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05-02-23
Boone is looking so good!!! He has waited a long time and he forever home. Are you his new family?If you cannot adopt, can you foster him so we can get him out of boarding??
Boone is a 7-year-old male surrendered by a breeder in AL. Boone has been groomed. He is has had his vaccines. Boone is mildly heartworm positive and has received a Prohart injection for slow-kill of heartworms.
Boone is looking for a loving home where he can live out his senior years the rest of his life, which could be 5 years or more, in comfort. He is sweet and loving and energetic. He wants to play and be with you. Boone deserves to be doted on.We do not know how he is with other male dogs, small dogs or cats.
He is located in AL and will be available for adoption in AL, GA, NC, SC, or TN. We will consider an out of region adoption if you live in a state near by and have been approved by your region to adopt.
We would consider adoption to MS and FL if there is strong interest and an approved applicant.
“In true Airedale fashion, he had already taken care of the stitches himself.” Andrew, manager of the boarding kennel, says that Boone would be a flight risk in an electronic fence. Boone does not know how to gently take a treat from your hand. He doesn’t break the skin but will bite your entire hand. Someone needs to teach him “Gentle.” He is very affectionate with Andrew and with Chris, who has taken him to the vet 2-3 times. He allows them to love on him and hug him with his face next to theirs. Poor guy just wants to be loved and in a quiet environment after so long in boarding.
He will not be safe with small dogs or cats or other small creatures and probably should not be with another male dog his size. A female dog or a laid-back male dog will be great.
Doug & Susan adopted Blue and they registered his microchip adding info@airedalerescuegroup.com and airedalemail@comcast.net as contacts on the account.
Hello,
We wanted to let you know that Doug Clanton has added you as an alternate contact in PetLink. In the event that Doug Clanton’s pets are found and we cannot reach Doug Clanton, we would try to contact you by phone and email to assist with Doug Clanton’s pets.Microchipping together with registration really can help bring lost pets back home. If you have microchipped pets, we’d like to offer you the chance to register them with PetLink – for life – for only $9.99. No annual renewals or other fees required! Go to Register Pet and enter promo code “ALTCONTACT” at checkout.
Feel free to check out the PetLink Store to purchase a collar tag or collar for your pet, personalized with your pet’s name and microchip number. Let people know that your pet is microchipped and registered with PetLink – visit http://store.petlink.net/ today!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at petlink@petlink.net or by phone at 1-877-PETLINK (738-5465).
Sincerely,
The PetLink Team Hello,
Reference #16633944Doug & Susan adopted Blue and they registered his microchip adding info@airedalerescuegroup.com and airedalemail@comcast.net as contacts on the account.
Hello,
We wanted to let you know that Doug Clanton has added you as an alternate contact in PetLink. In the event that Doug Clanton’s pets are found and we cannot reach Doug Clanton, we would try to contact you by phone and email to assist with Doug Clanton’s pets.Microchipping together with registration really can help bring lost pets back home. If you have microchipped pets, we’d like to offer you the chance to register them with PetLink – for life – for only $9.99. No annual renewals or other fees required! Go to Register Pet and enter promo code “ALTCONTACT” at checkout.
Feel free to check out the PetLink Store to purchase a collar tag or collar for your pet, personalized with your pet’s name and microchip number. Let people know that your pet is microchipped and registered with PetLink – visit http://store.petlink.net/ today!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at petlink@petlink.net or by phone at 1-877-PETLINK (738-5465).
Sincerely,
The PetLink Team Hello,
Reference #16633944Had an hour+ convo with Doug Clanton. What a nice man. Retired ortho surgeon. They’ve had Airedales all their married life and he had them from his childhood.
They live on a 15-acre lot with 5 acres fenced. They’ve always made a specific point to keep their Airedales in that 5-acre fenced area. They have a pond in the woods surrounding the fenced area. They walk their ‘dales in those woods but never off leash because they don’t want them getting any ideas about exploring that area. One of his Airedales figured out a way to get into those woods. Fortunately, he was in the woods with a contractor and saw her and found where she had managed to “slither” through a cracked board in the fence. Since then, he walks that fence regularly to make sure there is no way for a dog to get out. Their only Airedale that liked water, Zoe, loved to go down to the pond on leash, then he would let her get into the pond and she loved swimming.
