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01/08/19:
No, James, none are in any danger. Chief is still with his owners and there is no urgent need for him to leave. Hinkley is with a trainer and is making progress. Cooper, being a real young’un, will be easier to place. I’ll keep you in mind for one a bit older.Thanks for your quick response.
Jackie Cash | 901-438-5782
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On January 8, 2019 at 2:06 PM groverwow. they are mighty young!! are they in safe/stable places? honestly I’d prefer someone a bit older. but if they are in a bad place (ie much of georgia . . .). . .
jkOn Jan 8, 2019, at 2:48 PM, Jackie Cash < airedalemail@comcast.net> wrote:
Hi, James. Thinking about you because we have 3 male ‘dales currently who might love living with you.
A 9-mo-old, Cooper in Savannah, who’s had no training, but our foster mom is working with him and she’s pretty good.
A 2-yr-old, Hinkley in Atlanta, who’s in boarding with a trainer and making progress.
A 3-yr-old, Chief in Valdosta, who’s got some training, just in the wrong household. Wants to be dominant and gets pushy with people.Any of these speak to you?
Hope you had a great Christmas and that the New Year is starting off right for you.
Jackie
From: Jackie Cash
To: lparker0733@gmail.com
Cc: Barbara Yager
Date: January 8, 2019 at 8:47 AM
Subject: Chief, 3-y-o Male AiredaleGood morning, Lindsey. Thank you for contacting us. You are facing a difficult decision. The situation with your grandmother does sound dangerous and his escalating excitement when people visit could also result in a serious issue.
I would like to discuss this situation with you and learn more about Chief and your family life and what you have tried to address these issues. We might be able to offer advice to help change some of his behaviors that would allow him to stay in your home. In any case, talking through this will help you and us determine that would work best for him.
Please call me at your convenience and we can discuss this further.
Jackie Cash | 901-438-5782
http://www.airedalerescuegroup.com
Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/airedalerescuegroupFrom: lparker0733 < lparker0733@gmail.com>
Date: January 8, 2019 at 8:48:51 AM EST
To: info@airedalerescuegroup.com
Subject: RelinquishmentHello,
I have a 3 year old Male airedale. We are considering relinquishing him to your rescue but I wanted to reach out before filling out the form and make sure this is the best option for him. This is a really hard decision for our family but there are some issues that are escalating and we need to do something before things get worse. Chief is a super smart guy but can be pretty stubborn at times. He listens well to me but does not listen well to my husband or children. He is also mouthing really badly. My 90 year old grandmother has moved here and it is not safe for him to be near her. He will mouth her hands when she is walking and will not take no for an answer. He is also becoming more aggressive to visitors coming to the house. He will bark when he is crated and will nip hands if he is out. We often have people coming to our home and do not always know when so this is a problem. We have another dog that barks when new people show up and this makes Chief even more riled up. He is ok with our 6 and 8 year old boys but is pretty indifferent to them, he will occasionally mouth them to try and show dominance but has never offered to seriously bite. He is very affectionate to me and gets jealous if I pet any other dogs. He does well with our female lab but does want to be the boss. We have another Male dog that he tries to be dominant over and there is occasional fighting between the two. The combination of fighting with the Male dog, being mouthy with my grandmother and the aggressive behavior to visitors has led us to the decision that it may be best for all of us to relinquish him. We are concerned that out two boys may get in the middle of a fight accidentally. He is neutered and very healthy. He loves to play and loves car rides. He is house trained and sleeps inside. There are so many great things about him but a different situation may be best for him. Do you think he sounds like a dog that a good adoption home could be found for? Sorry for the long email I just want to make sure this is the right decision for him.
Thank youJMC notes during phone conversation:
She’s also pregnant. They love him but people are more important. Got him when he was 7 weeks old. They used to train labs to hunt so they know how to train and he listens to her very well. She breeds horses. People come on business or neighbors, he’s getting continually worse about it. He’s become very protective of his territory and the UPS man is afraid to get out of his truck. She has a Female lab 4 yo and they get along fine. Mutt 2-y-o male. Smaller than Chief, 45 lbs. 60-65 for Chief. Lucky just submits but occasionally doesn’t like Chief.One of their concerns boys 6 and 8. Mutt has attached to youngest son. Chief doesn’t like for the mutt to get a lot of attention from the child.
