Potential Adopter....

XjessicaXburgiX · MAD DOG!

Potential Adopter....

dusty082155 · ~Best In Show~ Senior Board Member!

shipping isnt a big deal anymore. airlines take very good care of pets. i wouldnt worry about that. she must really want her if shes willing to pay for that. i would check on the quarenteen rules though. some states , i know hawaii is one, has a 30 day quarentine on dogs.

changing her name is also no biggy. she might find that the dog wont adjust to a new name anyway, and leave it as it is.

shaving off her skirt is just her preference. it doesnt harm or affect the dog in any way.

one more week is really not too long to keep her. but you could ask her up front if she is willing to pay for the extra week of boarding.

but the BIGGEST of all is, do you really want to let her go. it sounds to me that you are more attached than you realize. lol . once shes gone, thats it. you might want to really weigh things out before you say goodbye.

XjessicaXburgiX · MAD DOG!

Thanks for the heads up on the quarentine thing...I will make sure we check into that.
As far as the skirt thing goes...I know that it is completely personal preference...I just think she looks so cute with it! Lol! One more week with her doesn't bother me at all...I am just not sure how we are suppose to deal with it.

Truth is....i don't want to let her go....but i know that it is for the best. I would keep her if i could, believe me I want to....the timing is just bad right now to add another dog. Plus i really couldn't ask my hubby to take in another dog.

So all in all...you think this lady sounds good then? That is what i am most concerned with. I just want her to be with the best placement possible.

dusty082155 · ~Best In Show~ Senior Board Member!

you said she is a very sweet lady and can tell she takes good care of her animals. thats a big plus. and her being willing to pay to have her flew home would seem to me that she really wants the dog and has the means to take care of her properly. i would make sure that she plans on the dog being an inside pet also. all in all she sounds like a good candidate to take her. my only concern would be that you wont be able to check on her new home, but maybe you could have her send some pics of how she is doing after she has been there for a couple of weeks.

dusty082155 · ~Best In Show~ Senior Board Member!

Dogs and Cats:

The original and 1 copy of a health certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian stating that the animal is healthy enough to travel by air and is free of injury and disease. The certificate must be dated 10 days or less from the date your animal will be shipped. If your veterinarian decides that tranquilizers are medically necessary, the health certificate must indicate the name of the drug, the dosage and how the drug was administered.
A rabies vaccination certificate issued and signed by a licensed veterinarian and no older that 1 year from the date your animal will be shipped is required. Rabies vaccinations are not required for dogs and cats less than 12 weeks of age.
OR
A combination health and rabies certificate, with details as mentioned above.

alaska is not mentioned as a state that has a quarentine. but she will need the above documents before she sends the dog or takes her on the flight with her.

XjessicaXburgiX · MAD DOG!

thank you so much dusty! You are a world of help!

shinyblackpit · Post-a-Holic - Give this person a rabies shot!

She sounds like a good candidate to me. It stinks that she doesn't live closer. Adopting an older dog and the last dog having died of something beyond her control (as opposed to things that an owner could have avoided) speak well for her character. Even the name change-- which I can understand feels somehow wrong to you; I think if I were attached to a dog, someone changing her name might kind of hurt my feelings-- I think the fact that she wants to name it after her deceased dog shows that she felt very strongly about Makky, not like a person who thinks dogs are disposable. Someone who will love the dog as family, for as long as it lives, and even after. She does not seem to be the type where the "new" will wear off and the dog be forgotten or tossed aside.

KatzPomDogz · You have been awarded the Posting Star of Honor!

I wanted to say something about the name change. I have always changed my animals names from where ever they had come before. Other then a few, most of mine have been rescues(shelters or other people) even my fosters were renamed, I believe that when an animal is getting a new home, and new life, it should have a new name.......kind of a fresh start. Most of my animals came from bad places at one point or another and I do not want them associating anything I have to offer them with anything bad that has happened to them before.
Now I am not saying that you are bad for the dog, not by any means and I do not remember if you named the dog or not BUT the dogs name now represents a time when it doesn't have a permanent home. Does that make sense? I think that it may create a stronger bond with the new owner.

XjessicaXburgiX · MAD DOG!

Okay...just an update.

Because of shipping reasons we have decided NOT to adopt to this lady. We called and talked to her today about the whole situation. We (shelter owner and I) both agree that she would be a great person to adopt sophie, but there is so much unseen. When we talked to her she actually agreed. She said that she was thinking about it all night and was also really worried something would go wrong. She said, "chances are everything would go just fine, but it is that slight chance that something would go wrong." If it was a direct flight to wherever she was going it would be differnt, but it is 2 flights. She is going from here to Seattle...then 4 days later from Seattle to Anchorage(sp). She agreed that it would be horrible if Sophie got stuck in Seattle for some reason. This time of year the weather can change so fast, and you can't ship a dog undoer of over certain degrees. So I have a few more interviews tomorrow.

After all of this it makes me realize more that she would be a great person to adopt Sophie to, I wish she lived closer.

dusty082155 · ~Best In Show~ Senior Board Member!

thats too bad. i dont understand the reason for the 4 day layover. that seems odd. i would have checked other flights . but the good side is ...shes a real cute, sweet dog. she will find a home. there are alot of good loving pet people out there. the right one will come along. hopefully it will be someone that lives close enough that you could go visit and see how shes doing.

XjessicaXburgiX · MAD DOG!

I have 2 more people that Sophie is going to meet today. The first one is and older woman with grandkids. She has a fenced yard and a dog and a cat. We are going to meet up with her and her other dog to see if they get along. She sounds really great except Sophie is a true terrier and hates cats...we will see.

