[stewie]

I've a friend who's had to go to Ireland a few months ago, so for the time being her dog (maddy - Australian shepherd) was staying with her friend. But...turns out her landlord did a 180 and said fuck you and doesn't want the dog staying in there anymore.

my friend wont be back for at least 14-16 months, and she doesn't want to sell the dog or give it to the spca since it'll probably be put to sleep since shes around 14 years old.

making this post on her behalf, so is anyone or does anyone know someone who'd be willing to take in a dog for a few months? even if its only 3-4 months that's fine, it'll give her more time to figure out where maddy can stay next.

[Zedbra]

Does Maddy get along with: kids, other dogs, and cats?

[stewie]

yup, sure does.

[Zedbra]

Let me ask my wife. I had an Aussie and I love the breed. Are the shots up top date?

[stewie]

Yes they are. She's a good ole gal :p
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[xilley]

If it was like 2 or 3 months I would help, but 12-14 months.. I cant say I won't grow attached to the dog and be sad if it leaves my side.

[Zedbra]

I'm still waiting to hear back from my wife (I am traveling for business right now). Seeing as how she is the one at home every day and managing two kids and a dog already, I need her head nod to make this happen.

[SkinnyPupp]

Here's hoping Zedbra can pull through.. Can't imagine moving for 2 years and leaving my family member behind like it's nothing. Please help this poor girl if you can!

[stewie]

heres a pic of the old lady

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/564465_10152325211295018_1179789076_n.jpg

[dinosaur]

:tears: OMG SO CUTEEE. Please say "yes" Zedbra's wife!!! :tears:

[Zedbra]

Guess what? I have my wife's blessing - providing I can get a couple answers to her few concerns.

1) Again we have young children and they do young boys things with my 9 year old doberman/hound cross. Such as: poke her eyes and butt, lift her tail, sometimes climb on/over/around, definitely will get covered in a blanket and be from the Dark Side. So - will Maddy bite my children? If she will, I cannot bring her into my house. Sorry.

2) Does Maddy require some kind of special and expensive diet or expensive medications? I have one paycheque and 4 mouths to feed, plus a dog and cat already; the budget is tight. I recently wanted to adopt another older dog in a similar situation but it needed $400 per month for pain medications, and that is money I simply do not have at this time.

3) Will the owner write something that releases us from any possible health or Lord forbid death of Maddy? We want to extend our family to help, not to get hurt.

4) If the owner returns and does not want Maddy back for whatever reasons, that is okay. We will take care of her for the remainder of her time on this planet.

Attached is a picture on just another day of my dog, Stella, who was Darth Maul according to my 3 year old son.

[dinosaur]

I'd like to submit an entry for "RevScene User of The Year" please...

[stewie]

Guess what? I have my wife's blessing - providing I can get a couple answers to her few concerns.

1) Again we have young children and they do young boys things with my 9 year old doberman/hound cross. Such as: poke her eyes and butt, lift her tail, sometimes climb on/over/around, definitely will get covered in a blanket and be from the Dark Side. So - will Maddy bite my children? If she will, I cannot bring her into my house. Sorry.

2) Does Maddy require some kind of special and expensive diet or expensive medications? I have one paycheque and 4 mouths to feed, plus a dog and cat already; the budget is tight. I recently wanted to adopt another older dog in a similar situation but it needed $400 per month for pain medications, and that is money I simply do not have at this time.

3) Will the owner write something that releases us from any possible health or Lord forbid death of Maddy? We want to extend our family to help, not to get hurt.

4) If the owner returns and does not want Maddy back for whatever reasons, that is okay. We will take care of her for the remainder of her time on this planet.

Attached is a picture on just another day of my dog, Stella, who was Darth Maul according to my 3 year old son.

wow, id thank you 100 times if rs would let me :)

maddy gets along with kids she says, she currently lives with someone who has 3 kids, and was around friends step son from age 1 - 4 and nothing has ever happened.

special diet, not really, shes an older dog so my friend said she just gives her the basic old age dog formula food, but she said she'd be willing to help and send you money for food when she can.

as for the dogs health, she said she knows maddys old, and if a vet bill were to come up that would be useless (aka hip replacement etc) then she would just put the dog down, and if maddy dies of natural causes, she'd be sad, but she knows maddy wont be around forever. maddy comes with her kennel, dog beds, clippers, brushes etc.

