Looking in N. Utah region
So…if anybody hears of any dogs coming available within, say, 150 miles of Salt Lake City, let me know! Thanks! |
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| i could be available to meet you part way. i live in denver...so if you find one in denver, let me know |
| Yes, you might just get lucky, especially since you're so patient. It was about 6 months before just the right guy for us came along into New England rescue.
Be certain to put in your formal application with those other rescues nearby. Be sure to list out your desires, too! They want to make a perfect match and your well thought out "requirements" are a good start. Maybe you will foster one or two while you're waiting? You never know what can come about from a fostering. You'll learn a lot, too! I'M EXCITED FOR YOU!!  |
| Thanks and thanks! But tmyslik, I don't think I could ask anyone to do that for me if there wasn't another reason they were already traveling.
We're pretty excited too, especially the kids. |
| LOL. Just got off the phone with my wife and whatever patience we had in the bank is being spent FAST!!!
Just saw the history on JoJo in the Dogs in Trouble section...always a day late... |
Good luck with your search, and you would be suprised to learn how far people are willing to drive to help transport a needy sheepie  |
Yes, that's true Holly! You'll find the folks around here ready & willing to help with transport and give all manners of assistance when it comes to helping match up a needy sheepie with a loving family! 
Good luck with your search.  |
| Yeah, I guess that's probably true. I'd still have a hard time asking for somebody to do that though.
We were just about to gas up the vehicle this morning and make a dash to get "Tilly" from Montana (Beartooth Humane, listed on Petfinder currently and 100 miles closer than Peyton), but she's already spoken for to be picked up next week. Sigh...that's the second one now, third if you count JoJo. |
| Working with a rescue program will shouold help match a dog's evaluated personality with your family's needs and desires.
I'm not saying that rescuing any dog isn't a good thing, but it may be best for both dog and humans to have a great match the second time around (for the dog). |
| Agreed, Ron. In these cases, tho JoJo isn't a "perfect" match (which is why I kinda counted her out), but Dog #1 we'd spoken directly to the owner on several occasions (local) and she was tentatively holding him for us but found another home just a couple weeks before we were ready. I thought the description of Dog #2, Tilly, matched us pretty well too - is it naive to trust the descriptions like that? |
| I think if you talk to some folks who are more often directly involved in rescue than I am, they might tell you that they almost never get the whole/real story from the owners who are turning in their dogs. |
| Very good point, Ron. It is a really good idea to go through rescue since the dogs are fostered for a time with a volunteer who evaluates them and makes recommendations on what kind of environment the dog is best suited for.
For example, I have a lovely dog right now who is great in most every respect but she absolutely does not need to be around young kids. The rescue is looking to place the dog in its "forever" home. So, careful evaluations of both the dogs and the adopting families are done to try to ensure as near a perfect match as possible. However, for this very reason, it may take some time to find the perfect dog for your family. Most all rescues work on a "find the right home for the dog" basis and are not "first come, first served". Be patient, though, and the right one will come along. You'll be glad you waited. |
chowderdawg wrote: Thanks and thanks! But tmyslik, I don't think I could ask anyone to do that for me if there wasn't another reason they were already traveling.
Chowderdawg, it is not unusual for others to help in transport. I live in Louisville KY, and my Patch was rescuded in Hilton Head SC, and was brought up to Kentucky by a fellow sheepster. I happened to get online just when he was going down to get her so I was fortunate. There are many of us who have signed up to help with transport. Thanks for taking in a sheepdog in need, there are so many out there. |
| So...ummm...just thinking out loud here...what are the typical costs of having a dog flown across the country as a means of broadening our search? |
| I believe the cost is @ $250 for a flight. |
| That's not too bad, about the cost of driving to closer shelters. Got to add in the crate too, but that's expected.
I know a LOT of rescues won't ship, which I can understand. We do have contact with one or two locals known in the OES world that can do a third party inspection to make sure we are who we say we are. Did I mention the patience bank is going broke??? We've been wanting this for a long time and now that it's finally a possibilty we're really struggling with the wait!!! My older kids are begging constantly to go to the shelter and adopt anything with paws. We REALLY miss having one underfoot. LOL, so much for my cautious pragmatism! |
| Did you fill out adoption applications for all the rescues? or just the one closest to you? |
| As far as surrounding western states go, I've only seen a formal application form with the Colorado Rescue (done). I've sent emails to pretty much all the contacts from the rescue list on the parent oes.org site in CA, AZ, NV, ID, CO & MT. Haven't had any email responses. Have I missed websites that have application forms? The web, with all it's wonder and information, sometimes kinda buries what you really need. (espcially when you're trying to be a little surreptitious at work...) |
| No, I don't know of any on the west coast that you've missed. There is one in Texas that might be a viable option for you, though.
http://www.texasoesrescue.org/ |
| Done.... |
| It would probably help to put in actual phone calls... as not everybody checks their e-mail regularly. |
| That is SO 1990's!!! |
 I know, but you may have better luck that way. |
| WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just got home with our new girl. I would lay out the details and figure out how to post pics and....but nah, I'd much rather be romping.... Tomorrow I'll introduce you to Sunny! Jesse |
chowderdawg wrote: WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just got home with our new girl. I would lay out the details and figure out how to post pics and....but nah, I'd much rather be romping.... Tomorrow I'll introduce you to Sunny! Jesse COOL!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!! Kristine |
chowderdawg wrote: WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just got home with our new girl. I would lay out the details and figure out how to post pics and....but nah, I'd much rather be romping.... Tomorrow I'll introduce you to Sunny! Jesse Congratulations! I think that is awesome!  |
| Yay!!!!!
Do we know anything Sunny yet? |
| Here's a teaser while I'm spending my life's savings in grooming supplies in another browser...
15 month old local dog (about 100 miles away), picked up through my freebie "wanted" ad online. Bought for breeding by a BYB who figured out after one litter that puppies aren't the gold mine he thought they would be. Description was pretty fantastic on the phone, but on arrival, not quite as good - she's really emaciated, I'd be hard pressed to say she is 50 pounds. Also, "basic obedience trained" means she understands the word "no" and that's about it. On the upside she's a real sweetie, unconditionally loving and very mellow. Doing supurb with the kids (came from a family with small kids) too. I'll post a real intro in a new thread tomorrow. |
| Poor Sunny - sounds like her life is going to take a turn for the better!
Pictures, pictures!! |
| My puppy at 20lb. was $300 for a 1 1/2 hour flight. She did great, and wasn't stressed out at all. AA shipped her and I was surprised at how nice they were as well. |
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