He had his first Airedale when he was 16. Had a beagle & cocker spaniel, His mom had ADTs as a child and they found a litter south of Atlanta. His dad knew the guy. ADTs are full of beans, male puppy 12-16 wk old that the breeder put in a box and gave to them. As they walked to the car, he did a swan dive out of the box, but it didn’t hurt him. Eventually, he had cancer and had to put him down. He was in the Navy in Pensacola, breeder in Auburn, AL. Male pup for his parents. Then a little female puppy. Got both of them. Male pup to his parents. Their first Airedale. Second was a foster from a bounce-back about 9 mos old. Failed fostering. Third and fourth were rescues from Cherokee Co Animal Shelter. 2 purebred ADTs and they got the female. Client who worked for a vet. Had a male dale who snapped at a child. Four in succession, a woman named Jackie in ARG, a female ADT, she and her husband came out with the dale. You can have the female. They then found a male from Marietta. Mac.
Last 2 they got were in 2005-2006, did site visit, female about 2-1/2 yo and backyard breeder’s dog. Rescued her and at the last minute. Mother Sherry Baby& son. She came from a gulag. Lady Asta had been spayed thru ARG. She was about 42 lb and infested with parasites and she had HW. They had a great vet who took care of her. They made her food. She trained her pup Django, spin around and chase, she’d roll him. She had heart issues, CHD. Six months before she died, she had a cough. She’d get better then worse. He just recently died at 14 y 3 mos. Django had gone downhill from age. He got to point where both of them had autoimmune disorders. Hemolytic anemia. Hearing bad and vision getting worse, just old age. Finally, he had a couple of strokes. Go outside and didn’t know where he was.
Maybe we shouldn’t have another Airedale.(I’ll edit this to make sense later. Long day.)
I recommend we approve them with no home visit. They’ve lived in their home since before they adopted from us so have had a home visit.)
08-31-22
Hi Jackie,
Thanks for your kindness and support with Hampton! Attached are all the invoices we have from our vet, Four Paws Veterinary Hospital as well as from PetMeds and CVS for his medications. You’ll notice on one of the invoices the $500 you placed on our account early on.Our plan currently is to continue him on the new antibiotic for a few more days and then also put a little pressure on our vet to get more information from NC State Vet School. We’ll follow her guidance for now but may have to look elsewhere. We’ll keep you posted on what the next steps will be for him.
Thanks again,
Maggie and John09-05-22
Ladies,
Today we received the check you sent to us for Hampton’s care. Thank you very much, it is very appreciated!! He is on the new antibiotic regime and so far this week, he is doing well. We truly hope that this continues but we plan to follow up with our vet this week regarding NC State or other suggestions she may have to put an end to these cysts. We will keep you all informed.Again, thanks for your support and concern for Hampton!
Best,
John and Maggie02-04-23
Hi Jackie,
Hope you’re doing well! It’s been many months since we communicated and I thought it’s time to drop you a note about our little guy, Hampton.He’s doing great! He remains a sweet, lovable guy and his health has improved tremendously. In mid-December we made a trip to Mt. Pleasant, SC to the Southeast Veterinary Dermatology Clinic to see Dr. Terri Bonenberger. She diagnosed him with Interdigital Nodular Pododermatitis (pressure-induced), as well as atopic dermatitis. She described the foot lesions as severe interdigital furuncles similar to in-grown hairs caused by weight bearing/pressure. She said it is not curable, but it is manageable. She said they are not allergy related.
At this appointment, Dr. Bonenberger did not go into his food and environmental allergies, because she said his feet were much more important. She did another culture of the paws for bacteria and again found infection, but this time it was a resistant bacteria. He was placed on Linezolid for 4 weeks. He was also put on Cyclosporine Modified daily as well as a short course of Methylprednisolone. He did great on these meds and actually went 39 days without a cyst! Previously he would get one every 10 days or so. He remains on the Cyclosporine and the plan is to use the methylprednisolone short term when he gets a cyst.
Now that his paws are doing better, we have been able to get him out walking more and he’s going about a mile and a half everyday. We’ve been working with a trainer to get him to stop barking at other dogs when we walk. He has such a wicked bark it scares everyone. The trainer said he is a dominant, insecure male who just doesn’t know how to interact. He’s not vicious, but wants to dominate the other dogs. He obviously wasn’t socialized as a pup. We’ve been to the dog park twice now and he has done fine, as long as we are observant of the situation and monitor his behavior.
Attached are a couple pictures to show you just how great he looks! We are so happy that he’s part of our family. Thanks for all your help and we’ll continue to keep you posted.
