A LOVER & A FIGHTER SCOUT: ONE YEAR LATER FEBRUARY 2012
Scout in the snow Priscilla writes: Today Scout is a happy, mischievous, 16-month-old puppy who can bounce through the snow on all four of his legs. It is a sight to behold and one that will always make me stop and be thankful, as it has been a long time coming. I still remember it like it was yesterday that I received a call alerting me to an Airedale puppy who had literally been run over by a truck and whose owner wanted to euthanize him. Fortunately, the veterinary hospital had heard of ATRA and called to ask if we could take this four-month-old puppy named Scout. They felt he could be saved, although he was in critical condition. I can still vividly see the small helpless puppy for the first time; I can still hear his cries from the pain while driving him back to Denver. Surgery on his shattered bones would have to wait due to internal bleeding. Amy Waters visited Scout the first night he was in Denver and was emotionally shaken, as she did not think Scout would make it through the night. The damage to Scout's pelvic area was extensive. The surgeon repaired what he could and performed Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO) surgery on Scout's right hip because it was shattered so badly. Scout came through the surgery well; his recovery seemed to be on track. But things began to change and his right foot was extremely painful. The surgeon felt there was nerve damage, a rather common complication in FHO surgery, or the sciatic nerve was caught by healing bones. An acupuncturist worked with Scout in an attempt to free up the sciatic nerve. As the weeks passed, it became obvious that Scout was not improving. It was the norm for him to hop on three legs. Putting all his weight on his left hind leg was taking a toll on Scout's physical health because he had suffered a hairline fracture in his left hip. Eventually he needed assistance to hold up his back legs because he was not able to use his right one and his left one was too weak. The surgeon began to talk about Scout's quality of life. He felt Scout would not improve; amputation was not an option because of the damage to his left hip. This came as a complete shock to me. I remember leaving the veterinary hospital in tears. I had worried about amputation, but had never considered ending Scout's life. As I drove home, thoughts went through my mind such as: he'll never have a chance to have a 'big boy' haircut; we'll never know how big he would have been. Every time I looked at him, I became teary-eyed. The surgeon told me it was not a decision I had to make that day, but should be made relatively soon. I talked to Amy Waters about it, as she had been there for us from the beginning of his recovery, offering moral support and suggestions. We decided we to take him to another physical therapy group prior to making a decision. We owed that to Scout, as he had tried so hard and suffered so much. The new therapist offered us hope and began more advanced physical therapy. Scout began to lower his leg and gain mobility without assistance. But progress was slow; Scout would make strides, then plateau and not progress any further. Finally in October, the veterinarian/therapist suggested Scout be examined by a surgeon who specialized in repairing pelvic injuries. The surgeon found large spurs at the top of the bone that had been cut off during the FHO surgery. That was Scout's problem; another surgery was necessary to remove them. The news brought mixed emotions. The thought of Scout being able to use his right back leg seemed surreal after all he had been through. We were afraid to believe the possibility. After receiving approval for the surgery from ATRA, I scheduled it with the surgeon. Amy & I made the decision to not tell anyone because we did not want Scout's many supporters to be let down again if the surgery wasn't successful. Fast forward to today. When you see Scout bounding around on all fours, you know the surgery was a tremendous success. He is no longer a little 24-pound puppy, but a big 78- pound bundle of fur. He is a happy boy who enjoys his newfound mobility and looks up at me sometimes as if he is smiling. And seeing Scout at that moment makes me aware that despite the long, emotional journey we've traveled together, it was all worth it. A special bond formed between the two of us during the yearlong journey. There's no question where his forever home will be: it will be with me. And Scout will also always have Amy, who was a steadfast & caring advocate from the beginning. I cannot take the love & support Scout has come to rely on away from him . . . he deserves that much & more. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who sent financial support & well-wishes for Scout. Your contributions played a major role in enabling Scout's story to have a happy ending. GAIL & TOM ALEXANDER GAVE THE DONATION THAT BROUGHT US TO $7000; THEY WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF CYN MOBLEY'S BOOK, Aire-Town, RE-DONATED BY AIRECANADA, AND, IN HONOR OF ALICE ROSS, A POUND OF AUNT LYDIA'S KOOKIES will be included, IF the winner is in the US or Canada. If not, SCOUT will receive a pound of Aunt Lydia's KOOKIES, Flavor To Be Decided by the winner THE DONATION THAT BROUGHT US TO $6600 WAS MADE BY AIRECANADA, AND WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF CYN MOBLEY'S BOOK, Aire-Town, DONATED BY THE AUTHOR [You might be surprised who the main character is . . .] THE WINNERS OF THIS AIREDALE CROSS-STITCH KIT, DONATED BY ELLEN McGEAGH FOR THE DONOR WHO BROUGHT US OVER $6300 ARE ERNIE & JENNY SATTERTHWAIT DONOR ELLEN McGEAGH writes: This is a 1984 Bernat counted cross-stitch kit. It is a vintage kit, in perfect shape. You can't buy this anymore . . . You get everything in the original kit: cross-stitch fabric, floss, pattern, hoop and a picture of the finished product. Someone started this years ago, put in about 17 stitches and stopped. Finish it and hang it, make a small pillow or give it to your Airedale-loving friend. THE WINNER OF Dog is God Spelled Backwards (read about it HERE), DONATED BY AUTHOR CLARKE GREEN, FOR THE PERSON WHOSE DONATION BROUGHT US OVER $5000 IS AMY MEYER THE WINNERS OF Emma's Journey (read about it HERE), DONATED BY SUE F IN OZ, FOR THE PERSON WHOSE DONATION BROUGHT US OVER $4500 ARE SIDNEY & STEVE NELSON A LOVELY AIREDALE LAP QUILT WAS AUCTIONED ON eBAY 100% OF $465 WILL BE USED FOR SCOUT. THE AUCTION DONOR IS BOB McARTHUR; THE WINNER IS CANDANCE JONES OF KENTUCKY DONATING TO THE SCOUT IN COLORADO FUND ARE . . . ANDREA DENNINGER & NEAL SKRENES THE SKRENNINGER SIX-PACK l to r: LUUCEEE YOU GOT SOME 'SPLAININ' TO DO CRUSA FOSTER JANA (green coat), RICOBADBOY (red collar), CHRISSI1EYE, ROSIEVI THE SHY DAISY2LEGS & CARI (purple collar) [LUUCEEE's story can be read HERE; JANA's story can be read HERE; RICO's story can be read HERE CHRISSI's story can be read HERE; ROSIE's story can be read HERE DAISY's story can be read HERE; CARI's story can be read HERE]
In Memory of MISHA AIREDALE RESCUE CRUSA (CAIRN RESCUE USA) ONE STARFISH REHOMING CONNECTIONS Click on Misha's picture to go to her IN MEMORIAM pages.
PAM & STEVE SIMPSON MOLLY & HARLEY What a cute pup. I cannot believe the people were going to euth when a rescue group stepped forward. MOLLY & HARLEY 2010 CRUSA (CAIRN RESCUE USA) GAIL BOATWRIGHT PATTI & GREGG WEBSTER In Memory of BISCUIT & TUCKER Sending loads of Zen, love & prayers for his recovery Artwork by Gregg Webster, 2010 MARTI & JIM HOUGE We are sending our support & prayers for Scout. Marti & some of her furbabies at ONE STARFISH REHOMING CONNECTIONS
BOBBI PROCYK ANNIE, @RB on 15 March 2011 I am so very sorry to hear about Scout and pray that the surgery today will go well. Fingers crossed, prayers & lots of Airedale Zen. He is beautiful . . . poor boy. But thankfully, he is with rescue now. SUNSHINE AIREDALERS OF FLORIDA
LYNN MUDD JOEY & KRAMER Sending a million dollars worth of Airezen, too!
	DEBBIE & DAVID BUTLER ANDY & CRICKET NCAR (NORTH CAROLINA AIRERESCUE) See NCAR's latest rescue, KELLIE, HERE Also known as ME and MINIME
LYDIA ROSS DAVE DAVE in his kingdom NWAR NORTHWEST AIREDALE RESCUE
LISE ST-PIERRE JADE in CANADA Be strong, Scout, and you will walk & run again.
