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Hi Kelly,
I definitely understand! I will reach out when I am settled in my new place. I appreciate the time spent moving my application along, and plan to be ready to adopt in about 2 months.
Thank you!
Natalie RammerOn Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 4:18 PM Kelly Imbody
Natalie,
Due to your current situation of an impending move and new job, we at ARG feel that it would at this time be best to defer adoption. Bringing a rescue in is stressful…for the ‘dale and for you and having worked with your folks in rescue in the past, you’re aware that dogs pick up on our emotions. It wouldn’t be fair to either you or the ‘dale to take this on at this juncture. Please feel free to contact us once your life is more settled. Good luck with your new job and enjoy your new home!
Sincerely,
Kelly Imbody, ARGSpoke at length with Carol and felt she would be great…everything would have been perfect for re-homing a ‘dale. Explained rescue process as she got previous ‘dales as puppies. She later called me and stated that she feels that she wants a puppy. Apologized for time/effort put forth for her. I reassured her that ARG understands. Asked if she would be willing to help with HV’s. She thought that she would. Her last ‘dale was just put down not quite a year ago and it was difficult for her. She related that she feels in her heart that she needs to get another puppy.
Natalie,
Due to your current situation of an impending move and new job, we at ARG feel that it would at this time be best to defer adoption. Bringing a rescue in is stressful…for the ‘dale and for you and having worked with your folks in rescue in the past, you’re aware that dogs pick up on our emotions. It wouldn’t be fair to either you or the ‘dale to take this on at this juncture. Please feel free to contact us once your life is more settled. Good luck with your new job and enjoy your new home!
Sincerely,
Kelly Imbody, ARGHOME EVALUATION
Done per Corrie Anderson (summarized here per Kelly Imbody)
Completed mid-June 2020
Corrie called me, wanting to discuss/go over some things related to the home visit for Natalie Rammer.
I could tell that she was somewhat hesitant and felt bad that she couldn’t provide a more positive report, and I assured her that sometimes this happens and that I was also sorry that her 1st home evaluation wasn’t a more positive experience.
She had nothing negative per say regarding Natalie, it was just gut feelings. She related that Natalie has just started a new job. She will be moving to a new condo the end of July and wants to add a rescue to the mix. She stated that she got the impression that Natalie was a bit immature. Corrie related that she asked leading questions regarding all things concerning rescue but that Natalie never really answered them; the wasn’t able to provide concrete answers. She seemed to rely and base everything on the fact that her parents were active in Poodle rescue in the past, as if that should/would make her a “shoe in” for adoption approval.
My $64,000.00 question to Corrie was “would you feel comfortable leaving Harriett and Filbert with her?” Her answer was “no.”
I reassured her that that was the bottom line and that we depend on Airedale savvy folks like her to be our eyes and ears.Hi Kelly,
I am so sorry for the delay in responding but I completed the home visit just as large Bobcats and ditch diggers were beginning a massive project to remove landfill debris from my front yard. I have been too exhausted at the end of each day to email you – but I haven’t (couldn’t!!!) forget about the fine potential rescue home that I visited.
I met Joi and John at their home that is located just inside a beautiful very private residential neighborhood with sidewalks and its own recreational area. Both are experienced pet owners. Joi has had two Airedales as noted on her application and is very familiar with the care required. I found all the information that was filled out on the application form to be consistent with my interview and observations. There were no alarming issues that I would consider preventative for approving their adoption status.