Maggie and John Finnerin
02-04-23
It is great to hear from you, Maggie! Hampton looks wonderful. I’m so happy you have a diagnosis and treatment plan that seems to be working for him! I’ve not heard of interdigital nodular pododermatitis, but after reading about it, it seems to describe exactly what this sweet Aire-boy has been suffering with for so long. I did not find a reference to it being pressure-induced, except, possibly walking on hard surfaces or concrete. ? Is that what she thought? The fact that it’s been intractable and misdiagnosed is not surprising given the many causes and indications of the disease.Regardless, ARG still wishes to reimburse you for the visit with the dermatologist and his medications. Please let us know how much you’ve paid. I so hope this remains effective treatment for him and he’s able to express his Airedalicity by taking lots of fun walks and playing with other dogs!
thank you for living this boy so much!
Jackie
04-04-23
Hi, Maggie & John. The current issue of Whole Dog Journal has an article on Interdigital Cysts that reminded me to connect with you! The article doesn’t go into the complicated nodular pododermatitis Dr. Bonenberger diagnosed in Hampton.How is Hampton? Did you see Dr. Bonenberger again in early March? I hope the treatment has kept the infection at bay. Please send us an update and let us know if we can help.
Happy Spring!
JLauren Cannon sent an app to SOAR and SOAR forwarded it to us. Pat replied to Lauren that we have them as approved and are waiting for the right Airedale to come to us. With a 1-y-o child, no rambunctious Airedales.
Lots more info to go ahead of this, but latest from Anne Daletski:
Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 10:54 PM Anne Daletski
Hi Pat, this is a copy of the text I sent to Christina after seeing her post about Pearl recently.
Anne Daletski
***********Hi Christina. I’m writing about my foster, Harry (formerly Moose). Reading about Pearl, I wonder if she may be a better fit for me than Harry is. I love him but he’s so wild and strong that I don’t know how successful I’ll be with his education and growth. I hate to throw in the towel. I’m not a quitter by nature. But I do want what’s best for this amazing, sweet, high energy, destructive dog. His need to chew everything in sight is exhausting. I’ve removed every branch and twig that has fallen in my yard and tonight he was in the process of removing canes from a rose bush. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to get him to stop long enough for me to get it from him. Fortunately he couldn’t resist an invitation to come in from outside to go to the kitchen where treats are.
I recently had a home visit with Eddie Miller in Marion (about 20 miles from me) and wonder if a man like him might be a better fit for this strong dog. Eddie seemed to he more interested in a younger dog and Harry is only 14 months old. My previous rescue, Ruby, was 8 years old when I got her.
At 5 years old, Pearl is probably less energetic than Harry is and probably has behavior better matched to my wants and needs. I live alone and have no family, so Pearl would be a spoiled only child here if I rehomed Harry and welcomed Pearl into my home instead.
I’m interested in your thoughts on this idea. If you think it would be too hard on Harry to be rehomed, I certainly will continue to work with him. I love this boy but he’s not easy.
Thanks for reading this long text.
Anne Daletski
Union Mills, NCCell phone 828-450-4962
I will update Harry’s post with the info from the trainer, Anne, and Cindy Green. Anne doesn’t want to keep him, so we need to find this sweet pup a home.
Kelly talked to Eddie about Boone and he wanted to know if the vet had done a thyroid panel on Eddie and if Eddie had any behavioral issues.
I tried to call him today and left voice mail. JC
The vet saw Boone yesterday. He has lost 11 pounds in less than 1 month. The vet could see baby heartworms, whipworms, and tapeworms. Aside from worms, it could be pancreatic issues causing weight loss. Should get blood work back today 03-28-2023.
Boone is also very calm considering his age, but it could be because he’s not feeling good.
Blood work came back ALL within normal limits. Nothing wrong except for the worms. The meds they gave him yesterday should do the job; he’ll need to be treated again in 2 weeks and Chris has the medication.
Roxie weighs 70 lbs. Her mammary tumors are not severe, usually benign and can be removed if/when we get her spayed. Chris will ask vet about getting her ProHeart shot before she travels or wait till she gets to her home.
Boone – the vet could see baby heartworms, whip worms, tape worms. Aside from worms, it could be pancreatic issues causing the weight loss. Should get blood work back today 03-28-2023.
Roxie is probably going to be a cuddler. Boone is also very calm considering his age, but it could be because he’s not feeling good.
Set up Pilots N Paws to move Roxie to Barbara Bonfield in Ocala, FL.
I asked Chris to have the vet send us their medical records as well as invoices. We got no med records before.
