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10/25/25 offer the 8 month old female
In Carroll County shelter. Replied:As much as I’d love to adopt her, George feels the timing just isn’t right for another Airedale right now. Please don’t stop asking, though! I think it’s mostly because the nephew is still here, and we’ll be out of town for 14 days at the end of November. He’s (nephew) looking at apartments now and hoping to be settled and moved out by spring — hopefully sooner! I feel awful not being able to help. If it was up to me I would adopt every one I encountered.
10/9/25 from Bill
It is now 6-days after the original message, and about time for another update…Murphy and I just got back from our first walk of the day. I use the leash that came with our first rescue ‘dale, Lilly, which has a “short leash” hold as well as the one at 6-ft. He is getting the message that his place on a walk is NOT doing arbitrary “figure-S’s”, but at my left knee. He gets time to stop and smell, and designated locations where he is free to go anywhere the 6-ft leash allows.
He is now up to finishing his meals more-or-less immediately rather than waiting a while for the last mouthful. I have begun getting him to sit (waiting is yet to be a real thing) so I can place the food dish in its rack. He has also stopped “asking out” in the middle of the night. He responds to, “bed”, going to the pad he came with and back to sleep.
There are a number of details that will come in time, primarily when to move out of the way of others. He is comfortable in his 30×30 fenced yard, no trouble with stairs. And he spends less time with his head in a lap and more just resting. Head in lap seems more of a “thank you” now, for meals, treats, walks, and potty breaks.
In short, he is learning what we expect of him and we are learning what we must do to make him feel more at home. For whatever reason, we have not been encountering other dogs lately on our walks. He does object to some neighbors’ yard, and I’m working on his vocabulary in regard to that, walkers and vehicle traffic. Our subdivision has but one way out/in, so being close to the entrance, we get to see almost everyone driving or walking through. Cars on road are OK; dogs with Mommy’s and Daddy’s on road are OK… Dogs are in THEIR YARD, so OK… We’re not quite to the, “Oh, I forgot” stage yet but he is improving.
If things go to plan, he and I will again shower this afternoon, once I get a couple of hours’ work done in the yard. WJT
10/3/25 from Bill:
Good afternoon! Bill Taylor here. We just returned from our vet, where Murphy had his baseline exam. After the initial interview and checking the TN vet records they asked whether we wanted to have him inoculated against Lyme disease, the only thing not covered per his records. So, now that is done, and we will return with him in 3-weeks when they will give him the booster shop.Murphy was muzzled for some of his visit. He didn’t like being touched in some areas, and really didn’t like it when he received his injection. And the Mays had told us he was not fond of people coming face-to-face with him at close quarters.
We gave him his medicinal shampoo treatment yesterday. He and I got into the shower, and he was perfect getting in, getting wet down, shampooed and rinsed. Didn’t ruffle a feather when we toweled him down and then used the blow dryer.
He’s been taking a walk or two a day with me. I started him on the road less traveled, a single lane shared driveway that borders our property on the west. There are 5 houses and 5 dogs, but, so far we have not seen any on that road. The down-hill walk, on our east side has only 2 dogs, but so far we have encountered four dogs. The first pair are a very aggressive shepherd and a boxer/Amstaff. I had just been encouraging him to sit with some training treats when they came by. He did want to get to see them, but a couple of treats held him in place, if not at rest, until they were well past. He was calmer for the second pair, both of which are pussy-cats.
He did have an issue with one dog at the top of the ridge. Pearl is a scrawny yellow lab who has had a number of medical issues. She has an electric fence to keep her in, and can be a bit bouncy. And, since she has an electric fence, she is not leashed. For what ever reason, Murphy grabbed her, mid bound, and put her on her back. It took a bit of effort for her owner and me to get them apart. It appears we are going to have a lot of training time to get him to the point where he can be trusted around other dogs.
Oh, and BTW, he growls and barks at deer/foxes/bears/people walking on the road/mowers/leaf blowers/pressure washers. Oh, and FedEx and UPS trucks. WJT
From Glenda: 10/9/25
Pat,
I know you are working hard to get Duchess adopted and we certainly appreciate it. We had her groomed yesterday and she looks so cute. However, I can’t get her to be still to get her glamour shots, lol.
She has turned into a totally different dog without Traveler here. She only barks to alert if something is wrong, & she’s doing better on the leash. She is trying and walking her is going better, she was never really a problem she just didn’t know what to do.
I’m going to send the new photos, but as you can see she gets so excited she can’t be still. She’s great at the groomers, & was trying to make friends with the other dogs there. I think she may be ok with another male dog, if introduced properly. She’s still a hard pass on the cats.Thanks so much,
Glenda Higdon
10/2/2025
FrancisPat Hairston
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3:26 PM (0 minutes ago)
to Meredith, AiredaleHello Meredith,
I am reviewing our Airedale Rescue notes and saw you were interested in Beau if his foster did not adopt him. Well, the good news for Beau is, he was adopted. That may not be good news for you.
However, we have 7-year-old Francis, a neutered male, about 60 pounds, and he is housetrained. He is being surrendered because his owner has dementia. As such, Francis will need some TLC to get him up to date with vaccines, a nice bath, and a groom. He needs a refresher in walking on a leash and general obedience. He does countersurf; however, he may have been underfed in the last several months. If other dogs are around, he does have food anxiety.
I have attached some photos of this cutie! He is currently in the Raleigh area and can be easily transported.
Please let us know if you are interested.
10/2/2025
Are you ready for an Airedale?
2-ARG/ApplicationsPat Hairston
3:14 PM (2 minutes ago)
to Lynnley, AiredaleHello Lynnley,
Airedale Rescue Group had your file marked as not ready for adoption until October.
We have several dogs needing homes. Are you ready to Adopt?
Please let us know.
Thanks.Grateful,
Pat Hairston