ill pm you her contact info, aka her facebook account, if you don't have facebook she can Skype you whenever possible, she has a +8 hour time difference.

ps - says you live in squamish, she says maddy is usually an indoors dog, and shes quite smart/crafty, if shes left outside on her own for long periods of time, she will find a way out :p

[Zedbra]

Sweet! I know all about Aussies being crafty - I taught my last one to open door knobs and that was a huge mistake. My current dog is 9 and prefers to be inside a lot as well. Though we do get out for lots of walks with the kids, so Maddy will have a good life at chez Zed's. :)

[SoNaRWaVe]

Faith in humanity has been restored. Brb, I think there's something in my eye.

[SkinnyPupp]

:tears:

Yey for Maddy!

[Zedbra]

Briefly messaged with the owner today, planning on a call tomorrow. Getting excited to have another dog's love around the house. If people loved one another like a dog does to their owners, it would be a better world I tell ya.

I'm hoping we can get all the details sorted out soon, will update when we get her home.

[SkinnyPupp]

In some cases, it would be enough if people loved their own dogs as much as the dogs loved them :rukidding:

[westopher]

Next time I drive through squamish, I'm sending you a pm Zed, and bringing you a 6 pack, and 2 bully sticks for the dogs. You are the man.

[dinosaur]

Don't forget to share some pics when she is settled!! :D

[Zedbra]

Been talking to the owner and we are aiming at some time next week for us to receive Maddy to her new home. I'm feeling like a kid counting the days to my birthday.

[Zedbra]

We just had Maddy show up! She is busy sniffing all over and trying to figure out the move, so we're going to take her for a nice walk. Our kids are super excited, as am I. My wife is to be determined. lol.

Trying to get a pic on my slow phone, but she won't stop moving!

[dinosaur]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! BEST RS STORY EVER!!

[Zedbra]

Okay, she is finally tired of pacing around and sniffing everything. Managed to get a non-blurry pic.

[dinosaur]

oh my, what a beautiful girl!!

[Zedbra]

oh my, what a beautiful girl!!

I think so as well. There's been lots of bad news with my family lately, so this is a very much needed injection of happiness.

[stewie]

thank you big time for helping her out zedbra!!!! :)

[westopher]

Nice work on orchestrating the meeting stewie.

[snails]

Zedbra, keep posting so I can keep Thanking the posts! not enough feel good moments as of late so this is definitely appreciated by many!

<3 RS

[Zedbra]

thank you big time for helping her out zedbra!!!! :)

Thanks for posting - it was the right place at the right time. Maddy seems to be getting settled a little better now; she has decided that it is my wife whom she is going to follow everywhere and so now my wife is really liking her.

Maddy is a good dog, acting like a typical old girl with selective hearing and wants to go out to the bathroom a lot, but it's all good. Maddy has a lot of energy for a 14 year old - we were outside all day yesterday in the sun and she was just pacing all over the place - all day. My younger doberman would come out and just lay in the sun - but Maddy was full-on marching to her own beat.

We took Maddy to the vet today, she needed her anal glands cleaned (was doing the ass drag on the ground) and we got her some deworming medicine just in case. My wife said Maddy didn't like her too much coming outta the vet. lol.

Our neighbour's dog got loose today, so we had a mini doggy day care going on today. Typical Aussie, Maddy was herding little Waldo into all the corners of the rooms (which he didn't like too much).

[white rocket]

BEST...THREAD...EVER!!! There are no words for the gratitude I feel right now.

[dinosaur]

^^ yeah, this should be moved to OT for higher traffic.

[dinosaur]

http://www.revscene.net/forums/689903-rs-user-gives-senior-dog-loving-home.html#post8354407 :)

[MR_BIGGS]

Awesome thread. Feeling the love~

[dicecube]

best thread I've read on rs in a long time

[hotjoint]

awesome thread!

[E.D.C.5]

a very heart-warming RS story :thumbsup:

[spoon.ek9]

I might have helped but I'm kind of maxed out on dogs :lol

Guess I should frequent this sub-forum more often

[tiger_handheld]

This is the type of stuff that makes RS a true community.
Would not find this on craigslist or whatever else.

[Lowered_Klass]

Loved reading this thread.

