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9-10-13I called Alyssa & Kirstin on last Wed., I believe. I got Alyssa’s voice mail and left my name and number.
09-04-13 My email to John Austin:
Hello, John. I have tried to contact you a couple of times and left messages and I know you tried to call me once. I just wanted to let you know that I am available to talk when you’re ready.
You had originally expressed an interest in Sherlock, the 10-year-old male who was being relinquished by his owner, but he has gone to his new family. He generated a lot of interest and one of our former adopters who had been waiting for the “right” Airedale to come along, snagged him up. We do have a couple of older males just coming into rescue who will need to be fostered to learn house manners and we have an older female in foster care now who needs a little more fostering and inactivity because she’s being treated for heartworms.
We currently have more approved applicants than we have Airedales – a good problem to have – but we don’t t necessarily follow a first-come, first-served process. Some applicants may be waiting for a youngster or only want a female or want a smaller dog of less than 70 lbs, etc.
Once we have completed a telephone interview with an applicant, we then arrange for one of our volunteers to do a home visit, we check vet and personal references, and then decide if the applicant is approved to adopt. It may take a while to find just the right Airedale to fit with the applicant’s family and lifestyle.
I look forward to talking to you and to helping you find the right Airedale for you and your family.
Thank you for considering a rescued Airedale.
(BTW: I will be away from my volunteer duties from Friday, Sept. 6 through Monday, Sept. 9.)
9/10/13 Renie returned my call on 09-09-13 and I spoke to her today.Her husband is a contractor w/ the US Gov and just left for Afghanistan yesterday. They didn’t think he’d be going back this soon. He just got home in August. Also, they discussed last night the possibility of selling their home. And, they’ve had to be back and forth at the vet for Keegan, their Welsh who has Cushing’s and diabetes. So, she wants to wait a while before proceeding, but is interested in helping transport if we need it.
Otherwise, we talked about the lack of a fence and the dangers of an e-fence plus the requirements for leash walking. Her Welsh stays right around the house. They are right next to the woods and can’t even see the neighbors’ houses, but Keegan doesn’t roam.
I’m going to put her in Transport for the time being, but she might come back to adopt later.
My email to her:
Hi, Renie: It was nice talking to you a while ago. It sounds like you have a lot of things going on in your life right now, what with your husband back in Afghanistan, Keegan’s diabetes not under control, and the possibility that you may sell your home. When you are ready to move forward with your application to adopt an Airedale, we will be ready for you. In the meantime, I have noted on your application that you are willing to help transport. We really appreciate that. And we appreciate your considering a rescued Airedale. I look forward to hearing from you in the future.
Hope little Keegan does well on his insulin.
Jackie
Tessa said Rose isn’t deaf; she does respond to sounds, but doesn’t really respond to any names she’s tried with her. Tessa claps to get her attention. Rose mostly ignores her. She has been working on the sit command and Rose will sit just long enough to get a treat; she won’t stay. She is not house trained! Tessa doesn’t always use the crate for her; just leaves her in the “dog room” alone. Rose doesn’t like the room and prefers to be outside. When Tessa comes home, she lets all the dogs out together and she stays out there with them and lets them play for half an hour or so, then she brings Murphy in and lets Rose and Flynn stay out a little longer. Rose and Flynn get along well, but she still tries to dominate Murphy. Tessa took her to the dog park and there was only one dog there and Rose was fine with him, but Tessa didn’t let her off leash. Rose loves car rides and is always friendly and receptive to people.
Tessa thinks she shouldn’t live with dogs smaller than she is. I’ve got a video of her and Flynn playing. She has lots of energy.
8/29/13 Left VM for John this morning.
He called back but did not leave a message.
8/30/13 I called again and left VM
8/28/13 Told Mitzi she was approved and asked her about fixing her gate:
She responded:
I’ll be traveling until the middle of September then will be putting a secure lock on the gate!
Mitzi Rothman
Pet Portraits
404-872-0582
8/28/2013 Will Smith will do the home visit. I’ve told him it is not a rush since Alice doesn’t want a dog till close to the end of the year, after she gets her prosthesis.