Chief’s training – basic obedience, sit, stay, here, leave it, etc. Walks on leash well. He’s loose on their property. They have an e-fence and he has never breached it even when he sees other animals outside of fence. Small fenced in backyard and fenced in barn area and also kennel outside – rarely used. Doesn’t jump on people much. For some reason, with her 90-y-o grandmother, he’ll follow her from the room trying to grab her hand. She likes him and will pet him, but he could bite her accidentally or knock her down. They have an elderly neighbor who comes over and he does the same thing to her. He doesn’t do this to other people.
Not food aggressive and is goofy.
Frustrating. They have crates. If she knows someone is coming over to see her horses or whatever, she’ll put him in his crate in the garage. She did that recently and Her neighbor came over and he just went crazy and barking when she walked through the garage. He’s typically comfortable in the crate and never makes a peep. In the crate when she’s gone to ride horses or if people are coming not in sight of those people. Sometimes he’s crated at night if he’s dirty rather than sleeping in their bedroom.
Does great with e-fence. He’ll dig to get moles. Otherwise, not a bad digger.
12/19/18: Hinkley is being fostered/trained by Cathy Abramson.
01/04/19 Hinkley has the attention span of a gnat. He hates thunder and fireworks. Cathy is working on heeling, sit, stay, come, but most of the training must be done in her basement training room because there’s been so much rain in her area. He seems to like her dogs but she has not allowed him to be off-leash with them yet. He absolutely cannot be trusted with cats or other critters. He counter surfs. May have a little separation anxiety.JMC bought a crate for him that Cathy has.
01/01/19: Laura’s parents, Tom & Sue Hoppe want to adopt Sally. JMC interviewed them and they are approved!
12/31/18: Laura Hoppe is probably going to keep Sally or maybe her mother.
Paid $70+ for vet visit for worms, drontal. The vet thinks she’s hound mixed with Airedale!
Samantha & Brian Beckman
6388 Pierless Ave
Sugar Hill, GA 30518
1-770-310-5943She teaches 3rd Grade
Son, Cole, 18 going into the Navy in June
Daughter, Alex, still in HS plays volleyball12/29/18: I spoke with Meredith about Webster biting her:
Meredith was petting and loving on him and put her face down close to him, which she says she shouldn’t have. She has a little bruise on her chin and under her lip a tiny scratch, and the main place was the right cheek. Just a little scratch. She does not want to give up Webster. And neither does Wendell. She said Wendell barely slept last night and is despondent this morning because of Webster. He’s afraid they can’t handle him. Meredith said Wendell is very capable. Too many dogs at the park and he has to turn around and come home. She went with him to petsmart and a trainer there talked to them. She took him for a walk with Wendell. She wanted to see if she could handle him. He’s very strong. The trainer asked if they planned to keep him. E fence doesn’t work.Gave them Sandy Sutton’s name and number again and advised them how to handle Webster when they’re on a walk and he sees other dogs. Put him in a sit with a treat. Teach him to focus on Wendell with the treat. Or turn and walk the other way quickly to get Webster’s attention away from the other dog. Also advised that they get a no-pull harness. They’re just using a Martingale right now.
They want to keep him.
11/15/18: George is going to be adopted by Wendell & Meredith Liemohn! JMC spoke to Wendell on 11/14/18 and he said that nothing I said scared him off. He is committed to training, loving, exercising, and caring for George. They can take him on 11/24/18, his wife’s birthday!, after their Thanksgiving family guests have left.
12/28/18: Webster bit Meredith on the cheek. Wendell says it did not break the skin but it hurt her and will leave a bruise. He says they don’t think they can keep him. I asked Wendell to take him to his vet and board him until we can figure out where he can go, but Wendell says he can stay there short-term. He is good friends with Dr. John Bihl, Volunteer Vet (who Cyn has used for years) and is going to talk to him about Webster. Maybe they can put him on some meds.
I’ve put in a call to Sandy Sutton to see what she thinks.11/15/18: George is going to be adopted by Wendell & Meredith Liemohn! JMC spoke to Wendell on 11/14/18 and he said that nothing I said scared him off. He is committed to training, loving, exercising, and caring for George. They can take him on 11/24/18, his wife’s birthday!, after their Thanksgiving family guests have left.
12/28/18: Webster bit Meredith on the cheek. Wendell says it did not break the skin but it hurt her and will leave a bruise. He says they don’t think they can keep him. I asked Wendell to take him to his vet and board him until we can figure out where he can go, but Wendell says he can stay there short-term. He is good friends with Dr. John Bihl, Volunteer Vet (who Cyn has used for years) and is going to talk to him about Webster. Maybe they can put him on some meds.
I’ve put in a call to Sandy Sutton to see what she thinks.
