My roommate Allie is a member of an Airedale rescue organization.
(Airedale? You say? This is what they look like)
She helps foster these dogs that have been rescued until they can find homes for them. Well you may remember me talking about when I moved in her having a dog named Teddy (ironic because it’s Russ’s cat’s name too)- well the day I moved in Teddy moved out- he found a great family from Ohio who took him home to love him.
So then she gets another call about 2 more dogs that need a home. Allie had fostered 2 dogs before so she felt pretty confident that it would be no problem. And of course I was on board- the more the merrier! Enter Tyson and Abby on Sunday. They are 2 dogs that weren’t very well taken care of, hadn’t been bathed in probably years or groomed. They spent most of their time in a small confined area in cages. Tyson- by the way- the bigger of the two- 90 lbs. He’s a big boy! Day 1 the first act was to give them a bath! They were GROSS. So Allie went to work and I entertained the other one. Our bathroom ended up COVERED in hair. Here’s evidence..
(You can’t tell in this photo but her skin was black with dog hair and the floor had about an inch of water on it)
So we get these guys cleaned up and they are instantly better and wayy less smelly! So of course the first nights are always rough- dogs often have big separation anxiety issues so they were stressed and throwing up. (vomit: one of the few gross things I can’t do) but they slept well in their cages.
Then Monday morning rolls around. We had spent all Sunday with them in the back yard- no problem. Well Monday morning before leaving for work for her big presentation Allie lets the dogs out in the back to pee. Well the jumped the small part of the fence. They are GONE! She comes rushing into my room, I get up and we haul down the street. They are no where. We live 1 street away from Keystone- a major road where dogs will lose battles with cars very quickly. So I jump in my car and dash down there to see if I can spot them. As I’m looping back around I see Tyson in a front yard about a block away from our house. I screech to a stop- call him- he comes lopping over as if this is the best day of his life! I grab him and shove him in back seat. I see Allie on the road- tell her I’ve got him at least- I bring him home and lock him inside. Then Allie follows shortly with Abby. Those boogers. So they had quite an adventure already. Allie is stressed, late for her presentation, and I’m up…at 8:30am- lol an hour I usually don’t like to see if I can help it. 
(remember: cush new job=sleeping in late) So I got home last night and Allie has actually taught both of them to sit already and they visibly more calm. Of course we’ve learned our lessons about making sure to stay outside with them while they are out back- but she also was using a dog whistle which they seem to respond to very well.
This morning I wake up to some silly howling. (again- about 8:30a..these pooches are like alarm clocks) Allie’s gone already- but they just howled and howled. So I walk out to the living room where their cages are and I say “Look guys- this is really inappropriate behavior. We can’t keep howling and whining like this. It’s early- and we need to be quiet, settle down, and be polite”. And I swear to you- they just sat right down and went to sleep. I think what we’ve noticed is that they are both super people lovers. And you can tell they are worried we will leave them. So at night they follow us from room to room- if we get up- they get up. And if we are settled down and sitting- they will be too. So this morning it was lonely- I was in my room and they were upset because they were alone.
Here’s where you come in: They need homes!
This is Tyson- (I’m going to sort of guess on the stats- Allie knows all the info but here’s what I believe I know) he’s around 3 and is a big boy. He likes to play and run around. He will be hopefully getting neutered really soon (right now poor Abby can’t really get a moment’s peace if you catch my drift!) and he is just a big lovable guy. He seems to like to learn quickly and the more praise you give the better! I’d guess he’d do well in a home with older kids (the little ones he may trample through no fault of his own!) and would be great in a place where he has lots of room to play!
This is Abby- she’s around 7. A little older so she’s much calmer. She is very content to hang out with you and sit by you. She’s sort of been my little shadow these past few days. She seems to go with the flow pretty easily, still likes to play but is also very content to put herself in her crate and take a nap. I think she’d be a great addition to any family (but hurry because people are already showing interest in her and these dogs go quick!).
So here’s what I’m going to do- if you are seriously interested in these dogs you can email me at nikki@wibc.com and I’ll forward the info on to Allie. Feel free to ask questions if you have them and we’ll do our best to answer them. I usually don’t try and sell stuff on here but common’! These are dogs- and how can you turn down those faces? Hmmm??
