Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
Expressed interest in Duchess. no response
Christina Prange
Thu, Aug 21, 5:35 PM
to info@airedalerescuegroup.com, AimeeOne additional update – Duchess is not spayed. ARG will pay for her to be spayed. We would issue a ‘foster to adopt’ contract to you since she is not spayed yet. It’s a technicality but we cannot adopt an un-spayed ‘dale so that’s why we do the foster to adopt
Christina Prange
919-605-4563On Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 05:25:35 PM EDT, Christina Prange
hi Aimee and Kevin, Thank you for formally submitting the application. It was necessary since when you adopted Clyde, you had moved and we wanted all of your updated information. You are formally approved and activated again! I am really happy to hear back from former adopters.
Duchess is available! We would like to formally offer Duchess to you. As you know, its a transition period when you adopt a new ‘dale into the family and Duchess may need to be crated when you are at work.
Duchess is in Blue Ridge GA so let me look at a transport plan. When would you be able to add her to your family?
Christina Prange
919-605-4563On Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 09:15:48 PM EDT, Aimee Pfeifer
Good evening,
I just saw your post on Miss Dazzle in Georgia and we are very interested. We previously adopted through ARG back in 2009. We were blessed to have Clyde with us for seven years until the age of 14. We recently lost our Airedale, Brett, who we rescued at the age of nine and he was 14 when he passed a way.
We now live near Charleston, SC and are looking to rescue again. We have a wood fenced in yard and live in a quiet suburb of Charleston. Should we go ahead and complete an application with our updated information?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Aimee and Kevin PfeiferRe: Dazzle Duchess!
Pat Hairston
Attachments
Sat, Sep 6, 11:18 AM (11 days ago)
to Christina, Aimee, AiredaleHi Aimee,
This is the information we have on Duchess.
We have a 6 yr old female in GA that was just surrendered. She is with an older couple who can’t manage her anymore. They have kept her outside in a large enclosure, but she is indoors overnight and confined to a crate. She is not spayed and needs to be updated on shots ,which ARG will pay for once in a new home. She also needs grooming. She weighs about 55 lbs, and is on heartworm prevention.
She is a more independent girl. She walks ok on a leash but gets distracted easily and needs some work. She is being fed Diamond Naturals, and she does have a sensitive stomach. She is crate-trained and sleeps in her crate at night. Duchess will benefit from training and having someone to interact more.
The couple who have her took her from a breeder who was retiring due to illness. They have had her a year.
Duchess will be placed with a foster-to-adopt agreement because we need to update her vaccinations and spay her. Airedale Rescue covers the costs.
Since we have not heard from the other person we offered Duchess to, she is yours if you want to foster to adopt.
Grateful,
Pat Hairston
Expressed interest in Duchess. no response
Christina Prange
Thu, Aug 21, 5:35 PM
to info@airedalerescuegroup.com, AimeeOne additional update – Duchess is not spayed. ARG will pay for her to be spayed. We would issue a ‘foster to adopt’ contract to you since she is not spayed yet. It’s a technicality but we cannot adopt an un-spayed ‘dale so that’s why we do the foster to adopt
Christina Prange
919-605-4563On Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 05:25:35 PM EDT, Christina Prange
hi Aimee and Kevin, Thank you for formally submitting the application. It was necessary since when you adopted Clyde, you had moved and we wanted all of your updated information. You are formally approved and activated again! I am really happy to hear back from former adopters.
Duchess is available! We would like to formally offer Duchess to you. As you know, its a transition period when you adopt a new ‘dale into the family and Duchess may need to be crated when you are at work.
Duchess is in Blue Ridge GA so let me look at a transport plan. When would you be able to add her to your family?
Christina Prange
919-605-4563On Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 09:15:48 PM EDT, Aimee Pfeifer
Good evening,
I just saw your post on Miss Dazzle in Georgia and we are very interested. We previously adopted through ARG back in 2009. We were blessed to have Clyde with us for seven years until the age of 14. We recently lost our Airedale, Brett, who we rescued at the age of nine and he was 14 when he passed a way.
We now live near Charleston, SC and are looking to rescue again. We have a wood fenced in yard and live in a quiet suburb of Charleston. Should we go ahead and complete an application with our updated information?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Aimee and Kevin Pfeifer9/17/25
Pat Hairston
Attachments
11:28 AM (0 minutes ago)
to cbowbbow1020, Christina, Jo-Anne, AiredaleHello Catherine and Brett,
We have a young male Airedale in TN that is in need of a loving home. He was abandoned, found chained at a home when a realtor went to take photos of a vacant property. He has received veterinary care, and I am waiting for the records. He will need to be neutered and microchipped. Monty is timid and will pancake to the ground with a sudden movement, but is improving. He needs a home with well-adjusted dogs to help him become more adjusted.