	ELLEN McGEAGH In Honor of MARY LaPOINTE In Memory of SARGE LaPOINTE, a Colorado Rescue ATRA (AIREDALE TERRIER RESCUE & ADOPTION)
MAUREEN TATE in CANADA Get better, sweetie. You have a lot of living to do. AIRECANADA NHI FINLEY In Memory of St. SARGE LaPOINTE In Memory of Dr. NANCY DORMAN ELAINE HU SUNSHAD & JAFFA Poor little guy. SIDNEY HARDIE THE HARDIEDALES We are pulling for you. SWAT (SOUTHWEST AIREDALE TERRIER RESCUE) SALLY LEACH I know he is in the best hands and hope he will be ok. LINDA MUFICH NICKI STONERIDGE In Memory of St. SARGE LaPOINTE from Colorado In Honor of Kerry Maple's birthday. SUSAN WIDMAR CARRIE LUNDBERG BUDDY AIREDALE We hope Scout makes a quick recovery. SUSAN TAYLOR To honor Ed Ethington FELICITY WRIGHT in AUSTRALIA GIGI DESIGN JO & TIM EMENY in AUSTRALIA AIREDALES ELLIE & BAZ ANN MARIE NUTE in ENGLAND SUE SHANNON All fingers and paws crossed in the Shannon house that Scout has a successful surgery and speedy recovlery. SALLY SCHNELLMANN ROCKY, who writes: "Those sad eyes will be happy again soon. You're in good hands with my 'other' mom, Priscilla": COLORADO AIREDALE RESCUE LIN WETZEL Thank you for saving this young Airedale's life
JERI LANGMAN SUNSHINE AIREDALERS OF FLORIDA BARB & DAVID OIMAS ATRA (AIREDALE TERRIER RESCUE & ADOPTION DAVID & SALLIE HOWES ROSIE Sent by our rescue Airedale, Rosie, who hopes Scout will be better soon and find a forever home. DELIA HARDIE The Noladales are pulling for you; Lallie says she's been there and knows you can make it. LOUISIANA AIREDALE RESCUE GREG SHUBIN BELAIRE Get well soon, little Airekid. There is a beautiful life ahead. WENDY CARTY JEANETTE & WALT PICKARD ANDREW & BEATRICE He is loved by us. ANDREW, TIMBER (@RB) & BEATRICE Christmas 2010 JACKIE & TOM McGUINNESS in ENGLAND AIREDALES MR MAC, & MAHRI; WELSH ELLE You're doing great for a wee pup. Cruise to NYC with Jackie & Tom in Summer 2010 HERE Experience the BRIT BLIZ OF 2009 HERE Cruise the Mediterranean with Jackie & Tom in Summer 2009 HERE Cruise the Mediterranean with Jackie & Tom in Summer 2008 HERE Visit the entire McGuinness Pack at Home HERE RENATA PESTIC KARMEN GARCIA DJ GREENAGEL JACKIE IKE CHARLIE, who can be seen HERE & HERE, TAGGER, who can be seen HERE ROXY & TURKEY, who can be seen HERE BARBARA CURTISS TINKER & MR BEAN, who can be seen HERE & HERE GOLDIE is surely smiling on, too [Read GOLDIE's story HERE] NEAR (NEW ENGLAND AIREDALE RESCUE) DOROTHY & WILL DUFF THE FURY GANG IN NEW MEXICO Good Luck, Scout ANDREW DeANGELIS IVANA PERIC Hope the little guy is ok and gets well soon. Paws, hugs & kisses. KATHERINE APPLETON Hope you are feeling much better real soon. PAM JONES Hope the little guy does well. MARIA PENAVA CLYDE B'airehugs from PETRA & CLYDE BETTE BOYERS Please give hima big kiss from me. CRUSA (CAIRN RESCUE USA) LELA & MARVIN CRISWELL DENALI & KENAI FERGUS (@RB), COSETTE (@RB), RASCAL (@RB) Praying for his complete recovery and a five-star forever home. DENALI came to us from ATRA in June; KENAI is the rescue Doberdale we'e had for four years; he's a good big brother to her. Christmas 2010 DEB JONES In Memory of SOPHIE SALLY MARTIN In AUSTRALIA Hope this helps a little bit. MARK STIEFELING in CANADA MAUREEN & JIM SCOTT in CANADA In Memory of MS PIX MS PIX crossed the Rainbow Bridge on 20 February 2011 AIRECANADA
SUE FORRESTER & BILL MOLYNEUX in AUSTRALIA For little Scout, and in memory of our beloved ASCHA who crossed the Bridge to the High Wild Country a year ago today, 27 February. Always and forever so very loved.
