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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:Spoke with personal reference Tracy. Has known applicant for just over 10 years. Is familiar with Oliver and states he is a great dog. They are great dog people and he’s spoiled. He goes to doggy day care and there have been no issues. She said that they would be great to adopt a dog and Oliver wants a playmate.
VET: Oliver is up to date on all vaccines until July of this year. He gets Simarica Trio as preventative. Tech I spoke with was not personally familiar with Oliver, but stated there were no alerts on his chart.
Have reached out to both personal references…still waiting.
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Phone Interview: Nichole Eglian
May 24, 2024Nichole and her husband George live outside Charleston, SC in a subdivision. There are sidewalks, their home is in the rear of the neighborhood and therefore sees little traffic. Backyard is fenced as it appears most of the homes have fenced backyards.
Nichole is a Nurse Practitioner and her husband is an Arborist. Currently she is finishing up her Doctorate and hopes to teach. They have no family in the area…most are in/near Cincinnati, OH.
Their current Airedale, Oliver is 8 years old. They purchased him from a breeder in Ohio at the age of 10 weeks. Nichole said Oliver is part Oorang, weighing in around 80 lbs. give or take. He is very good natured and enjoys sitting in their sunroom just watching everything outside. Oliver loves to go for rides on the golfcart. He routinely attends daycare/camp for socialization.
Nichole and George spend their free time taking walks, going to the beach on occasion and porch time. They would like Oliver to have a friend. They would prefer a female (they hope for one of the puppies being surrendered from Boone, NC. but will take either.
Oliver gets groomed regularly. Nichole loves their Vet. Oliver gets Simparica Trio as preventative. Oliver experienced some skin issues and through process of elimination (with little help from their Ohio Vet) has resolved Oliver’s skin problem.
Nichole will text her references to let them know I’m available this holiday weekend as I didn’t want to bother them. I forwarded Pat’s information that she had on the puppies. Will contact Vet after the Monday holiday.Hi Kelly ,
I visited Karen at her home today. Her husband was there as well. Very nice couple.
They have a good situation with a large lot secured by a 6 ft fence . The back yard area is secured from the front gate entrance so dogs can exit from the back of the house and not be able to access the front gate entrance.
She has three small dogs . All looked well cared for and were crate trained (clearly comfortable in their crates) . They were secured until I entered the home .
Karen seems very experienced with dogs and Terriers specifically.
I think she would be very suited to foster or adopt providing the dog being considered is safe with her small dogs.Let me know if additional questions ,
Cindy
HV completed by Cindy Green
Good morning Karen,
I have found someone to do your home visit. Her name is Cindy Green and she will reach out to you sometime next week as she is out of town for a few days. She lives in Florence, so won’t have a long way to get to you. Let me know if you have any questions.
Warmly,
Kelly Imbody, ARGAiredale Rescue Group
Phone Interview: Karen Cornell
April 3, 2024Karen is a retired nurse. Her spouse lives part-time in Delaware with a WFT named “Poppy” and comes to Effingham about every couple of months. Karen lives in a rural area, on a dirt road with 7 goats next door. She has a little over .7 acres with a heavily wooded area in back and is fenced both front and back with chain link fencing. She has been at this address for about 1 year.
She spends her free time doing yardwork. She is thinking about doing volunteer work as well. She expressed interest in assisting ARG with fostering, transport, and vetting applicants. She of course wants to adopt.
Karen has had extensive experience with ADTs having had 4 in the past…3 she got as puppies and her last Airedale she adopted at the age of 7. I think she said she went through ATRA as she was in Northern Ohio at the time. Karen also has had a WFT and a mixed breed in the past as well. She currently has a rescue 10 y/o WFT she adopted at age 8 and a mixed breed that was dropped off on her road just this past November. Both get groomed every 6 weeks.
Karen said she will foster anything (no age/sex preference) and is willing to adopt from about age 5 through Hospice care. She has no sex preference.
She is well versed in the rescue experience. Has plenty of time on her hands for rescue and wants to help ARG! I will check with her personal references and vet.
Spoke with Vet whom she has been with since May 2023 due to move. Both WFTs and mixed breed were up to date on rabies upon intake to this Vet. Dogs are “well taken care of” and are current on all vaccines. Take trifexis, bordatella and lepto up to date.Personal referecne Donna initially met as she groomed her dogs but then became friends as well. She knew all 4 of Karen’s Airedales. She babysat for the dogs as well as groomed them. The dogs were always glad to see Karen come home. “Dogs come first with Karen.”
Personal reference Pat has known Karen for over 20 years and knew all 4 of Karen’s Airedales as well. “There is not a better person on the planet for a dog to have as a mama.” Karen loves animals. Her dogs are her world. Her dogs come first.