Joi and John are tall, athletic and exercise regularly with long neighborhood walks. Joi is use to having an Airedale accompany her as she rips off her 10k steps a day. Their dogs were always inside or leased outside and never left alone outside. When inside, they had the run of the house that is large and would be comfortable for even an Oorang Airedale. Based on my discussions with both Joi and John, I would have no hesitation leaving Jazzy in their care. They are good people and would make excellent ARG adoption parents.If you need anything else, let me know,
Stewart Tarkington
770-913-9738 t
404-625-1842 c
n1dqc@yahoo.comARG Home Visit for Juanita Lewis-Jones completed 6/19/20 per Andrea Howell (rewritten/summarized
per Kelly Imbody as file unable to be copied.)The Lewis-Jones family lives in a town house on an Army base. It is approximately 1200-1400 sq. feet, has a fenced, grassy back yard. The fence is chain link and appears adequate. The home appears clean, lived in…messy but not dirty. There is comfortable, family friendly furniture. A mix of carpet and wood flooring throughout.
They have an 11 y/o male Pomeranian. He was barky at first, but friendly. He obeyed commands, he was not out of control. They appeared to be attentive and had a good, easy going manner with the Pomeranian. Family members were very friendly had good interaction with the dog and each other. There is a large crate in the family room for the Pomeranian. He is not confined. Juanita said a new dog would have its own crate in the same room, but would be used only if necessary.
Juanita understands the increased expense. They have had more than one dog at a time and have had an Airedale in the past. She seems committed and to understand the Airedale personality well, realizing that each has its own distinct personality. She does not seem to have any unreasonable expectations regarding behavior. The issue(s) of rehoming a dog were discussed including possible regression in behavior for a few weeks after rehoming. Juanita said that lapses would be used as a training opportunity and not as punishment or evoking anger.
There was nothing that led Andrea (HV volunteer) to feel uncomfortable about placement. She noted that she would feel comfortable about leaving her dog with these folks and can’t think of any reason not to approve them. She also noted that they seem very particular/careful regarding who takes care of the dogs when they are unable to take them with, but also notes that they usually take them on vacation.
Being in the military, the family has moved a lot. Juanita plans to retire next year.
Conclusion: Approve.Recopied from submission.
HOME EVALUATION FORM
To the Home Evaluator: This form can be used when doing a home visit to evaluate a potential family for a rescued Airedale. Adoption or foster applicants you are visiting have already met preliminary criteria by having their Adoption Application accepted and have passed the telephone interview.
When doing a home visit, please attempt to get as much information as asked for on this form. Ask questions, where appropriate, and get as many details as you can about the home environment. Some of the questions on this form may not apply to a particular home so use your own judgment.
If possible, bring a friend or another rescue volunteer with you on the home visit. This helps both for the purpose of having another pair of eyes and ears to assist you in making a complete evaluation and for your own personal safety.
________________________________________Name Cara Hinson and Aaron McCoy
Address 577 Mulberry Fern Drive
City, State ZIP Auburn GA 30011
Phone 770 568 7295
Email thisstartedwithwithakiss@gmail.com
Size of Home [estimate square footage if possible]:
Approximately 5000 square feet. 2 stories on a basement.
Setting [check all that apply]:
Rural
Semi rural
Suburban
Semi urban
Urban
Wooded
Open acreage
Waterfront
Highway frontage
Neighborhood street frontage
City environment
Property bordering on park/fieldCondition of Home [check all that apply]:
Immaculate
Well-kept
Lived in but clean
Exterior untidy
Interior untidy
Exterior unkempt/poorly maintained
Interior trashed/dirtyDescribe the home interior:
[Include type of furnishings, flooring, and general appearance. For example, “antiques with museum atmosphere,” “shabby furniture,” “brand new furniture and/or carpet,” “badly stained carpet,” “hardwood/ vinyl flooring with some carpet/rugs,” etc.]
The home is a several years old. Wood flooring on the main floor with carpeting on the second floor and basement.Accommodations:
[Describe what accommodations the home has for a dog and where the dog will be left when the owners are not at home. For example, “crate in kitchen/laundry room,” “baby gate across kitchen,” “no crate planned,” “pen in basement,” “pen in garage,” “outdoor run,” etc. Include complete description of any pen or kennel [chain link run, dirt run with chicken wire, etc]. Will the dog ever be left chained out or left uttended in a fenced-in yard? Describe the fencing, if any, and consider security of fence.]