The second is a stay at home mom with 2 kids, 5yr and 7yr old. She has no other dogs and no cats. She lives on some acreage and has horses and cow...no fence.

What do you guys think?

I will keep you updated!!!

MollieMae01 · Moderator

If you want my honest opinion, I don't think either of them would be good. The first lady, because she has cats and if Sophie doesn't like cats then................that wouldn't be good. The second one because she doesn't have her yard fenced in and terriers can sure RUN!!! That and the fact that she has horses and cows, who could easily trample the little dog. Plus with little kids too.......maybe not a good idea.
My honest opinion is that you should REALLY consider keeping her. I mean, your dogs love her and she loves them and none of the potential adopters are very good..........I seriously think you need to give your hubby those big puppy eyes and ask him ever so nicely...............3 dogs isn't any harder than 2, it's just a little bit more food (which for a small dog wouldn't be all that much anyway) and another heartworm preventative to buy every month. Honestly, seriously consider it!!

KatzPomDogz · You have been awarded the Posting Star of Honor!

You know I have to agree that at minimal, I do not think that these people fit her needed criteria. Even if you can't keep her, I think you should keep looking. The right home will come along if it hasn't already. :)

XjessicaXburgiX · MAD DOG!

Thanks so much for the opinions guys! I really really appreciate them. After talking (i have yet to meet either of them) to both of them over the phone, we have pretty much ruled out the younger lady. Plus to be honest, i didn't really care much for the older lady...she was slightly rude to me! I think that maybe she was in a hurry to go somewhere or something....but don't you think if you were really wanting to adopt a dog you would take the time to answer all the questions that you were being asked????

dusty082155 · ~Best In Show~ Senior Board Member!

yeah i agree that they should be willing to answer questions, but also remember what some of the people here went through when dealing with rescuing a dog. you dont want to be so picky to the point that you bypass a great home for the dog over some piddly thing. i know ansy really wanted elvis and she got put through the ringer and ended up being denied over a fence issue. in that case the dog lost out on being placed in a loving home. so yes its good to screen potential adoptors, but there are good responsible people out there that would be excellent for the dog and things like fences and other pets are not issues for everyone. we got denied being foster parents because of our ten year old shepherd. he gets along with everyone and everything, but they couldnt see past that .i wish they could see these pics.

-- Edited by dusty082155 at 04:09, 2005-10-21

-- Edited by dusty082155 at 04:10, 2005-10-21

XjessicaXburgiX · MAD DOG!

Those pictures are soooo cute! He looks like he has your frenchie in a headlock!

So i met with the lady with the cat lastnight. She seemed like she was having trouble walking up my steps to get to my house. This slightly worried me just for the fact, if you have 2 small dogs that are needing to be groomed regularly...you need to get around good. As i was talking to her i decided that she would not be a good fit. Not only does she have a cat...the cat is older, and deaf. I would hate for anything to happen there, so we just to decided it is better to be safe than sorry.

Well when we called to tell this lady no...her husband answered. He said (quite rudly) NO Way are we getting another dog! We already have 3 dogs and a couple cats! She lied to us! Makes me so mad!

but....

I think we have found a winner...tell me what you think.

She called me lastnight. She is from AZ and was on petfinder looking for scotties. She said she has had scotties all her life, and was hoping to find one to adopt. She said when she saw sophie she was soooo surprized to see that she was located in cache valley because she use to go to school here and has a lot of friends that live in the valley. She is young and married. No kids and no other pets. She says she has a fenced yard, and that she wouldn't even think of getting a terrier without one. She was really nice, and really knowledgable about the breed. She works for Delta and told me that she could fly out and then make sure that she could have sophie ride up with her on the ride home...which is only 1 hr flight.

So what do you think? Is it safe to trust someone that you really can't check on?

protodog · Forum Moderator

So far, she sounds great. You could still ask her for a couple of references, including a vet reference. If she had scotties growing up, then surely her family had a vet, and he/she may be able to give you some insight. After that, I think you just have to go with your gut.

I do agree with dusty about the fence issue. I don't have a fenced yard right now, and I've known many responsible dog owners who didn't have fenced yards. I've also know plenty of people with fenced yards who did not provide their dogs with enough exercise because they just tossed the dog in the yard and expected the dog to figure everything out on his own. They also didn't provide the dog with much training because instead of teaching the dog to behave appropriately when company came over, they pitched the dog into the yard. Having a fenced yard is convenient, but it isn't necessary.

-- Edited by protodog at 13:29, 2005-10-21

puttin510 · ~Grand Champion~ Gold Medal Poster!

What part of Arizona? I know a gal from online that recently moved there that recently started yorkie rescue. If she were close maybe she could check her out.

I have a question about Sophie. Did the vet say anything about her front legs? Being they are not shaped like normal. There are a few different causes I beleive.I was just wondering. I looked at other Scottie pictures and theres are not lik that. Please don't get mad at me for noticing this. I'm just hoping its not something bad. Does any one else see what I see?

-- Edited by puttin510 at 17:45, 2005-10-21

protodog · Forum Moderator

The word for the condition escapes me at the moment, but yes, I see it, too. It's normal in bassets, and beagles can be prone to it. Because she isn't going to be bred or do field work, she should be okay.

XjessicaXburgiX · MAD DOG!

So it is settled....We are going to adopt Sophie to the lady from AZ (Mesa to be exact). She is flying here on monday. I am feeling really good about this.