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Airedale Rescue Group
Phone Interview: Jennifer Cobb
September 11, 2024Upon initially connecting with Jennifer, she left a voice mail saying that they were going to look at a puppy this weekend, but if that didn’t work out, she’d give me a call. They originally were interested in Amos. So I left it at that.
In less that 2 hours, she contacted me stating that she wanted to go thru the “screening process” in case they decided against the puppy. Ok
The puppy that they’re going to look at (at the end of our conversation, she wasn’t sure that they were going to look at the puppy) is located in Clinton, NC. Is the 3rd litter of Momma and Dad that are on the premises. Breeders name is Jessica Barrier. She is asking $700.00.
The Cobbs live in a neighborhood of single family homes just up the road from me in Hampstead, NC. There is no HOA for their neighborhood. She admits her street is a little busy. There are no sidewalks.
The Cobbs are not fenced but Jennifer states that her husband plans to fence a portion of the backyard. They have an 11 year old daughter. They have not had a dog as a married couple, Jennifer stating that her husband had 2 Airedales growing up. Her daughter just wants a dog. Jennifer works from home, her husband is a home improvement contractor so his hours/schedule are flexible.
She states that she has volunteered with Canines for Service for about the past year and a half fostering dogs in training over weekends.
They have family in Wilmington and Burgaw. She relates that she would use a boarding facility such as Pawville if/when needed. She stated that her master bedroom would most likely be off limits to a dog.
They really have no sex preference (the puppy they’re looking at is a female) and Amos is male. They would consider up to about “middle aged”. Don’t want a dog with a lot of issues…especially social/anxiety issues.
I have spoken to one personal reference: Have known applicant for about 7 years. Applicant has 2 yellow labs about 1 ½ years old. The reference does not have first hand knowledge/experience in seeing applicant interact with dogs. Reference says that most of applicant’s daughter’s friends have dogs. Reference describes the Cobbs as kind and considerate. Feels that the dog wouldn’t be neglected as both are home a lot during the day.
I have a text & email in to 2nd reference. Not able to leave voice mail.9/13/24 Spoke with 2nd reference. Does not have knowledge of applicants interacting with dogs other than those she fostered over the weekend with Canines for Service. Reference states that applicants are very kind and love the dogs very much, spending a lot of time with them over the weekends they foster.
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Phone Interview: Kimberly Zapata
September 11, 2024Kimberly works from home.
Kimberly describes her neighborhood as a rural neighborhood, they are not in the city. The neighborhood consists of 75-100 homes. There are no sidewalks. There are an average # of dogs in the neighborhood.
They have family in the area, within 30-40 minutes. Currently at the time of this call they were vacationing in Utah and her miniature Schnauzer was with her mother and the Giant Schnauzer was being boarded. Kim states that they got the Giant Schnauzer as a puppy during the height of Covid and she was never properly socialized, so she does have some separation anxiety. She does do well at the boarding facility as she is familiar with it.
The miniature Schnauzer is 11 years old; the Giant 4 years old. Kimberly admits the Giant is not good with kids, so if her Grandchildren ages 7 & 10 come and spend the night (not often) then she will board her. They also have a 3-year-old Grandchild who does not visit often.
There is a 6’ privacy fence with about ¼” between the slats.
They are looking for a playmate for the Giant as Kimberly describes her as full of energy and the miniature Schnauzer doesn’t want to play. The Giant has been trained on a bell to go outside.
They are interested in Maisie/Brandy but wanted to know more about her. I have been in contact with Pat to obtain additional information for them about Maisie.
I spoke with both references whom have known applicant for 6 and 15+ years respectively. Both state that the dogs are well taken care of. Both admit the Giant is a bit standoffish with strangers, are well behaved and well taken care of. “They are calm and friendly” says one and “I’ve never seen them be ugly” says the other. Both describe the Zapata’s as kind and caring people.
VET: Spoke with Savannah at River Road Animal Clinic. Both dogs are up to date. Receive HeartGard and NexGard for preventatives. She does state that the Giant is nervous and barks a lot when at the Vet.
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Phone Interview: Kimberly Zapata
September 11, 2024Kimberly works from home.
Kimberly describes her neighborhood as a rural neighborhood, they are not in the city. The neighborhood consists of 75-100 homes. There are no sidewalks. There are an average # of dogs in the neighborhood.
