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10/31/24from Mary
To all,
After much discussion Allan and I have decided we cannot foster at this time. If this changes I will let you know. Thanks for all you do. Mary
Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 28, 2024, at 5:47 PM, ARG Team
Hello Mary and Allen,We are happy to approve your request to foster or adopt.
Please let me know if you want to foster Charlie and when you would like her to head your direction.
I have copied Christina as she is our transport coordinator, among other roles.
Thanks much.
10/31/24from Mary
To all,
After much discussion Allan and I have decided we cannot foster at this time. If this changes I will let you know. Thanks for all you do. Mary
Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 28, 2024, at 5:47 PM, ARG Team
Hello Mary and Allen,We are happy to approve your request to foster or adopt.
Please let me know if you want to foster Charlie and when you would like her to head your direction.
I have copied Christina as she is our transport coordinator, among other roles.
Thanks much.
Declined due to not give HW prevention 12 months/yr.
Mary emailed the following:
Dear Linda,
Because our dogs’ continued health and safety are of utmost importance to Airedale Rescue Group, we require our adopters to have a year-round history of heartworm prevention. Therefore, we are declining your application to adopt an Airedale from our organization.
ARG requires a track record of ongoing and continuous heartworm prevention because heartworm is a very painful death and treatment is also extremely hard on the dog. In seven to nine months, heartworms can move into the heart and if you’re only testing for heartworm annually, there is a chance of the dog dying from the parasite before it has even been identified in the dog. Signs of heartworm disease may include a mild persistent cough, reluctance to exercise, fatigue after moderate activity, decreased appetite, and weight loss; symptoms that can also indicate other issues causing the potential for heartworm to be dismissed. As heartworm disease progresses, pets may
develop heart failure and the appearance of a swollen belly due to excess fluid in the abdomen. Dogs with large numbers of heartworms can develop sudden blockages of blood flow within the heart leading to a life-threatening form of cardiovascular collapse. This is called caval syndrome and is marked by a sudden onset of labored breathing, pale gums, and dark bloody or coffee-colored urine. Without prompt surgical removal of the heartworm blockage, few dogs survive.In the U.S., heartworm affects 1 in 100 dogs annually, so it is not rare. The treatment costs is well over $1,000 per dog and not all dogs survive heartworm treatment.
Assuming heartworms are identified in time, your dog will need several months of an injectable treatment called melarsomine. This drug has to be given slowly and carefully because if you kill off the worms too quickly it can be dangerous for your dog. Unlike intestinal parasites that are eliminated via bowel movements, heartworms that die slowly decay in the lungs and a dog’s activity must be severely restricted because overtaxing their lungs can be dangerous during treatment. Additionally, while humans don’t usually get heartworms, most preventive heartworm medications also protect against intestinal parasites like hookworms and roundworms, which are contagious to humans, so protecting your dog from heartworms also protects you from other parasites.
Please consider visiting the American Heartworm Society website (www.heartwormsociety.org) for more information about heartworms and the importance of taking regular preventative measures against infection.
Mary McEneaney
Airedale Rescue Group10/20/24 Ruby and Gabby both went to daycare on 10/19. Did not go well. Gabby went after Ruby at doggie daycare and a tech was bitten by Gabby.
Kim feels Ruby needs to be rehomed, so we need to seek a new home for Ruby.
10/13/24 Kim asked me to call about Ruvy. Ruby and Gabb, G. Schnauzer, have gotten into several fights since Ruby was spayed. Injuries to both. I said ARG would take Ruby back. Next day Kim text and asked for a little more time. I recommended a trainer be engaged.
Rudy does well at doggie daycare and was temp tested there.
10/20/24
Otter was transported a week ago to a new home. A prior adopter whose dog recently died. Otter was timid of him on transfer but Barbara let him go. Barbara Yager. We have been checking on the dog in his new home. “Everything is fine”. Wednesday night, Barbara has a premonition that Otter is loose. She called the adopter on Thursday. He was in Walmart. Told her Otter
got out Wednesday. His granddaughter opened the door and Otter got out. He would not come to him and ran into the woods.Barbara got in the car and drove to Fairburn GA. Otter bounced between a couple of nearby homes. A neighbor had spotted him 3 times Thursday. Bedding and dirty clothes of Barbara’s were placed along with cat food. About 7 pm Thursday, Barbara went into the woods but it was too thick to find him. Friday she searched, another volunteer with a dog went down and with his Airedale. He brought flyers and those got put around.
4 spam calls including one saying he was hit by car and on route to vet. Barbara and a Sue M drove to animal control, 12 miles away! No way he had traveled that far.
Barbara sat late Friday waiting for Otter. He came out from the woods, she called him and he retreated. She was devastated.
All the while Pat was working computer. Linda McVey suggested Lovy Meyers. She was not available. She got ahold of Robin Allgood. Robin came got there are 9 Saturday am and set up the Missy trap. Within 2 hours she had him.
Otter is now home with Barbara and Don and they are keeping him.
The adopter was advised he would not be getting the dog back. The ‘adopter’ is mad and we really don’t care.
daniel moretz
9:53 AM (1 hour ago)
to infoMy wife is a stay at home mom so the dog will always have company
Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
daniel moretz
9:44 AM (1 hour ago)
to infoShe would be welcome inside for quite some time until she gets use to the area. We wouldn’t want her to roam our house without us present here
Noted in application: “We have a basement and a two car garage that most likely the dog will spend it’s down time”
ARG Team
9:36 AM (1 hour ago)
to moretzdaniel, ARGDaniel,
Thank you for submitting your application for Dorothy. Our organization believes are dogs being rehomed deserve to be part of the family and live indoors with the family with opportunities to be outdoors for potty needs, play and interactions.
We will not move forward on a review of your application.
Pat Hairston
Airedale Rescue Group
http://www.airedalerescuegroup.com