I'm hopeful that you get to keep her, for good.

I don't think I could ever move away, and not be able to bring my pet(s) with me. It just wouldn't be an option. They either come with, or I stay put.

But regardless, she has a good home, has another dog to keep her company, and a busy family to keep her active.

Revscene almost needs to do what 'The Chive' does, when it comes to donating for good causes. Such as helping out in cases such as these. Maybe some can't offer a new home, but perhaps a donation in another form? Like cash to put towards vet bills (god forbid) meds, or even food?

[Zedbra]

Little update - Maddy has made herself right at home here and my whole family loves having her around. We take lots of pictures and share them with her owner overseas, so everyone is smiling cuz of this ol gal. I kind of messed up her name when I first got her, thought it was Madeline (it turns out it's Maddison), so we call her Madeline now but I don't think she hears us anyways. ;)

As you can tell, Maddy is quite active for a 14 year old but she is also quite happy to be running as fast as she can. She follow my wife around like a second shadow and literally gives zero interest in anything I say, though she expects a good pet and scratch if/when she does come over to see me. Oh, to have the life of a dog.

http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq314/Zedbra/MIsc/MaddyandStella_zpsc089a2f7.jpg (http://s459.photobucket.com/user/Zedbra/media/MIsc/MaddyandStella_zpsc089a2f7.jpg.html)

http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq314/Zedbra/MIsc/Maddysmile_zps723c1fd0.jpg (http://s459.photobucket.com/user/Zedbra/media/MIsc/Maddysmile_zps723c1fd0.jpg.html)

http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq314/Zedbra/MIsc/Maddysnow_zps18b2b7e2.jpg (http://s459.photobucket.com/user/Zedbra/media/MIsc/Maddysnow_zps18b2b7e2.jpg.html)

http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq314/Zedbra/MIsc/Maddyrunning_zpsa44e9dc5.jpg (http://s459.photobucket.com/user/Zedbra/media/MIsc/Maddyrunning_zpsa44e9dc5.jpg.html)

[SkinnyPupp]

:tears:

[dicecube]

Thanks for the update. Hope you keep us posted in the future!

[Zedbra]

For those that are friends with the owner, it is with a heavy heart that I have to report that Miss Maddy left our family today. Our family is devastated, as can be expected. She was a bundle of love to my wife and kids - me - she liked me if I had food and when no one was around she would get some pets.

Maddy had grace and she lived a full 16 years making her own footsteps and never following another's. She will be missed dearly and I look forward to the day we meet again, in peace.

[Inaii]

I'm so sorry for yours and the PO's loss zedbra :(

[Soundy]

:QQ:

[westopher]

Thank you for giving her such a good home to live the end of her life. People like you are one in a million.

[SkinnyPupp]

As sad as it is to see her go, this is such an awesome thing to see, a dog lover stepping up and giving a dog such an enjoyable last few years of life when it could have been SO bad after being abandoned... Right on Zedbra.

[stewie]

Thank you so much Zedbra for helping me find a home for maddy!!!

When I originally helped Alicia look for someone to watch maddy while she went to Ireland, I'd no idea it would've turned into an adoption with Alicia deciding to stay there :(

You gave maddy a great last few years I can see, and I cant thank you enough for helping out a complete stranger.

Thanks Zedbra!!!!!!!!!!! You're amazing!!!!!

[Zedbra]

It was our pleasure, stewie. She sure loved my boys and she let them take her all through the house with them, would go rub her head against theirs, she was amazing with them and my wife.

It is all still so strange to not see her here, have her eagerly waiting for you to get up or come home. We needed to get out of the house today and just get our minds distracted, so I took the boys to Whistler. We come home and my littlest asks if Maddy will be back home because he wants to play with her. :( My eldest understands death but my youngest is still learning.

[Inaii]

It was our pleasure, stewie. She sure loved my boys and she let them take her all through the house with them, would go rub her head against theirs, she was amazing with them and my wife.

It is all still so strange to not see her here, have her eagerly waiting for you to get up or come home. We needed to get out of the house today and just get our minds distracted, so I took the boys to Whistler. We come home and my littlest asks if Maddy will be back home because he wants to play with her. :( My eldest understands death but my youngest is still learning.

:( poor little guy... and damn those onion cutting ninjas!