They have family in the area, within 30-40 minutes. Currently at the time of this call they were vacationing in Utah and her miniature Schnauzer was with her mother and the Giant Schnauzer was being boarded. Kim states that they got the Giant Schnauzer as a puppy during the height of Covid and she was never properly socialized, so she does have some separation anxiety. She does do well at the boarding facility as she is familiar with it.
The miniature Schnauzer is 11 years old; the Giant 4 years old. Kimberly admits the Giant is not good with kids, so if her Grandchildren ages 7 & 10 come and spend the night (not often) then she will board her. They also have a 3-year-old Grandchild who does not visit often.
There is a 6’ privacy fence with about ¼” between the slats.
They are looking for a playmate for the Giant as Kimberly describes her as full of energy and the miniature Schnauzer doesn’t want to play. The Giant has been trained on a bell to go outside.
They are interested in Maisie/Brandy but wanted to know more about her. I have been in contact with Pat to obtain additional information for them about Maisie.
I spoke with both references whom have known applicant for 6 and 15+ years respectively. Both state that the dogs are well taken care of. Both admit the Giant is a bit standoffish with strangers, are well behaved and well taken care of. “They are calm and friendly” says one and “I’ve never seen them be ugly” says the other. Both describe the Zapata’s as kind and caring people.
VET: Spoke with Savannah at River Road Animal Clinic. Both dogs are up to date. Receive HeartGard and NexGard for preventatives. She does state that the Giant is nervous and barks a lot when at the Vet.
Good morning Tim,
I spoke with Mandy yesterday regarding your home visit. She feels that you have a bit of work to do in order to welcome an Airedale into your home.
She was very quick to mention that the current state of your home and yard is through no fault of your own, but instead due to the previous occupant.I will put your application on hold. Please reach out to me when you feel you are ready and we’ll schedule a follow up visit. We are not here to judge our applicants. Our sole responsibility is to make sure that the home we place an Airedale in is clean and safe as I’m sure you understand.
Kindest regards,
Kelly Imbody, ARG
219-628-0071
kevnkell@hotmail.com8/25/2024
ARG Home Visit performed by Mandy DuganMandy called me and these are notes I took during our conversation regarding Tim Rease’ HV.
Tim is not ready for a dog yet. The house is in disarray. She wondered if maybe it was a foreclosure as he had only been in it for 2 days. I asked her if it was dirty, cluttered or both. She said both. Mandy said it wasn’t dirty because of Tim, but due to the woman that had lived there previously. She said the carpet was filthy and it needed painted badly. Tim told her he had plans to do both. I told her that when I had spoken with Tim on the phone and asked him to describe his neighborhood he described it as “upscale.” Mandy laughed and said there is no such thing as upscale in Mountain City or her town, Bluff City for that matter. I google earthed the address, and she is right. There are about 6-7 homes in his neighborhood. Definitely not one would call upscale.
She said this was probably the worst house she’d been in. She described Tim as clean and very knowledgeable regarding the breed. She was quick to reiterate that the state of the home and yard was not his fault. The yard is fenced with a chain link fence but Mandy said she was unable to discern as to the soundness of the fence as the grass was knee high.
When I spoke Tim on the phone his Mother would be moving in with him shortly after he took possession of the house. That has now changed and it could be several months before she moves to Mountain City from FL.
Mandy said in closing that Tim admitted that he wasn’t ready for a dog yet but that by the end of September he thought he would be. Mandy thinks that’s wishful thinking…”if he worked at it everyday…maybe.”
I thanked Mandy for the HV and call. I told her I would contact Tim. I asked her that if/when he/we determined him ready would she make a return visit to see what if any improvements were made. She said she’d be glad to.
8/22/2024
I spoke with Donna Barton (suggested by Jackie) and she agreed to do the HV. She was a bit hesitant at first, then texted me and said she found an “EXTREMELY vocal animal advocate” to do the home visit. This person’s son had adopted from ARG about 15 yrs. ago. In any event, Donna texted me again later stating that when she talked to Tyler that he said “they want to hold off for a little bit.”
Will change his topic on the board.Airedale Rescue Group
Phone Interview: Tyler McNickle
August 14, 2024Tim and Anne have a toddler, live in a quiet, walkable neighborhood. There are sidewalks. He describes it as a small town, they live just inside the the city limits. They are wooded and live at the top of a hill. They are on about an acre and the backyard is fenced with a brick fence that’s 6 feet tall. They have a walkout basement. There is a pool that is fenced as well. His current Airedale “Cookie” doesn’t like the pool. He states that she is not left unattended around the pool. Tim states that Cookie “loves” their toddler.
