Several OES in Illinois needing homes soon!
There are about 5 or 6 male and female OES that are or will be available very soon. Ages are varied. Most of them are listed on www.Petfinder.com. Please call the phone number listed on Petfinder as they don't check email very often at all. If I understood Grace correctly, a few more are on their way from downstate. The SPCA in the area had 180 more Katrina dogs arrive and needed to move more dogs out or put them down. Thank goodness these beautiul OES were saved! Please please contact Grace if you can provide a loving home. Hmmm...might Annie have a brother or sister before the end of the month??? They will be evaluating the pooches to see if one might be a good fit for us and Annie. Now that I can come home at lunch time and have a fence, we are a very desirable family! Good but stressful things seem to happen to us all at the same time, i.e. new job, holidays... |
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| Ooooh, so exciting! I hope they all find good homes. . . like yours! Chum was not exactly a "dog's dog" but I think she enjoys the company. At least, she doesn't seem to mind and it keeps the day interesting. I will be happy when some of the puppy energy and rebelliousness wears off. |
| When I get an OES, I will get a rescue. But I'm not home during the day and don't have a fenced yard (don't have a yard at all) so I'm very undesireable! I hope these IL dogs get placed with furevers for Christmas. |
| Paula,
I thought you already had an OES. You have in the past, right? To be honest, it is more difficult to rescue a dog from Chicago OES rescue due to their strict requirements. I first contacted Chicago rescue before we got Annie. Because we were young, lived in a condo, worked all day..we were undesirable to them and I thought...I'll never be able to get an OES unless I buy a puppy. I do understand that they want to find the most suitable homes as they don't always know the dog's background. However, I think the criteria may turn good homes away. I'm not sure who you spoke to with Chicago OES, but I may be able to get you another name. They may be a bit more lenient now since there are many coming in and it's so close to the holidays. I can put in a good word as well! When I couldn't get an OES through Chicago rescue, contacted OES rescue in Michigan. Requirements weren't as strict. I spoke with Geri House her for hours on the phone so she could get to know me. She first put me in touch with owners who were looking for good homes for their OES that they could no longer keep. I thought this was nice as I knew these homes cared for their OES since they wanted to interview future families themselves. These families didn't work out for us, so Geri suggested Annie who was living with her at the time. There are wonderful rescue/breeder turnover OES out there that are trained and aren't in rescue due to behavior problems, i.e. divorce, owners passed away, etcc. As long as you are loving and can explain how you'll take care of your pooch, you should be take one in. Geri liked the idea that we would need to take Annie out for walks since we lived in the condo. We later found out that Annie was obese! The vet wouldn't spay her until she lost at least 10-15 pounds. The 3-4 short walks per day were great for all of us and got us out the house and met other people in the neighborhood. As you know, most OES (especially older ones) seem to be couch potatoes unless you make them do things. They also conform to their environment. Annie was fine in the condo and was just grateful to be with us. Please PM me if you'd like contact information for rescue in Chicago and Michigan. Oh yea, Geri met us more than half way in Kalamazoo, MI. Also, her son lives in Chicago so if it didn't work out with Annie, she said we could bring her to her son and they'd coordinate the exchange. That was very helpful. Also, Geri is on email all the time so I talk to her frequently. I also send her pictures throughout the year. It's great! |
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