Monty is considered a flight risk due to his timid nature. He is crate trained and will bring toys into the crate and lie there with the door open. Therefore, a crate is essential to his well-being and sense of security. He does best in a scheduled environment, with a specific time in the morning for potty training and then eating.
The woman who has been caring for him is a groomer, so Month has a very nice haircut. Monty is 70 pounds, he will need to be neutered and therefore ARG will do a foster to adopt agreement. Photos attached.
Please let me know if you are interested and we will arrange a time for Monty to join your family.
9/17/25
Pat Hairston
Attachments
11:28 AM (0 minutes ago)
to cbowbbow1020, Christina, Jo-Anne, AiredaleHello Catherine and Brett,
We have a young male Airedale in TN that is in need of a loving home. He was abandoned, found chained at a home when a realtor went to take photos of a vacant property. He has received veterinary care, and I am waiting for the records. He will need to be neutered and microchipped. Monty is timid and will pancake to the ground with a sudden movement, but is improving. He needs a home with well-adjusted dogs to help him become more adjusted.
Monty is considered a flight risk due to his timid nature. He is crate trained and will bring toys into the crate and lie there with the door open. Therefore, a crate is essential to his well-being and sense of security. He does best in a scheduled environment, with a specific time in the morning for potty training and then eating.
The woman who has been caring for him is a groomer, so Month has a very nice haircut. Monty is 70 pounds, he will need to be neutered and therefore ARG will do a foster to adopt agreement. Photos attached.
Please let me know if you are interested and we will arrange a time for Monty to join your family.
9/15/25 Talked with Callie
Monty is less than 2 yrs old. He was found at an abandoned property chained with another dog. Very timid and underweight. He will pancake to the ground if yelled at. The person that took him had a dog that was not friendly, so that did not help.
Callie, the woman that has him, works for a vet and is a trainer. She took him and has worked with him and had him vetted, all but neutering. He loves his crate, which is an airline type. He has come a long way and will walk on leash, does know sit. He is a counter surfer and while she can correct him, he is too tender, behaviorally, to do so right now.
She feels he needs a quiet home with another balanced dog.
9/14/25 at 8:28 pm Et Mary called. Samson started vomiting and became lethargic. They took him to the ER. He had a heart attack. They had to let him go.
I am beyond sad. Mary was going to call Cassie.
9/14/25 Samson was transported to the Metzler’s. All was going well
From Mary:Morning, morning!
All’s going very well – see attached photo.
Samson & Jack Day #2 in daylight – doing exceptionally well so far 🤞 He was playing with Allan earlier! 👍
He has no problem just lying down & chilling – very nice.
Eating, pooping, & taking meds as prescribed.We did a 3-step introduction to our Airedale – neutral ground first, then short walk to our yard, then inside our house to explore (toys, bowls, beds put away). After initial reactions- tempered with treats to focus attention on us – they’ve been curious & tail wagging’.
Adjusting in Mississippi,
Mary & Allan
.9/9/25 from Nicole
From nicole:
Still screaming on and off, but we had a better night last night. First time he’s come up to me for interactionAlso side note, def not house trained. He’s not very good and holding bladder, he’ll pee after like 2 hrs in the crate. So will try and work on that with him too 🥲
9/8/25 from Nicole:
My starting plan:build some food drive, he hasn’t been interested in food or treats at all, i think he is just still very overwhelmed with the change
Counter conditioning around dogs to try and get that reactivity down and overall arousal – possibly muzzle train too since his history with dogs, that way he can be safe but also look at getting him with.l a dog and see if it’s actual aggression
I also have cats too so safety around them
Tethering in the house to try and get a sense of calm
See what he likes to do play wise, fetch, tug, flirtpole… anything I can use to tire him out and start teaching boundaries in the form of a game
9/8/25 from Nicole: Good morning!
Wanted to shoot you some videos I got this morning, just of him being him. The dog reactivity from a distance really isn’t that bad, I’ve def seen worse but I didn’t push his threshold to make him explode because he was building to that.
You can see when I get him out he’s just very disengaged, not uncommon for the terrier as you know. But a little all over the place and unfocused. Hoping we can build some relationship in the next few days to work on this.
He has no really manners or obedience. He’s offered me a sit before but like one time hahaha
And I also want to build on his play skills to get an on/off switch for that. He like to play with stuffed toys, as you could imagine he likes to kill things lmfaooooooo. However, you can see how obsessed he becomes with the toy after it goes away. And it completely throws off his mindset back to crazy
9/6/25 returned Acruffy to Nicole Susie. No emotions.
Not sure Patrick is terrier material. Will have to reconsider if another placement should be made.
9/6/25 From Nicole- “ We just got home so I’m going let him just chill and try and decompress for a bit and then see if he can calm down.”
She said Patrick didnt even care about him at all when dropped off.
