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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!
Bill & Peg Wertz just got their new Aire-boy, Snickers, June 1st from Virginia Airedale Rescue. He’s a big boy, 80 lbs, and they would love to help, but they’re going to be out of town all but 2 days the month of August. If he still needs help after that, they’ll be glad to talk to us about it. I’m open to other ideas.
