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July 14,2023
Joseph,
Airedale Rescue Group would like to thank you both for your interest in and love of Airedales.
After reviewing your application and your preferences, we have come to the unfortunate conclusion that we don’t have any Airedales that would be a good fit for you. As you are most likely aware, Airedales and most dogs for that matter, come into rescue because of troublesome issues. These issues are exacerbated through the surrender and re-homing/adoption process. We see a regression in training/learning, an escalation in aggression issues if present and acting out just to name a few. We rarely have a perfect Airedale…something we’d all like!!
Stability and consistency are just a couple of ingredients in a successful rescue recipe. Our goal at ARG is to find the best, most nurturing and permanent home for our Airedales.
We wish you well in your search for an addition to your family. We are just unable to help at this time.Sincerely,
Kelly Imbody, ARGAiredale Rescue Group
Phone Interview: Joseph Scott
July 7, 2023Joseph Scott lives with his 5 y/o son in a 2 story home in Fayetteville, NC on a cul-de-sac. There are sidewalks in the neighborhood and little traffic. He tells me he has a 6 ft. fence made out of PVC. Google earth shows a wood stockade fence. He states there is a dog park in the neighborhood. HOA requireds that dogs be leashed. His wife works in in VA and is active military. She has a Jack Russell terrier named Levi. Joseph tells me he is employed as a logistics analyst for the Navy. He said is not active military. He works between his home and the office…going into the office probably 3 days/week. Both Joseph and his wife have family in the Fayetteville area.
He has been without a dog for 3 or 4 years. His exposure to Airedales was dog sitting for a manager that had an Airedale. He states that he has experience as an assistant to a K9 handler when he was in the service.
It gets a bit murky when I called his personal reference whom turned out to be his wife.
She described Jonas their son as a high energy 5 y/o. Learning to express his emotions, improving his verbal skills and going to pre-school. He does not like small dogs. (Levi, the Jack Russell is a small dog??)
The wife states that Joseph will be retiring soon from the Navy…thought he wasn’t active military?
The vet reference that was listed was for another Jack Russel and a Yorkie that they had had in the past. Why wouldn’t they list the vet for Levi?Bottom line is things just don’t add up with these folks. Doesn’t seem like a real stable environment plus the fact that the child has some emotional/developmental issues. I can see a dog coming back into rescue if they were to get a dog from us.
I will send them a letter.Airedale Rescue Group
Home Visit: Brian & Katie Slattery
June 24, 2023Following is from phone conversation with Keith Lehr regarding HV conducted today.
These are great people. They have had Airedales in the past, most recently having lost their ‘dale to cancer. Katie grew up with an Airedale so they are well aware of the temperament and all that goes with the breed. They are dog on the couch kind of people, back door open etc. They have a nice home, a large back yard.
Their main issue is that whatever Airedale they bring into the home needs to get along with Cooper their ADT/mix who is also a tripod.
The dog will spend a few hours a day alone as the 2 younger kids (ages 15 & 16) are in school. Brian and Katie live just 4-5 minutes from home.
They have a wood fence…looks to be about 20 years old. An industrious dog could probably get out if it wanted to bad enough. They don’t want a young dog…would prefer an older dog.
The logistics of having Cooper “meet” potential ‘dale would have to be worked out.Touched base with Keith Lehr & Dale McGlamery via text today. “They are connecting re: HV” Requested that they keep me informed. (Reached out to applicants via voice mail, email and text…no response.)
Michael called me back. There was a screaming child in the background. He fiddled with his phone to no avail (don’t know how that would help the screaming child) and said he’d call me back.
He did. Silence is truly golden.
This guy is one strange agent. He wouldn’t tell me the name of his wife as he “wanted to keep that private.” After some discourse, he did tell me that he had a 7 month old but only after I answered his question as to why the age of his child is relevant. He said that he had an Airedale until about 2 weeks ago. I asked him what happened and he said a “car accident.” I asked him to tell me about it. “The dog was in the back of the truck, he must have seen something, jumped out and I was pulling a trailer.”
Right then and there I told him that we would not adopt out a dog to him if he intended on putting it in the back of the truck. “Interesting” he said. Then he went on to tell me that the dog had been around the world, to conventions, restaurants and was present at his home birth.
I told him that after talking to him just this long that ARG was not the group for him and he needed to look elsewhere. He said that I shouldn’t be able to pass judgement on him after this brief conversation. I told him that we will have to agree to disagree then. He said “that sucks for you.” I said goodbye. His status is being changed to COLD DAY IN HELL.Hi Brian & Katie,
I’m just following up to see if you’ve connected with Dale regarding a home visit. Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help.
Kelly Imbody, ARG
219-628-0071Sent from Mail for Windows
Kelly
Note: 5/27/23 email and text sent. Unable to leave voice mail as mailbox was full.
