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Passed away: Jesse:(very active!) 11 year old tri cavalier

Karlin

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I know very little about this dog at the moment.

However the owners tried to surrender it to the dog warden in Navan or Meath (not clear where this dog is). The warden told them if it went to the pound it would be put down, as few would be likely to want to take an elderly dog when there are pup[pies in the next kennel. So the dog is back with the owners. Apparently the family who owned it have 'given' it to their mother who doesn't want a dog. :sl*p:

The warden notified the small rescue in that region today. I have spoken to the rescue and she is going to ask the owners to bring the dog in to be checked by her vet so we at least have a health assessment.

If the dog is in good shape then I will try to find a home. I can help split transport costs etc if the dog has an offer of somewhere to go as a retirement home.

Plese note I will not know anything further til the dog is health checked which hopefully will be done tomorrow or the next day.

Any offers of help please post or PM!

This dog will be put down if I cannot offer any alternatives. :(
 
A little more info. This is an 11 year old male, he is neutered and vax is up to date. Owner is in Ashbourne; I am going to try to ring them later and find out how he is healthwise.

Looking for a retirement home as the alternative is, he will be put down. :(
 
Karlin,

Is there any chance of us finding an 'escort' over here for him, as was done with Sam (Hammer as was)?

I could take over from the mainland, but obviously he's far too old to come across on conventional dog transport.

How much time does he have?
 
No further info on him yet. I won't make any decisions on him til I find out what shape he is in.

If he is OK I will be looking for a foster for him as he will need a place to go for a week or two until we get him sorted one way or another and decide if it is possible for him to travel or if he needs to focus on getting a home here.
 
bless him - thank goodness for people like you Karlin, who are looking out for him.

Keep us posted.
 
Fingers crossed for him, as not all 11 year-olds are ailing. Monty is 11 and has just a low grade murmur, which doesn't bother him.
 
Ok story on him clarified -- he has been a much loved pet. he sounds like he's in good health. Owner is taking him to the vet yesterday or today for a health check for me and is very anxious that he find a good home if possible.

He belonged to the son and his wife; but they moved somewhere that they couldn;t have the dog, and the mother has had him for several years. But now there's a grandchild who is asthmatic and the grandmother minds the child and this is causing serious problems. So there is a quite genuine reason for trying to place him.

He was neutered at 6 months and has always been well looked after.

Thanks for the various PMs so far on this guy. Once I know his health status I will let people know. At the moment he is safe with the owner but the idea would be to get him to foster; I do have offer of foster from this weekend. :) Alternatively he could likely stay with the owner until rehomed or transport is arranged depending on what happens next.

If he goes to the pound he will have NO chance. I just spoke to the warden; pound is full and he woulkd be pts within 24 hours. The owner is very upset at the situation but feels helpless.
 
Ok I have spoken to the owner. The difficulty with these cases is going on information coming to me at second or third hand in this particular case.

The situation with this fellow is that the 7 month old baby in the family has severe asthma to the point where she has been hospitalised a couple of times already. So the owner must find a home for him as he cannot be around the house when the baby is there. She is minding the children for 5 days next week while the parents are away and has already had to book him to kennels so that he won't be in the house at the time.

However she is extremely responsible and a very nice woman who just has no idea how to go about rehoming a dog of this age. She has had him to the vet today and the vet said he needed a tooth descaling and his ears cleaned, both of which she has arranged for when he comes back from kennels. He has a mild heart murmur but is not on any medication -- pretty amazing for an 11 year old guy. On top of that he is walked briskly TWO MILES a day and is well able for it. The vet said she would be very reluctant to see anything happen to him as she feels he has a good few years in him yet!

He is a tricolour and somehow I forgot to get his name! She has full papers for him etc. He is neutered, up to date on vaccines, and is groomed every three months so he will also be groomed just before he goes to a new home. :)

So I will definitely take him on as a rehoming project. There is less urgency as he is in kennels anyway next week, then has his vet appointment, and she is happy to hold on to him when I am gone for two weeks in early March.

That means fosters are off the hook (for now anyway!) and the goal is to find him his retirement home -- though sounds like he would be outwalking most of us!
 
I want to add, to clarify why situations where there is the possibility of pts actually can indeed 'come to that' :( as unhappy as that option is:

The issue for me is that if I have no one who offers to foster indefinitely or home the dog, I cannot take him -- and the only option is to pts for the owner. Younger dogs I can commit to as I always have people waiting for a dog up to about 6-7 -- but older than that, especially this old, an offer has to be there to take him, for me to ask for short term foster. I have no resources and no ability to hang on to such a dog myself given my own living arrangements (no garden, cats in the house, small house with three dogs already and no 'spare rooms' in which to put a dog). Hence: as a rescue I am always dependent on my network of fosters, transport people, etc. I can't commit to dogs that will end up having nowhere to go and no one to take them. I only take on what I can manage. Many other rescues, with property, kennels, even a garden, can more easily make those commitments and thus buy more time.
 
I couldn't send my dog to the pound. I'm afraid my grandchild would have to stay away, but then I'm not very maternal (humanwise).
 
Hi Karlin, do you have any idea how he gets on with other dogs? I would be interested in giving him a loving new home, once he is ok with other dogs
 
Sue, I'll PM you my contact details. I believe he very much gets along with other dogs. He sounds like a fantastic, very spry dog. :)

Barbara, if she had a neighbour or friend who'd take him I am sure she would not be at such a loose end. She contacted the warden because she felt she had no other choices. Fortunately she did. :)
 
Just spoke to the owner. Loves other dogs, generally very quiet with them, and his name is Jesse. :)
 
I have been watching this very carefully and so pleased that he may have another home to go to :xfngr: ----Aileen and the gang (Jazzie ---Barney----Sam)
 
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