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02/12/19: From Cindy:
GW is going to be a high drive boy. It is his basic nature and what makes him a great dog at a sport or activity. He needs someone that will understand how to direct his drive when needed and guide him to a calm state when not needed.
I had a piece of furniture delivered today and GW just watched from the screen porch. Also did not react to the FEDEX delivery person today.
Next on the agenda is new dogs.02/10/19: Good evening, Jackie.
Three weeks with gorgeous George W. This was a good week. Three weeks of structure and routine with exercise and calm has revealed such a sweet natured dog. He has done much better in the house as he has learned “Place”. This morning he did very well resting on a bed in the kitchen while we enjoyed a Sunday breakfast.
Will probably get him to Woofers later this week to work on relaxing around new dogs , new people and excitement.
He is great on a leash and enjoys walks. He loves to play ball but is a “lazy Retriever”. To work on impulse control, I make him sit and wait a bit before going out for the ball . He has become very polite about waiting . He loves to jump up and catch the ball and then bring it back about 2/3’s of the way and drop it, waiting for me to walk up and get it .
He loves to ride in the car and is perfectly relaxed and well behaved .
He gets up on the grooming table on cue and is great about being brushed. I have been cleaning and treating some sort of boil or hot spot on his chest . He is so good about letting me handle this area which is clearly tender. I think I have this under control with disinfectant and topical antibiotics but will get him on oral antibiotic if any sign of further infection.
Just a great dog! He would really be a good match for someone that enjoys the outdoors .Cindy
02/09/19: Jeni has not responded regarding their Airedale not being seen by their vet.
Give her a little while longer. If she has not responded, move to Cold Day.
02/06/19 Webster:
Hi Jackie,
Planned to give you a two week update today. I was away for four days at a training workshop so taking a bit longer to get to where I normally expect to be with a dog in two weeks.GW is doing well. We have just begun place work and he is good at this without distraction so will progress over the next week to adding distraction.
Also working on impulse control by having him wait for his food and give eye contact. Additionally he gets over excited about exiting doors and gateways so he has learned he must sit and relax before he earns forward movement. I feel we have made great progress here in that when I open a door or gate he usually needs a very slight bit of up pressure on the leash and he stops. I then just stand there with him until he chooses to relax and sit as he now understands that is the requirement to exit.
We have practiced some walking at the ball park but worked at a distance. He does escalate at the sight of every person getting out of a car so we have a good bit more work to make new people, dogs etc a non event.
Barking and whining can be an issue for him. Some of this is nervous energy and his go to outlet for an excited mind. This can managed with lots of exercise alternating with calm. But there is also a little bit of separation anxiety so have to be very strict with giving him a lot of practice just relaxing with out Bruce or I in his sight. This will be important for a new owner to understand. Even though I address this tendency in my home he will easily return to this behavior for someone else
Still I see so much good stuff in that he is basically a very sweet natured dog. He is very responsive and a quick study with any verbal commands and obedience training. He readily works an ear rub in place of a food treat.
This guy really needs someone that can provide some strict guidance to manage his impulsive behavior and provide some regular rigorous exercise or stimulation.
I will get some photos to you tomorrow . We are having a beautiful warm week so great time to work outdoors and practice walking calmly with distractions.Cindy
02/05/19:
Karen, thank you for your note and for relieving my conscience. I am so sorry that Walter’s health is such that you don’t think you’ll be able to adopt.I appreciate your willingness to foster. We will absolutely keep you in mind if we have a smaller, easy-going Airedale that needs a short-term home. In the meantime, I hope you can get your Airedale “fix” through your neighbor’s dogs.
Jackie Cash | 901-438-5782
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On February 5, 2019 at 3:17 PM Karen WiebeJackie, you certainly did not slight me when we spoke. My husband really wants to do this, but he is unable to help at all due to mobility problems and illness. My position is that when he gets better and can drive and help I will agree, but not until. And frankly, there is not much hope that he will ever be able to drive or help.
