm where there are horses and it is completely fenced in and Buster can run around and play. She said she didn’t believe in dogs being crated, but we talked about how a new dog comes into another dog’s territory and sometimes a crate is a very good thing – a safe place for the new dog. She has a crate and will consider it if that is what is best for the dog. Overall, I liked her and her answers and her attitude about dogs. I’ll call for a vet reference and find a home visit volunteer.
02/08/2014: Sheryl Burke did the home visit:
I sent you an email via my phone, but I do not think it sent. (Should have had my daughter do it ~ technology !!)
I went and visited Laura and Walter Cox last night. They are a very nice couple that have done a lot of research on Airedales.
We discussed personalities, grooming, habits, etc. Since the have never owned an Airedale, I told them they were more than
welcome to come to my home and spend some time with my Dales, (and a rescue Boxer, Izzy).
Their fence is nice and high, yet on their back deck the pup can look around. I think they would be a great addition to our
Airedale Family.
I think a “smaller” female dale would be ideal.
If you need anything else, please let me know.
Sheryl
and previously
Good evening – I did a home visit with Laura & Walter this evening, and was very impressed. They have definitely done their homework on Airedales. Although they have never owned an Airedale, I think they would be a perfect fit. I told them they were more than welcome to come to my home and spend some time with my Dales (plus a rescue Boxer). Please let me know if you need anything else)
02/04/2014 Had a long conversation with Deborah and directed her (via email) to our web site to fill out the app.
01/29/2014: Nadia has turned down potential adopter Alyssa Austin because Alyssa has no children for Ruthie to play with and is going to be a nurse and work long hours! See Alyssa’s BB string for her response.
I called Nadia today at noon her time and she said she had just gotten to work and would call me back in a couple of hours. I told her I thought I had a good family for Ruthie.
01/28/2014 -Had a good conversation with Laura Cox. I really liked her. Yes, she is young, 25, and her husband is too, 29, but she is intelligent and sensible and thoughtful and they have a plan for their life and it includes an Airedale. She works for an ad agency and can take her dog to work. Their agency does a lot of pro bono work for the Greenville Humane Society so the company urges employees to bring their dogs to work. I asked about their typical day: they both are out of the house by 9; she comes home for lunch for 1 to 1-1/2 hours then back to work till 5 or 5:30. Her husband works further away and gets home around 6. During the week, they don’t go out except 1 night for bible study. On weekends they may go out with friends 1 night, but they are doing a lot of projects on their house and yard so they’re pretty busy there and are homebodies. She said they want to have children but will not do that until she is able to stay home full time. We talked about people giving up their Airedales because they have children (thinking here of Nadia and Ruthie) and she said that they could not imagine doing that, but again, she will be a stay-at-home mom.
Neither of them have allergies but she’s thinking of the potential for a child to have allergies. I told her Airedales are not hypoallergenic and she understood. We talked about Airedales needing training and though neither of them have training experience, she said her husband is the kind who will read everything he can get his hands on about training. They have friends with dogs, some of which are well-trained, some of which are not. They do not want to be those people with a dog that is not trained. I recommended Whole Dog Journal and Pat Miller as training guides.
Told her that her Airedale could not stay out in fenced yard if neither of them was home. She agreed to that; no problem.
They sound like good candidates even though this will be their first dogs as adults. Just need a HV in Greenville, SC.
01/20/2014 – Vet reference is ok.They saw one of the Dobies once before it was euthanized and the other one just a couple of times. His last Doberman was euthanized last year and his male in 2011.
01/20/2014:
From Gary:
I have been excited too after our conversation. Gail is my mother. We do live in the same house. She is retired and home most days. That said she sometimes travels and Ellie would probably be in her kennel but we try to coordinate schedules so that they don’t have to stay too long. Normal day I am up at 7:00 and leave for work around 10:00 my mom is here unless she.goes shopping or to visit my brother and his family. I return home and either exercise here or go running. Ellie and I can run, walk or play fetch or some basic training and grooming in the backyard. Then off to bed. Weekends, we will visit parks, doggie park near here, I am always running errands on Saturdays and we will do sme training and gain some exposure to other people. Most of the time she.will go with me if at all possible. She will do a great amount of riding and walking. Sunday’s I work around the.house and yard and bake bread and dog treats. i also go visit family and most places I go are.dog friendly.
As for roughshod over the six year old, both will be fine. I will never leave the dogs and children with one another for.their own safety, however, they both have to learn and when I’m confident they mutually understand one another I will leave.them alone for short periods. My children (dobemans) really would play with the kids for a little while but if I left the room they just followed me.
Hopefully, I have answered your questions but if you have more just let me know.
Best,
Gary
On Jan 19, 2014 8:25 PM, “Jackie Cash” <airedalemail@comcast.net> wrote:
Hi, Gary. I am so happy to hear this. But, now I have some clarifying questions. I made an assumption (dangerous, I know) that Gail was your wife/partner. But, she does live with you or you with her, correct? Frankly, I got so excited about the possibility of a home for Ellie when I was talking to you, I failed to ask everything I should have. You say on the application that your Airedale would be home alone 3 hours a day. Please describe a typical day and typical weekend.
The current foster mom is concerned about Ellie’s ability to run roughshod over a 6-year-old. You said your children are accustomed to big dogs, so that is a good thing. I take it your children would be supervised with Ellie until you are quite certain that they all are safe.
Thanks for your patience, Gary, and for clarifying for me.
Steven Frederick, who I believe is also a vet, has volunteered their (his and Dr. Winkler’s) services if we need them in their area.
01/18/2014: Had a couple of emails back from Bonnie. House didn’t go through but they’re now looking at another one and should be moving soon. They’re still interested and will keep us updated. They saw Ellie on the site and said maybe she’ll still be around. I told them we couldn’t guarantee it, but…
1/19/2014: P. Gary Lee is a delightful man who loves dogs and grew up with an Airedale. He most recently had two Dobermans, both of which were rescues and he was a volunteer with a Doberman Rescue Group in Texas for a couple of years. He knows that with rescued dogs, you may have to work with them to learn their true personalities and that they may take more training and patience than many people are willing to invest. I clarified with him his answer to where Airedale would stay when he was at work or away from home. He answered “out if safe but have a kennel as well.” I explained that the Airedale cannot stay outside when no one is home. He didn’t mean outside; he meant out in the house. Excellent.
I mentioned Ellie to him and explained her past and he said that was how his female Doberman was. She came from a man and woman who were too busy and basically kept her in the sunroom all her life until they decided to give her up. He had to teach her everything. She had not been socialized to other dogs or humans.
We need the vet reference and a home visit. I like him a lot and want to move fast on this.