The homeowners seemed flexible on where to keep the dog. Specifically asked if they were going to crate train the dog to which they responded “we aren’t opposed to crate training”. The back yard is completely fenced in with a wood panel fence. The fence itself is approximately six feet tall. No trees in the back yard itself but a deck on the rear of the house would offer some shade. The family did state they are considering having a pool installed. I specifically asked what safety precautions they would take to keep the dog out of the pool. They stated “a fence would be installed around the pool to keep their youngest child and dog from gaining access to the pool”.Children: NA
[Give ages of children, if any, and pay special attention to the behavior of the children, the parents’ responses and method of discipline, and the children’s interactions with other pets. Note whether parents always supervise young children with other pets and if the parents seem to expect the child/children to be “responsible” for the care of the pets.]Four children from the age of 5 to 17. Seem to be upbeat, friendly, and excited about the possibility of getting a dog. I got the impression this would be a true family dog and all family members would help care for the dog in some capacity.
Family Environment:
[Describe the behavior of the adults among themselves, and to any other pets or children. Are they respectful, hectic, noisy, loud, quiet, commanding, etc.?]Life-Style Compromises:
[Has the applicant thought through life-style compromises pet ownership will require? Give details.]Other Pets:
[Describe number, type, age, and gender of the other pets and give complete description of their apparent health and well-being. Things to note would be skin or flea problems, condition of ils, overweight or underweight, type of collar, id tags other pets have, etc.]
No other pets in the home.Owner Interaction With Other Pets:
o Describe the relationship all family members seem to have to other pets. NA
o What role will the dog play in applicant’s life? Family pet
o Are the other pets treated like family members? NA
o How do the other animals behave? NA
o If applicant is looking for an additional dog, or cat why does applicant what another? NA
o Does applicant believe that the new dog will “train” old dog or vice versa? NA
o Has applicant ever owned more than one dog or cat at the same time? NA
o Is applicant prepared for the increased work, expense [including vet cost], and commotion? Yes
o How committed is adopter? Seem to be very committed
o What are the owner’s responses to behaviors good and bad? NA
o Do owners demand perfection or have unreasonable expectation regarding behaviors? NA
o Do other dogs in the home obey happily? NA
o Are the other dogs out of control and undisciplined? NA
o Do the owners appear to know some basic training techniques? NA
o How do the animals react to the owner’s response? NAImportant Question to Answer:
o Explain that re-homing a dog is stressful for the dog.
o That often the rescued dog they want to adopt or foster may have training accidents, even if they are housebroken, while they are in their new home or foster care, for the first few weeks.
o Ask the applicant what they would do or how they would react to the new dog having an accident.What was their reply?
They seemed understanding to the difficulties of rehoming a dog, from house training to chewing. They seem to understand this is a real possibility.Additiol Information:
o Please describe any additional information about the home environment that you feel is pertinent.
o Is there anything in general or specifically that would cause you to feel uncomfortable about placing a dog or cat in this home?
o If so, what?
o “Gut feelings” are considered important. Would you feel comfortable leaving your own dog with the applicant?
o Explain.Conclusion:
Approve Applicant
Do not approve applicant
Approve after additional counseling of applicants
and/or
Approve after modifications to the home environmentPlease describe:
Additional comments:
Home Evaluator’s Signature: ______James Lange________________________________
Date: ____06/17/2020_________
Contact information: Email & Phone No.: _lange1061@gmail.com__706 296 2610__________________________________
________________________________________Good morning Cara,
James Lange has agreed to do your home visit. He’s left a couple of VM’s for you. Please give him a call to schedule your home visit. You may reach him at: 706-248-1984.