From Deb Hadaway 08-26-13:
Wanted you to know that Flora and I had a WONDERFUL visit with Mitzi this afternoon. As exuberant as Flora is, Mitzi handled her like a pro and Flora absolutely loved her [NO, Mitzi, she is NOT up for adoption]!!! Her backyard is easily accessible through a back door just off the den that leads directly to a double-fenced in yard [totally 5′ wood fenced with a 3-4′ chicken wire fencing attached to the bottom of the wooden fence. Flora had quite a fun time running around the fence [I think she was on a scavenger hunt]. She has a double chain-link gate which needs to be secured [and she assured me that is going to happen–it, too, is 5′ tall–just needs a more secure gate latch]. Her house is VERY DOG-Friendly and Mitzi is very comfortable with the dog having the “run” of the house and her neighborhood is GREAT for WALKING DOGS]!!!!! I think her preference is to adopt a large Airedale as she lives alone. She is HOME most of the day [she paints doggie portraits]. She and I plan to get our dogs together when her dog is settled [she lives less than 5 miles from my house and I use to live in her neighborhood]. she has offered [as have I] to keep each others’ dog if we need to leave town for any reason.
I hope this satisfies your qualifications for a home visit. If you need me to complete the form you sent, just let me know. I will save it to my documents, complete it, and send it back to you. Just let me know.
Debbi Hadaway
August 26, 2013
8/28/13 This is the message string between Tessa and me about Rose from last night:
Tessa: They were getting along pretty well but I just had to break up a fight. They went outside and I followed and she instantly jumped on Murphy for some reason and attacked him. She bit him but it doesn’t look like it broke skin, I think her teeth are too worn down luckily. She seems to be ok with Flynn although shes been challenging him but she wants to hurt Murphy.
JC: I’m so sorry, Tessa. We don’t want Murphy to get hurt or stressed. If you think you should take her back, please do. Do you have any other observations about her that will help us place her? You will receive a check within a week from our treasurer, Barbara Lawson. Key me know how you plan to proceed. Thank you. Jackie
Tessa: I can keep her and just try to keep them apart. So far she hasn’t attacked Flynn so ill just keep a closer eye on them.
Umm. She’s very sweet otherwise but I don’t think she’s trained at all. She hasn’t gone potty in my dog room but I let her out often. She did pee on the carpet the other night though, so I’m not sure if she’s house trained. I would say a house without small dogs for sure and I’m not sure about a big dog or not yet. I could try taking her to the dog park and see how she acts and keep her on a leash just incase
JC: I appreciate your tenacity, Tessa. As for the dog park, please be very careful. Choose a time that is not likely to be very crowded. If there are two many dogs, don’t go in. I’d rather see her meet 1 or 2 dogs at a time on neutral territory. Is she looking to you for signals, for assurance, that you can tell? Does she play w Flynn? What are you calling her?
Tessa: No, not looking or really listening to me at all. I really think she’s older than what was originally thought. The girls at pets art took a look and said based on her teeth at least 7 but they suspected older. She moves stiffly I’ve noticed. She was trying to play with him but it looked slightly dominant. She kept trying to get up on him but he’s too tall and she is not flexible at all.
I was going to call her Bailey but she doesn’t seem to respond to any thing…in fact I am thinking about testing to see if she might be deaf. Could be her ear infection though too.
JC: She does have yeasty ears. Hope she’s not deaf, but that should be pretty easy to determine. When you take her back to the vet for the delicate haircut, see if they can help you determine. I like Bailey. Maybe she’ll warm to it. Does she seem to be afraid of you or anything like loud noises, trucks, men? When you can manage it, I’d like to know how she responds to different people. But we don’t want to rush her. How does she react when you come in the house after being gone? How does she respond to people coming to your door? As you can imagine, the more we know, the better. I’m about to call it a night. Hope you did well on your pract today. TTYL Jackie
(The reference to the delicate haircut was from an earlier message: The groomer left matted hair around her crotch because it was bleeding and they didn’t want to risk hurting her. So Tessa is going to take her back to the vet and have them cut that out/do whatever needs to be done.)