Tim and his wife both work from home. They have had Cookie since she was a puppy. Cookie is 6 years old and was being trained as a therapy dog until they moved to AL. They have family in the area…Anne’s folks, a sister-in-law lives down the street. She has a small dog that gets along well with Cookie and her yard is fenced as well.
Cookie is Tim’s 2nd Airedale. She loves to go in the car. They have several parks near by and take her to what he called a “dog park bar”.
They would prefer a female, under the age of 3. They would possibly consider a male, but like the size of the females.
Personal reference: Trae has known Tyler since 2014 and is familiar with Cookie as they live one street over. He states that she is very pampered. Weighs about 65#, is the sweetest and most well-behaved. She is great with kids. Trae has a mini Golden-Doodle and gets along well with Cookie. Tyler states that Cookie is walked a lot, has a better life than a lot of kids. He states that the McNickles would be great…no reason not to adopt out to them.
Personal reference: Brett has known the McNickles for 7-8 years. Knows Cookie and describes her as a “sweet dog, good with kids and good in the house.” He says she is a great dog and that they spend a lot of time with her. Rarely left alone as both work from home. He says he has never seen the McNickles be unkind or aggressive to Cookie. Brett said he would leave his child with them.
Vet: Spoke with tech who was familiar with Cookie. Described her as “so sweet”. States she is not receiving routine vaccinations due to being on chemo for melanoma. Tyler made no mention of this to me in our conversation.
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Phone Interview: Tim Rease
August 7, 2024Tim is back in the States for about 2 years after having spent about 17 years in the Netherlands in the IT sector. He lost his Airedale named Sasha about 2 years ago. He adopted her at the age of 9 mos. after she had been returned to the breeder for “failure to bond”. Tim suspects that she was abused as she exhibited behaviors often seen with abuse. Sasha had severe hip dysplasia. He also had a Welsh Terrier at the time and he relates that the 2 were good buddies.
Tim states that he will be moving soon and his Mother will be living with him. She has a 6 yr. old male Lhasa Apso. He is neutered and Tim reports that he gets along well with other dogs. Tim states that he moved back to the States to take care of his Mother. He is currently going to school to study Chinese medicine. He has one week of the month that he is gone for 8 hours but states that he can come home for lunch and his Mother is home as well.
He describes his neighborhood (the one he’ll be moving to) as “upscale residential” with the yards and homes being “nicely manicured.” He states that there are about 150 homes in the neighborhood, no sidewalks & not a lot of traffic. He states that the yard has a chain link fence.
He has no family close. A brother in Asheville, one in KY and “most of my family is in FL.”He would prefer a female, but then said it didn’t matter. He would like one less than 3-4 years old.
He was unable to give me what he called “solid dog people” references that are here in the States. He will supply me with some from when he was in Europe as well as his Vet over there. Will wait to hear back from him with this information before going any further.
On Aug 15, 2024, 2:09 PM, nico schouten < nicolaasdirkschouten@hotmail.com> wrote:
Hello my name is Nicolaas Schouten and I live in the Netherlands.
12 years ago I met Tim and his former husband.
They had 2 dogs, an Airdale and a welsh terrier.
The Dogs always have been very happy and were very loyal and protective to Tim and his partner and later to me.
I have learned alot about the airdale race and about Sasha (the airdale he owned).
Tim has always been a responcible petowner and has alot of respect for the animals he crossed.Every dog or pet that gets owned by Tim is a very happy pet.
If you have Questions or you want to know more about my story you can always call or E-mail me.
Nicolaas Schouten
Katwijk Zuid-Holland
0031620836902
nicolaasdirkschouten@hotmail.comVerzonden vanaf Outlook voor Android
Spoke with Pat today re: this applicant.
I contacted applicant by phone, asked if this was a good time to talk. She hesitated and said not really. I asked when would be a good time. “Tomorrow at this time, that way I can have someone here with me.”
Applicant didn’t call at agreed upon time, so I called her. Got voice mail. Message on voice mail was kind of creepy, but I left her a message to call me.
A few days went by w/o hearing from applicant. I called again. Same creepy voice mail. Left message with applicant stating that her application will be placed on hold unless/until I hear from her.
Explained to Pat H. that something just doesn’t sit well with me re: this applicant. Pat concurred and told me to trust my gut.FINALLY!!!!