Kelly Imbody, ARG
219-628-0071
Sent from Mail for Windows 10I sent her a text letting her know you’d tried to contact her. Just giving her the heads up in cases she screens calls. Kel
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: James Lange
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2020 7:26 PM
To: Kelly Imbody
Subject: Re: Airedale Rescue GroupI called earlier today and left a VM at the listed number for Cara. I have yet to hear back.
Just letting you know.
Sent from my iPhoneOn Jun 13, 2020, at 11:07, Kelly Imbody
Yes! The ball’s in your court. Anxious to hear how it goes. Thanks James!
KellySent from Mail for Windows 10
From: James Lange
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2020 6:30 AM
To: Kelly Imbody
Subject: Re: Airedale Rescue GroupCan I contact them? Just making sure we are a go.
Sent from my iPhoneOn Jun 12, 2020, at 07:27, James Lange
Will do. I am home today. I am on duty at the fire station tomorrow and then I am off Sunday and Monday.
Sent from my iPhoneOk Sydne. Thanks for getting back to me and best of luck with your new family member!!!
Warmly,
Kelly Imbody, ARGSent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Sydne Bellow-Peistrup
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2020 11:09 AM
To: Kelly Imbody
Subject: Re: Airedale Rescue Group Home VisitHi Kelly, I have decided to adopt a smaller dog, my tiny one bedroom would really be unfair to a large dog. Don’t hate me as much as I would love an Airedale this place is just not big enough. Thanks, Syd
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 12:50 PM Kelly Imbody
Good afternoon Sydne and Valerie,I’d like to virtually introduce you to each other and thank you both for your love of everything Airedale! Sydne, Valerie will be doing your home visit. She will be contacting you via text/call/email so be on the lookout! You and she will schedule a time that’s convenient for you both. I want to remind you Sydne that we ask that everyone living in the home be present for the home visit if at all possible. Valerie may elect to bring her Airedale with her for the visit as well.
I’m sorry we’ve taken so long to get to this stage, but Covid-19 really put a “hitch in our giddy up”!!! It’s a good thing that we weren’t flush with ‘dales needing homes during the worst of Covid. I’ll be anxiously waiting to hear how the visit went. In the mean time, please get in touch with me if either of you have and questions/concerns.Warmest regards,
Kelly Imbody, ARG
219-628-0071Hi Kelly,
I did the home visit to the Grout family last Thursday. I know you want to eval form completed but I do not have word on my computer. If this is an issue for you please let me know and I will figure out a way to fill out that form. Im sorry.I went to the Grout home on 6/11/20. I am very familiar with this area of town. It is a lovely clean subdivision with all single family homes. There is a beautiful wooded 223 acre park very close to this home that I hike in. This family is familiar with this park and I believe they did say they hike there as well. I found the home to be very clean 2 story home but I was only in the foyer and kitchen. They had a nice outside deck and yard but… they do not have a fence. I asked how they would handle the dog going out and they said they would put a leash on the dog when taking him out vs just letting him in the yard alone. They did not say they had an electric fence but I did give my personal opinion about them……I dont like them. The dogs cannot get out but critters such as coyotes etc can still get in. Im not a fan.
They did have a dog in the past that apparently died a couple of years ago. I asked the children if they remember the dog and they did. the way the conversation was going it sounded like the dog was healthy. They did not have many vet bills. My experience has been that Im always at the vet. Not sure how you can have a 16 year old dog and no bills. Anyway, the conversation was about cost of a pet so I talked about the expense of a dog and medications. They asked the cost of yearly rabies shots and monthly heartworm preventation. I talked to them about Chewy.com and other websites for cheaper prices on monthly heartworm, flea and tick and even medication. I told them my dogs have pet insurance which has really helped. Their previous dog was only about 40 pounds I believe so I shared with them my experience with larger dogs and arthritis etc later in life.
They seem to be excited about the airedale. I shared with them my personal story on how we came to have them growing up. They are great family dogs. They shared that they recently ran into 2 different people with airedales and both told them they had many airedales. One lady was on her 7th airedale. So I believe they understand how special the airedales are.