So yes, we could foster but although we’d love to, probably not adopt. We have a 2.5-acre fenced yard and love the ‘dales, but at this point could only really consider a smaller dog that is well trained and ‘easy’ without issues. We have grandchildren and grand dogs who visit once or twice a year as well as a neighbor with TWO wonderful terriers: a Welshie and an Airedale.
Thanks for your understanding.
Karen Wiebe
02/05/19: Morning, Karen and Walter. After our conversation on January 25th, I thought perhaps I had slighted you. If I did, I apologize. We have had several Airedales in recent months that have been difficult to place because of behavioral issues or their inability to get along with other dogs.
As I understand it, you are willing to foster with the hopes of adopting. Please bear with me and remind me of what you are looking for in an Airedale:
Do you prefer a male or female?
What age range do you prefer?
I believe you had mentioned you want a smaller Airedale. What is the weight limit you’re looking for?
Tell me about what a typical day would be like with your Airedale.Please tell us anything that will help us match you to an Airedale.
We currently have three males: two are in training to become well-mannered enough to be placed in a home. One of those is nearing that level; however, he is a very strong dog at about 70 lbs. The other in training is still weeks away from being able to be placed. The third is a 3-year-old (65 lbs) who is dominant to other dogs, has been attached to the female owner, but not to the male, and is very mouthy, especially toward the woman’s grandmother (age 90) who has moved in with the family.
We may be getting a female ‘dale, possibly by the end of this week, but we know nothing about her because she is in a shelter and was found as a stray. (She is on stray-hold to give an owner time to reclaim her; however, before the shelter picked her up, she had been seen for 2 weeks hanging around the area. Sigh.) She will be spayed and brought up to date on vaccines before we get her and she will need a foster home for us to learn about her personality.
We do consider you as “golden” adopters who we know will provide a wonderful home for the right Airedale. We look forward to hearing from you and helping you find that Airedale.
Jackie
02/04/19: Offered him to Taylor Hawke but she declined. She has adopted a hound mix that was found as a stray in her neighborhood.
02/04/19: I spoke to Taylor last night and she has adopted a hound mix that showed up as a stray in her neighborhood. Maybe in a year or two, she’ll want an Airedale.
02/01/19 I spoke to Tracey McLeod:
I still miss Sid. Had only been in a new home in 2 months. Came home from a run, she didn’t meet her at the door. 11. She died in her arms.She and husband met late in life; he had not had dogs in the house. He cried hard when Sid died.
Finn is afraid of hardwood floors. Loves everyone and every thing. He has a blankie (a blanket he loves). They got him from Diana Fielder. Sid was also from Diana. She got Sage from Bristol Aires when she lived in New York. Finn is still intact and have kept him intact because initially Diana Fielder was thinking of showing him, but Tracey can’t strip him well enough for Diana to show. We talked about dog park and one dog came after him once – an Australian Shepherd – and Finn got tough back. Otherwise, he is a sweetheart and loves every dog he meets.
When she was younger they had a Backyard bred alpha. She was off lead before they left for church. Going after a jogger. Guy comes out of the woods and Tudor drug her dad on his belly going after him. She was head strong. Ate through a hardwood door. Went to boot camp for 1 month and they went for 8 weeks. Brought her down to manageable. Only afraid of a paillon. (Tracy is only 5 ft tall and weigh 90 lbs.)
Tracey and I talked a long time and I really like her. However, they have just moved into a new home and Finn is anxious about his new surroundings. I told her we should hold off at least 2 weeks to see how Finn adjusts to their home and not bring a new dog in on top of that.
Hold until mid-February.
02/04/19: Texted Jennifer Yobs to see if she would foster Petey. She’s teaching part-time now and their family has adjusted to just having Bart. She can help transport or go check on him, but not foster/adopt.
02/04/19: I texted James to see if he and Tamara are interested in adopting Petey. He called me back and said the timing is not right. They are getting a divorce and it wouldn’t be good to bring a new dog into a tense situation. They still are in the same home together and he can tell that it is tense for Martha, their ARG dale. He doesn’t think this will be final until May or June and he will let me know his new address. They will sell the house. Tamara is now going by the name of Cooper Huron. ?? He is trying to get full custody of Martha because he doesn’t think Tamara would spend enough time with her. He doesn’t know how this will work out.
On January 28, 2019 at 6:38 PM Susan Chinouth
I grew up with several Airedales and have had 3 of my own. Presently I have a 3yo spade female Zoey. I would like to volunteer for the 3 needs listed on the volunteer list:
Talking to people who need to give up their dog
Talking to people who think they want to adopt
Home visit assessments within an hour of my home (Johnson City,TN).
I have crated Zoey. My dogs have always lived in the house. I have a large fenced in back yard and my dog goes for daily walks and rides in the car. I know about the behavior change that takes over when you walk your puppy in the morning and again do an exhausted ball play session about 5PM to keep them calm. They need it. My dog has needed that for 3 years and she has finally calmed down on days when we don’t walk (super cold or rain).
I have lived through chewing and destructive property behaviors (decreased with exercise and toys), counter surfing for chewables/food(as a puppy), jumping up on people etc. I know of the bad tendencies that can last for 1-2 years. Drinking from the toilet, wet beard on your clothes, chasing squirrels/cats on lead. Pulling during walks (I have invented a halter that works for no pulling). I have an expensive Andis clipper and Zoey gets about 5-6 haircuts from Spring through Fall. She hates the bathtub but I tie her in there. After the bath she tries to rub on all the walls and the bed until I get her outside and she pulls quite hard! She refuses for me to trim her nails and becomes sort of hysterical. I have to pay for drugs from the vet to sedate her and 2 hours later hand her over for them to clip. She does well and it is $18.00 each time. Well worth my trouble to not get to be the bad guy.
My dale before her would get sandy hard marble like hairballs in between her large pad and her toes. These were so painful. Her hair was really fine and long and sometimes it would eventually get formed in there about 2x a year. When I would find it I had to muzzle her and tie her up and use tiny blunt snips to carefully clip the hairs off the webs, she was scared and the pulling of the balls painful. The hairs being only about 1/8 inch from her pad. I always had success with the removal.
Zoey eats the best dogfood at Pets mart. She uses a vibrating bark collar when she goes in the backyard. I have neighbors on 2 sides and they have dogs and we have a 2 story balcony where she can see them in their yards and she likes to be alpha obnoxious and tell those dogs what she thinks. I don’t like that. She also looks over the banister when no dogs are out and barks. I don’t like annoying the neighbors.
When we go on vacation she goes to a kennel that is actually an indoor house. The dogs rotate and go outside about 3x a day. Zoey has had alopecia (hair patches that lose hair) 1x last year and her hair grew back in the fall. At Xmas we went away for 10 days and her alopecia returned while she was at the kennel. She has 1 spot on either side! Poor baby. Maybe that comes from stress! Not sure. The vet had never seen it and I looked it up online and we diagnosed her together the 1st time! I have never had a dale with this!
There is a lot to understand with Airedales and the wonderful relationship is everything. She follows me wherever I go unless she is sleeping under my king size bed in the middle. I think she thinks she is “with” me there because I sit on the bed and look at the computer. She also dives under there like a varmint and hides from a bath, I can’t reach her. Than when she wants to come out she can’t clear her shoulders (doesn’t know how to duck down) and she screams histrionically like she is absolutely dying to alert me when I am in the other room.
My husband just bought this little robot 4 wheeler toy with remote control and he was using it for her and she loves it. It starts and stops and turns around and she can’t figure it out!
I sew many quilts and she begs me to pet her at the sewing machine, she is a real bother because she doesn’t give up like her heart is just broken every morning. Finally I turn toward her and she puts her 2 arms around my waist as I sit there and licks my face. I give her a good scratch.
That is about all I can say. I know all about them and I think I would be a good asset to your volunteers.
Susan Chinouth 423-341-220102/01/19: Holly had her 2nd HW injection today, the 3rd is tomorrow. She’s doing fine and has gained weight. She’s at 60 lbs. Was 48 when they got her.
