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8-2-13 Spoke to Joslyn Bedel and told her that as a former adopter and considering that Riley had not complained to us, that they would be approved for another Airedale. Riley gets along great with all their neighbors’ dogs, relatives’ dogs, etc. Joslyn’s sister has an female ‘dale that he loves and her mom has a female Irish terrier that he loves. Riley is about 60-63 lbs so we should probably keep that size in mind for his new sister. She is interested in Maya and Pumpkin, but I told her that Maya has an adoption pending and Pumpkin was adopted. Told her we would keep her in mind as we get more in.
Why are they still taking her to the dog park if she can’t be trusted with another dog? They need to get her into an obedience class or get a trainer to work with her on the aggression tendencies.
Do you think they’re going to relinquish her?
From Dr. Halford at Walnut Grove Animal Clinic re Woody (I will provide this information to Ed Gustafson for his vet to follow up):
From: “Chuck Halford” <chuck@walnutgroveac.com>
To: “Jackie Cash” <airedalemail@comcast.net>
Sent: Friday, August 2, 2013 12:45:20 PM
Subject: RE: Airedale – Woody
Jackie,
Here is the information regarding Woody. Good luck with him. I think he will make someone very happy.
Woody – male neutered Airedale
Age is approximately 2 years old
Woody was presented for examination on July 17, 2013. Woody had a transverse fracture of his radius and ulna on the right side distal to the mid-shaft. He was positive for heartworms and was tested negative for intestinal parasites. He was malnourished and infested with ticks. Woody had a slight decrease in his red blood cell count and white blood cell count and an elevated Alt and Alk Phos. The blood test findings are consistent with his presenting condition. We treated Woody with panacur and started him on a ten day course of Simplecef.
On 7-18-13 we repaired Woody’s fracture using a four pin external acrylic fixation technique. Two pins were placed dorsal and two pins distal to the fracture sites. Good anatomical alignment was verified by post op radiographs. Woody was also neutered. (His sutures should be removed on his first visit next week with his new vet.) Woody is doing well in recovery and should be able to travel as needed.
Woody was vaccinated against distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza, parvo, lyme, bordatella, and rabies.
Woody should be reevaluated one time weekly for evidence of pin migration, infection, or other problems. He should be kept in safe confinement such as a large crate, run, shaded yard, or house. He should wear a soft e-collar until the fracture repair is complete.
Woody’s acrylic device should be ready for removal under anesthesia in 5-6 weeks from 7-18-13 as determined by radiographs and physical evaluation.
Woody was started on 300 mg of doxycycline on July 29 as a pre-treatment for heartworms. He should be treated with a three shot imiticide protocol beginning on approximately August 28.
Please have the next veterinarian assigned to care for Woody give me a call. I am available to answer any other questions as needed at any time. Thanks for letting me take care of this very good dog.
Chuck Halford, DVM
2959 Walnut Grove Road
Memphis, Tennessee 38111
901-323-1177
901-484-9462 cell
8-2-13: Ed Gustafson set to foster. Woody to be transported on Sat., Aug. 3, 2013 to Birmingham where Will Smith will pick him up and transport him to Atlanta and Ed.
8-2-13 I left a voice mail for Joslyn and apologized for taking so long to get back to her. Asked her to call me. She is interested in Maya and Pumpkin.
8/3/2013 Hello, Susan & Will: I am sorry to be so late in informing you, but you ARE APPROVED to adopt an Airedale. Marjorie, who did your home visit, reported back to my colleague Christina Prange, and Christina emailed me today to let me know.
I do not know at this point whether we have an Airedale that will suit your situation. I am working with the other ARG volunteers to match you to the best Airedale we have for your situation. We know you are committed to working with an Airedale you get to make him/her comfortable with your home and lifestyle, just as you did with your mini-Schnauzer.
We will be in touch soon. I can’t wait to find just the right Airedale for your home.
Jackie Cash | 901-438-5782
http://www.airedalerescuegroup.com
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07-30-13 Wendell & I have exchanged emails with each other 2 or 3 times and I tried to call him again this morning. Left voice mail. From his app, I am not very optimistic that they would make good Airedale owners. We’ll see how he responds to things like his no fence, no door to dog’s area, having given up a Schnauzer they adopted, and other things.
Got in touch w/ Kim Kingsley – she lives in New Jersey now and works for Merck and travels half the time and has no animals.
07-24-13
I have contacted the following people looking for foster homes: Gail Black, Lauren Spiotta Cannon, Kim Kingsley (no response), Lisa Ciaramitaro (no response), Bill & Peg Wertz (can’t until after August), Lucia Merker (old contact from old MB), Heidi & Scott Feury (old contact from old MB), Paul & Mary Bauer
Very sad. They live in Atlanta and are going to travel to Seattle for a clinical trial? Wow. I hope Pat gets good results. Terrible disease.
I spoke to Susan Van Dyke and liked her. The first thing we talked about was that they have no fence. She initially said if they need to build a fence, they will. For their mini-Schnauzer who just died they walked him on leash and took him out last thing before bed at night and first thing in the morning for potty breaks. She said they worked with him for 2 years on leash until they trusted him to stay with them and he was trustworthy. She said he might chase squirrels in their yard but when he got to the tree where the squirrel disappeared, he’d turn and come back. I told her that we always advise adopters that Airedales can’t be trusted off leash; to always expect them to follow their prey instincts, and that we’d ask that they always keep an Airedale on leash.
She referred to the adoption of the mini-Schnauzer as a courtesy adoption through Schnauzer rescue, but apparently she dealt directly with the relinquishing owner, who was 8-1/2 months pregnant and didn’t think the dog would do well with her new baby. She said Duke, the mini-Schn was comfy after 3 weeks, but it took him really 6 months to settle in. I asked her how he exhibited that. She said he was snippy and had food guarding issues, he was not accustomed to walking on leash, he had just been pushed out the door when he needed to go out and then let back in, and he hadn’t spent any quality time outside. They taught him to walk on leash and started using a harness because of his pulling, he no longer guarded his food. They brushed his teeth every morning and groomed him themselves with him happy. I like that they worked with him and didn’t give up on him.
I asked about the Siberian Huskies and the situation that made her give them up. She sold her half of her farm back to her husband along with her horses and the Huskies; the Huskies were accustomed to living outside on the farm.
They’re looking for an Airedale who is not highly active, no 2 year olds, please, because they lead a laid back life. They are interested in Maya or Pumpkin. She asked if I thought Maya had led a too active life for them. Not knowing anything about Maya, I told her we’d discuss specific Airedales after their home visit.
They’re ready for a home visit if we have someone in the Rocky Mount/Nashville, NC area.
I visited Woody again this afternoon. He is such a sweet boy. He is putting more weight on his broken leg and gets around fine. They are going to work him up for everything else: shots, other parasites, blood work, and start him on Heartgard in prep for the full treatment. MUST FIND A GOOD FOSTER HOME WHERE HE CAN BE CALM AND RECUPERATE!