They have 3 children. Not sure of the ages but they are young. 2 boys and a girl. The oldest was going into the 5th grade this coming year. All the children were nice, calm and very wellbehaved. They currently have a cat. My friend that volunteers at our local humane society came with me. She later told me that one of the boys was handling the cat a little rough but not a concern. It is a boy thing. The cat looked very healthy and cared for.
I cannot really think of anything else right now but I would recommend this family for an airedale. they seem to be a caring active family. Please let me know if you need anything else.
Thanks
SueJust rec’d. text from Wendy requesting that they be put on hold until they’re finished with the remodel. I called Patty Williamson & informed her of same. Left it up to Wendy to contact ARG when they are ready.
Thank you Andrea!! ARG depends sooooo much on our extended family of volunteers!!! It’s a pretty straight forward process. I’ll introduce you to the folks you’re going to visit via a shared email. You’ll then contact them to schedule a time that is convenient for you both. In the email I’ll remind them that we want everyone living in the home present for your visit if at all possible. It would be good if you reminded them of this as well when scheduling the appointment. Also, feel free to take your Airedale with you if you’re comfortable doing so. This can sometimes provide you with valuable insight as to their understanding of the breed and how they interact with the ‘dale. After you’ve completed the home visit, just jot down your notes and email them to me in a Word document. That’s all there is to it!! The bottom line or the question you want to answer with an “ABSOLUTELY!” is would you leave your Airedale with them to care for?
Here is the contact information for these folks:Juanita Lewis-Jones
jlewisjones@gmail.com
912-318-0066
Street 42 Liberty Woods Dr.
Ft. Stewart, GA 31315Please find attached their application, my phone interview notes including a brief note on the personal reference as well as the vet. Also attached is the Home Visit evaluation form. Use this as a guide when doing your visit. Please, call/text/email me with any questions/concerns. And again, many thanks! I’ll anxiously await your notes!
Kindest regards,
Kelly Imbody, ARG
219-628-0071
Andrea Howell Aho020508@peoplepc.com 912-313-8926Good afternoon Sydne and Valerie,
I’d like to virtually introduce you to each other and thank you both for your love of everything Airedale! Sydne, Valerie will be doing your home visit. She will be contacting you via text/call/email so be on the lookout! You and she will schedule a time that’s convenient for you both. I want to remind you Sydne that we ask that everyone living in the home be present for the home visit if at all possible. Valerie may elect to bring her Airedale with her for the visit as well.
I’m sorry we’ve taken so long to get to this stage, but Covid-19 really put a “hitch in our giddy up”!!! It’s a good thing that we weren’t flush with ‘dales needing homes during the worst of Covid. I’ll be anxiously waiting to hear how the visit went. In the mean time, please get in touch with me if either of you have and questions/concerns.Warmest regards,
Kelly Imbody, ARG
Valerie Perry perryvk@yahoo.com 843-577-0977Valerie,
It was good to speak with you & “meet” you this morning! Again, I can’t thank you enough for doing this home visit. Without our extended family of volunteers throughout our region, we wouldn’t be able to find forever homes for the ‘dales in need.
Attached are my notes from my phone interview with Sydne, her application and the Home Visit evaluation form. Use the HV evaluation form to guide your visit. Remember to ask her that everyone living in the home be present for your visit if at all possible. Also, feel free to take your Airedale with you on the visit if you’re comfortable doing so. After you’ve completed the home visit, just write up your notes and email them to me in a Word document. Here is Sydne’s contact information:Sydne Bellow-Peistrup
chicagosydne@gmail.com
912-409-7592
Street 35 Crosscreek Drive
Charleston, SC 29472Don’t hesitate to call with questions/concerns. I look forward to hearing from you as to how everything went!!!!
Most sincerely,
Kelly Imbody, ARG
219-628-0071
Valerie Perry perryvk@yahoo.com 843-577-0977