PAM & DOUG VANDERGRIFT In Memory of JACK . . . who lived his whole life in terrible pain from having been abused. KEN & JO-ANN DeKOVEN GRETEL, COLE & ARWEN In Memory of INDIANA, who can all be seen HERE CAMP LONE STAR CAIRN RESCUE BOB ANDERSON LULU HOELLER A little something for Scout CHARLENE KRUPA Hope he goes to a good home. JOHN HALE Our best for Scout and his future family RUTH ELLEN HILL JACK BARTLETT, of BARTLETT RANCH BOB & ROSEMARY SHIRE MAISIE, who can be seen HERE; XENA, who can be seen HERE; KELLY, who can be seen HERE; FOSTER TEDDY, who can be seen HERE Bob holds his latest Rescue, TAYLOR whose story can be read HERE CRUSA (CAIRN RESCUE USA) KATHRYNE BURR PAT & MIKE COWLING TOM & LIZ WARD PEGGY FLYTE ED GANNON CAROLE RAISBECK MARY HIGHT
JANE MILLER ANNIE Artwork by Janie Miller for NBAR (NEW BEGINNINGS AIREDALE RESCUE)
MARY ANN & PHIL LUCCOCK DEANNA ZIMMER Many blessings on Scout's recovery . . . he is looking wonderful. CRUSA (CAIRN RESCUE USA) DANA RICHARDSON VERONIQUE FORESTIER With hugs from Switzerland DANA SCHWARTZMAN & GARY HEGEWALD
CHRISTIE & DENYS HANSEN BELLA
MARE & NICK MOORE In CANADA Who can resist that sweet face! I just wanna luv him up and tell him how lucky he is that he was found by Airedale Rescue and that all the wonderful folks there will work very hard to make life better for him, ensuring he finds a loving furever home with good Airefolk when he's feeling much better. JAMES & JANICE TUCKER SIDNEY & STEVE NELSON SANDRA VANIS JACQUELINE HODGE SARA TRIPPE AIREDALES RORIE BELL & DARLIE WIRE FOX TERRIERS ASTA BRATSA & HOOSIER DADDY In Memory of BABY BEAR, who crossed the Rainbow Bridge on 9 March 2009 BEAR kissing his baby Ella the day after he moved in Ella kisses BEAR Maddie & BEAR BEAR & Maddie BB was only seven and a half years old. He adored our two-legged girls, who learned to walk with BABY BEAR's guidance. GIVE THE DOG A POTATO CHIP . . . GIVE THE DOG A POTATO CHIP . . . GIVE THE DOG A POTATO CHIP . . . GIVE THE DOG A POTATO CHIP . . . ATRA (AIREDALE TERRIER RESCUE & ADOPTION SHELLY & BOB SIMINSKI CRUSA (CAIRN RESCUE USA) JEANNE PLAUTH For this sweet browned-eyed puppy DUNCAN is a senior from NCAR (NORTH CAROLINA AIRERESCUE), approximately 10 years old JENNIFER LUERKENS-OSTERMEIER in GERMANY Get better and all the best for Scout. JOSEPH & NOEL SILVA AMY MEYER Thanks for taking care of this precious boy, Scout. MARTI TOUCHSTONE PUNCH, PEACH, PIXI, PUBB and, in front, JELLO the Yorkie ARG (AIREDALE RESCUE GROUP) SUZANNE HISSONG In Memory of Ed Etherington & his loving family JOSEPH & NOEL SILVA In Memory of our beloved WILLIE Satterthwait, who crossed the Rainbow Bridge on 4 March 2011 CARRIE SHEFTEL CANDACE JONES ROSS McINTOSH NANCY GUILLORY FONT SIZE=4> For a very special little guy. JUNE HAAS AIRECANADA PAT & MIKE COWLING DON & LISA STEWART SHIRLEY KIRSCHBAUM GAIL & TOM ALEXANDER KENNY & MARG WADE RUPERT & TEDDY AREKNAZ MUDGE ROGER HOUGHAM BOBBIE WALSH RICHARD DERICK KATHY AUBERG MELINDA COSTA What a cute Aireboy! Keep up the great work Scout; the "pack" and I are pulling for you. ATRVA (AIREDALE TERRIER RESCUE OF VIRGINIA)
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