Spoke with 2nd personal reference! She has known applicant for about 25 years (since age 12). Describes Nicole as being great with her dogs. Spends a lot of time walking, playing, making sure they get outside. They are her kids. She has always volunteered at shelters. It’s her way of giving back to the community. She has known Nicole’s dogs to be well behaved. Has never seen any aggression. She would feel comfortable leaving her dog with Nicole. Can see no reason not to consider her for fostering.July 13, 2024
Personal reference Sheetal called. Related she has known Nicole for about 11 years. She was recently visiting Nicole. States that Nicole is good with her dogs and dogs are well mannered. Sheetal would not hesitate to leave her dog with NicoleAiredale Rescue Group
Phone Interview: Nicole Neville
July 11, 2024Nicole lives with her boyfriend in an established neighborhood on a cul-de-sac. The home appears to be a ranch style home. She has lived at this address for about 4 years. She works primarily remotely (she stated about 95% of her work is remote) for Vanderbilt University. Her neighborhood consists of mostly retired folks, so it is quiet she says. There are some sidewalks. Minimal traffic and is about ½ mile from a State Park. Her yard is partially fenced so walks the dogs or puts them on a long lead and takes them out back to do their business.
Nicole relates extensive foster experience in that she currently has 2 dogs… a 3 year old neutered Doodle and a 1 year old neutered Bichon mix which is a “foster fail”.
She has no prior experience with ADTs but states that her Mother had one years ago and has mentioned that she would love to have one again, but d/t diagnosis of cancer cannot handle a big dog. Nicole states that her Mother’s stories of her ADT prompted her to research the breed. She states that she just wants to help out when she can.
She currently is working/active with 3 rescue agencies in the area. Nicole states that she has foster close to 30 dogs over the past 4 years.
All of her family is in the area…parents and siblings. She prefers to take her dogs with her on vacation, but if unable to family will take care of them.
Initially her rental agent texted me that she cannot have more than 2 dogs on the property. I phoned Nicole and told her same, but perhaps we could keep her in mind for transports. She texted me stating that she had spoken with her rental agent and explained that fostering was a temporary situation and that he agreed that providing it was temporary, she could foster. I texted the rental agent back to confirm Nicole’s story, which he did.
In the meantime I had re-contacted her personal references stating that I didn’t need to speak with them after all. During our phone conversation, I asked Nicole to re-connect with her references and have them contact me which she said she would do.
VET: Tobias, the Doodle is up to date on all vaccinations. Was last seen on April 9th, 2024. Is on Simaprica Trio. The Bichon mix foster fail has not been seen by this Vet as Nicole just got him in October 2023. I informed Nicole that ARG would pay for medical, but asked that fosters provide food. She said that she would ask that ARG pay for food, collars etc. in addition to medical.
Have texted Nicole reminding her to contact her references.6/24/2024
During the phone interview I explained to Adam the need to speak with his landlord regarding the permission to have another dog in the rental. He stated that he would have his wife forward me the contact information. I have yet to receive it after sending both a reminder email and text message on June 18th and again on June 21.
I will not pursue this further until/unless I hear from them.Airedale Rescue Group
Phone Interview: Adam Wattenbarger
6/17/2024Adam and Brittany have lived at this address for just over a year. They are renting a townhouse. I explained to Adam that though they currently had a dog at this address that I would need to speak with their landlord re: the feasibility of acquiring an additional dog. He stated that his wife would email that information. The townhouse backs up to a golf course. Per Google Earth the neighborhood is a mix of town homes and single family homes.
They have completed an application with SOAR as they most recently lived in Ft. Wayne, IN where Adam was a football coach for Manchester College. Adam’s hours are a full 12 hour day though he says that he is only 5 minutes away and comes home for lunch. Brittany is a teacher, off in the summers and during school year is gone 6:30-3:30.
They have no family in the area, Adam has a sister in Raleigh.
Olive is a black Lab mix. They got her as a rescue and think that she’s about 5 years old. She does get along with other dogs, but isn’t interested in them much. When they travel, they take Olive with and that is the plan for a 2nd dog as well. Adam states that Olive does get heart worm, flea and tick preventative through their Vet, but isn’t sure exactly what she gets. Olive is fed Purina Complete Adult. Adam and his family (prior to his marriage) are Airedale experienced having had 2 Airedales and a Welshie.
They would prefer a female, age puppy to 2 years.Personal reference: Is God Mother to Adam & has known family for years. Says that she is not familiar with Olive as she is in VA. She states that all of the Airedales were great dogs, very loved, “treated like royalty”. She said that the family loved them so much and treated them like gold. She stated that Adam is a fine young man.
Vet:
