URGENT - 2 OES in Upper Sandusky, OH (NW Ohio)

There are 2 female OES at the Wyandot County Humane Society in Upper Sandusky, OH that need immediate help.

Originally, 3 OES were picked up by the county. They were in terrible condition -- matted and filthy. The male has already been euthanized. Two females remain. Apparently there has been no interest in them and since this is considered a high kill shelter, they need to be pulled from the shelter right away. They've been there for about a week.

Of the three OES, one had a tail. The other two were docked. Therefore one of the females may have a tail.

It's estimated that they are between 1 and 3 years of age.

The Wyandot County Humane Society does not work with rescue.

Is there anyone out there who could adopt these girls and foster them until homes are found? OES rescue is aware that these girls need help, but we don't have any volunteers in the area. (Madeline asked me to post this.)

If anyone is interested and able to help these girls, the Wyandot Humane Society website is http://www.wyhumane.org/ and their phone number is 419-294-4477. (Please realize that calling the shelter and criticizing their policies will not help the 2 OES, so use restraint and good judgement.)

Thanks to anyone who can help.

Sharon

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I called the shelter this morning to inquire about the 2 sheeepie girls. I talked to a very nice lady. She said that they are both doing well and starting to come around and acutally have a few potential adopters. They have been shaved down so they are no longer covered in filth and mats and actually were just made availabe for adoption in the past few days. I asked about out of state adoption with the hopes of driving with my mom to go them them. Then foster them until they are ready to be placed in a "furever" home. She said that their shelter has very strict guidelines in adopting and if for any reason you are unable to keep them, they must be returned to the shelter. I asked if they were in any immediate danger of be put down and she said "no".

I thought I would share this information with everyone and now we just need to say our prayers that they get adopted and this story has a happy ending. My Mom and I were ready to take a road trip from Texas to Ohio.

Lulu and Michelle

I'll never understand why I shelter that plans to euthanize a dog will not work with rescue. Does it have something to do with liability?

I find it odd that a shelter that will "euthanize quickly" has strict requirements about returning the dog if unable to keep it :lmt:

But then I don't know alot about dog rescue.

If a shelter is full they only have to hold them for the
required time to see if they are reclaimed (usually 3 days)

Sometimes if they have no room and it is an owner turn
in they ethanize immediately.
This is in North Carolina where the shelters are FULL!!! :cry:

I bet Madeline with OES Rescue in Ohio is working on it.

Donner's Mom wrote:

I bet Madeline with OES Rescue in Ohio is working on it.

But then WHY would they require the dog to be returned???????????

oops

I didn't read all of that I guess.
The two must not be in a High Kill Shelter if
this is the case!
Sorry

ButtersStotch wrote:

I'll never understand why I shelter that plans to euthanize a dog will not work with rescue. Does it have something to do with liability?

Typically, no.

My girls' breeder was on the board of her local humane society a few years back. When she suggested they work more closely with breed rescues, she was told they didn't want to because then they didn't get the money for the dog. It was rare to get a purebred dog in, so they were in high demand. Later they started importing puppies and small breeds from out of state to fill the demand. Always follow the $$$ :wink:

Even in the shelter industry.

Every shelter is different. Some have had bad experiences with breed rescues. Some are run by hard core animal rights proponents who feel most dogs are better off dead anyway. They typically have high kill rates with little effort to try to place any animals. Working with breed rescues defeats their purpose. With others you just need to take the time to develop a relationship with them and once they trust you, they will try to work with you.

The biggest shelter in WI - and also the largest importer of young dogs and puppies - will only contact us when they have an OES they consider unplacable - aggression, serious health issues - but that's it. We won't place the ones with a history of aggression either, so those dogs will die (I wish people would consider that before they dump their aggressive dogs on some shelter or a rescue - they most certainly ARE a liability issue). But the shelter went out of their way to help us with a five mos old whom they suspected of CHD, x-rayed to confirm, and instead of euthanizing him then and there, decided to take a risk, neutered him and contacted us. His temperament was to die for. It saved his life. But I digress.