Hi Michael,
My name is Kelly Imbody, with Airedale Rescue Group. I sent and email and text on 5/27 and attempted to leave a message then and again today, but your voice mailbox is full. Please call me if you are still interested in adopting an Airedale.
Thanks,
Kelly Imbody, ARG
219-628-0071Good morning Michael,
My name is Kelly Imbody and I’m a volunteer with Airedale Rescue Group. I’ve your application and would like to take a few minutes to go over it with you. I realize it’s the Holiday weekend, but if it’s convenient for you, give me a call. I’ll be home all day today and until mid-afternoon Sunday and all day Monday. Otherwise later in the week.
Thanks Michael.Sent from Mail for Windows
Kelly
Good Morning!
We look forward to meeting you Dale and Keith. We are both educators and as we are in the last weeks of school, our schedules are quite busy right now. Weekends are much better for us for a visit. We are not in a rush to rescue, as we know that finding the right fit for our family, so if you’d like to try to schedule it after school gets out (June 9th is the last day) that would be great for us!We look forward to hearing from you!
Katie & Brian SlatteryOn Apr 4, 2023, at 07:31, Marty Goldstein
Kelly
While in MI, I rescued a 2 yr old male name Barrett. He needed a family that understood the importance of putting everything away. He is literally a Hoover, socks, undergarments, exercise bans and hair ties are a few of his favorites. We have a lot of work to do with him on dog reactions while walking. So at this time I would prefer to wait until he has been trained a bit more. Please keep me on the list, but not until later in the year.
Thank you for reaching out and checking.
Marty
Hi Kelly.
We’re both on rare all consuming biz trips. I’ll contact you late next week.
Thanks
DaveOn May 10, 2023, at 12:29 PM, Kelly Imbody
Hi Dave and Anne,
My name is Kelly Imbody, and I’m a volunteer with Airedale Rescue Group. I have your application and would like to proceed with you in the process of getting you an Airedale. Please call me at your earliest convenience.
Warmly,
Kelly Imbody, ARG
219-628-0071Good morning everyone,
Brian & Katie, I’d like to introduce you to Dale and Keith. They have graciously agreed (once again!!!) to help ARG with a home visit. They will be in contact with you either via phone, text or email so please check spam and junk mail so that you don’t miss connecting.
We (ARG) asks that if at all possible, everyone living in the home be present at the time of the home visit. Dale & Keith may opt to bring their ‘dale with them.
Please, if you’ve any questions, contact me. I anxiously await hearing how the visit went!
Warmly,
Kelly Imbody, ARG
219-628-0071Airedale Rescue Group
Brian & Katie Slattery Phone Interview
4/27/2023Brian and Katie are both school teachers…he is a Principal and Katie teaches. They have 3 children, the oldest is 19 and going to community college. His schedule varies as is often home for a few hours during the day. They have 2 children in HS. Brian describes his neighborhood as dog friendly…12-15 dogs on his street. They live on a cul-de-sac with woods behind them. He says that they see a lot of deer and coyotes. The neighborhood has sidewalks in spots.
They are fenced with a wood fence with 1-2” between the slats. Brian assures me that a dog couldn’t get his/her head through.
They just put their 10 y/o female Airedale down in January of this year due to cancer. They got Winny from a breeder in the N. GA mountains. Frankenfaust I believe is his name…he breeds for size. They currently have a hound mix who is 9 y/o. A neighbor had him, he was about a year old, had a bad wound/laceration below his knee which required amputation. He and Winny got along wonderfully.
Winny and Cooper (hound mix) had the run of the house while alone. This would be the plan for a new dog brought in as well. They are amenable to crating and training if needed.
They do not want a puppy…adopted dog needs to be housebroken. They prefer a female. (don’t know why they expressed an interest in Boone, this being the case?) Age range preference is anywhere from around 2 years to 8 years.
We discussed the need/desire to get Boone out of boarding and the fact that they want to make sure the adopted dog likes Cooper. This being said, they will drive to let them meet, but can’t until school is out. Plus, they prefer a female. We discussed at length the objective to place a dog in the perfect home. Behavioral regression that sometimes happens, time needed to acclimate and need for consistency, patience, time and love.
Came to the conclusion that Boone probably wasn’t a good fit as it would be a month or more before they could consider taking him and again, they prefer a female. Informed them that we would get a HV scheduled in order to get them on the approved list.
References: One has known the applicants for 7 years, the other for at least 12. Both live in the neighborhood and are familiar with the family and Winny and Cooper. The dogs were described as well behaved. Winny was somewhat of a mother hen as one reference described her. Both stated that the family are dog lovers, the kids are great with the dogs…playing with them etc. Neither can think of any reason not to proceed.
Vet: Vet said Cooper is up to date on everything. Tech I spoke with was new to practice so was not familiar with either Cooper or Winny. No red flags on the chart.No reply rec’d. from Jason regarding my request for reference and rental agency contact. Will move them to did not adopt.