If your local shelter has a high kill rate and policies that are counterproductive to actually getting animals placed, consider getting involved to put pressure on them to implement more sensible policies.

Kristine

Mad Dog wrote:

My girls' breeder was on the board of her local humane society a few years back. When she suggested they work more closely with breed rescues, she was told they didn't want to because then they didn't get the money for the dog. It was rare to get a purebred dog in, so they were in high demand. Kristine

I sorta "clipped" this quote. Hope that is OK. One thing we've done down here where I live is that if the local humane society calls me with a potential OES & it is an OES, we take it & our regional specialty club sends that shelter a very nice donation (more than the regular adoption fee). What worked out good for awhile was one of the customers where I worked was employed by the shelter & she'd call me if anything that looked remotely like an OES came in. Then I could call the rescue group for my area & get things rolling.

ChSheepdogs wrote:

That's a nice way of doing it.

We're fine with sending people to directly to the shelters as well. Most around here do a nice job with placements, we usually have more inquiries than we have dogs, and that way hopefully we're sending them someone with OES experience. And when we do so, we let the shelter know. That tends to break the ice if it's a shelter we haven't worked with before. If they have problem dogs they know where to find us.

One shelter had placed two six mos old sisters last year (different homes), one was returned a year later because the owner was moving. The dog was incredibly stressed at the shelter so they asked for help. One of the breeders up in that area who fosters and so on knew about the situation from when they were originally placed, quickly sprung the girl, she settled right down at her house and she had her placed in a heart beat. That way there's a bit of give and take.

I'll mention the donation idea at the next club meeting though. Thanks!

Kristine

Umm any update as to these dogs.I live here in ohio and can do what needs to be done to keep these 2 girls alive.

joe6202 wrote:

Umm any update as to these dogs.I live here in ohio and can do what needs to be done to keep these 2 girls alive.

Excellent! I was beginning to wonder if there were any OES people left in that neck of the woods.

Sharon's not a regular on the forum, so no updates, but if you go back to the beginning of this thread, she said:

If anyone is interested and able to help these girls, the Wyandot Humane Society website is http://www.wyhumane.org/ and their phone number is 419-294-4477. (Please realize that calling the shelter and criticizing their policies will not help the 2 OES, so use restraint and good judgement.)

If they're still there, since they won't work with rescue, you would need to arrange to (formally) adopt them. The next step - unless you want to keep them, would be to arrange things with Madeline in NYS:

Madeline Erickson - Upstate (N.W.) Waynenik@aol.com 585-293-2967

Actually, I'd call Madeline first. Either you'll be giving her a head's up, or she'll be able to give you an update.

Good luck and thanks!

Kristine

update my wife pointed out that we will be leaving on vac. for 2 weeks next week how would iI bring 2 dogs home and then put them at the puupy hotel.

joe6202 wrote:

update my wife pointed out that we will be leaving on vac. for 2 weeks next week how would iI bring 2 dogs home and then put them at the puupy hotel.

Has anyone thought to contact Jim Spurling and his wife in Ky? I may have his phone number around. If not I'll find it.

I got my rescue Gulliver from them back in 2000, and found them to be wonderful people ( Gulliver is a wonderful pup! ) I know he's not afraid to drive because he picked up Gully from West Virginia, contacted us, and then met us half way in Dayton Ohio.

There's a good chance these girls will be adopted together by an experienced OES family from Northeastern Ohio this week.

Keep your fingers crossed!

Sharon

Jim and Kim in Mi wrote:

My Patch came from Jim - I will forever be grateful to Jim for connecting me with the most wonderful OES girl in the land (sorry, kinda partial). Patch has a few visits this week with nursing homes so I had to bathe her at the feed store tonight and she is a huge ball of fluff.

Sheepie2 wrote:

Jim and Kim in Mi wrote:

Jim and his wife are wonderful people! I can't say enough good things about them!

He is the grandaddy of rescue angels to be sure!

I know how you feel about Patch. We feel the same way about our two. Actually three counting Boo Boo Bear our Bouvier des Flanders rescue ( better known as Prince Pig Pen!) He's a typical Bouvie. Lord that dog could find mud in the desert. But we love him all the same!!

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