Scottish Terrier Club of Greater New York, Inc.

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Erica & Richard Cerny
973/361-6790
Linda & Jim Cook
609/965-6237
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Happy Endings - 2006 Q2

Travis
Travis was only 6 years old when his owner went into a nursing home. The owner's daughters tearfully contacted us to take him into rescue and locate a new home for him.Unsure whether or not their father would be able to recover and come home, we went back and forth for about a month until it was finally decided that this would be a permanent situation. Travis was boarded during this time. A very handsome, gentle giant, Travis is as sweet and loving as they come. We placed him in a lovely home with a huge fenced yard in the Morristown, NJ area. Travis enjoys surverying his new property with his Airedale sister. His new mom and dad are very happy to have a scottie in the house again. They shared the story of his first night in his new home. He was babygated into the kitchen/den area and they went upstairs to bed. In the middle of the night, his new mom awoke to find Travis next to her bed staring at her. He'd quietly moved the gate, took a tour of the house, and decided to take a closer look at her. I believe he decided that night that he would be happy there.

Romeo/Buddy
Romeo was only 5 when his parents brought him to their local shelter for scaring their young daughter. A very large scottie (36 pounds), Romeo could be intimidating. The shelter contacted us and asked if we could take him - Judi Dahl and I went down the next day. Judi fostered and evaluated him until we found the right home for him. A scottie experienced couple in Hillsboro, NJ had emailed us regularly since their scottie had died, desperately looking for another older male. They are very happy with Romeo, now Buddy! He loves to watch tv in the den with his dad every night after dinner.

Sarah/Saffron
We were contacted by a caring hospice worker in NY who was frantically trying to save an older scottie. Her owner had died the night before and the woman who was caring for her while he was alive, made an appointment to have her euthanized the following morning. The hospice worker convinced her to give a little extra time to find an alternative. Once we made contact, Judi raced over to get her and transferred her to me, just in time. Sarah is a sweet, 13 year old girl in surprisingly good health. Once we got a pound of hair off her, she was very pretty indeed! Due to all her recent trauma, we had to try very hard to get her to eat anything. We tried everything! Richard finally had success hand feeding her BBQ'd chicken burgers. Once she settled in, we identified the most wonderful family for her in Levittown, NY. We made the long drive out there in the most horrible rainstorm, carrying her into the house like a torpedo to avoid soaking her. She was introduced to each of her new sisters (a scottie and 2 schnoodles), one at a time, and everyone got along fine from the start. Since all their girls are named after spices, Sarah was renamed Saffron. She's doing wonderfully in her new home and has adjusted extremely well. We all understand that she's an older girl, but are hoping she'll make it a long time to come now that she's found love again. We really appreciate adopters like these!!!

Saydie
3 year old Saydie's mom contacted me after she'd given up trying to cure her severe skin problems. She'd taken her to several vets and could not relieve her suffering. She also had a sick baby and did not have sufficient time or money to continue trying. Jeanne Lishia from DC scottie rescue and I shared Saydie in trying to resolved her medical issues. We spent months working on her treatment and it turned out to be a combination of problems. Whether it was actually mange, allergies, hormones, infection (the vets disagreed), by the time she was treated for all and spayed, her hair began to grow back and her itching and biting finally ceased. She is now living with 2 ladies in MD who've adopted from scottie rescue before. She's doing well with her new scottie sister and well loved by her new moms. It was a long road and she was the most expensive rescue we've ever had, but thankfully it appears her bad days are behind her. We are fortunate that Jeanne Lishia was able and willing to share Saydie's care and costs with us to make a happy ending for her.

Aladdin
While sitting at my desk at work, I got a call from a shelter in mid PA about a 9 year old scottie who had been dropped there by his owner for having accidents in the house. Although he was far away, I was assured he was a wonderful boy and should be helped. Again, Jeanne Lishia from DC scottie rescue worked with us and the shelter to get this boy tranported into rescue. We combined efforts to get his vet care done and his temperament evaluated. He needed some growths removed and we held our breath while waiting for the biopsy results to come back OK. Aladdin is a sweet and friendly older dog and everyone who meets him is instantly smitten. He's a great ambassador for the breed and for scottie rescue. He is now in his new home with his new mom in Delaware who works for Dupont in the same datacenter that I support remotely. Small world! She's very happy to have him complete her family! We thank Jeanne once again for sending the magic carpet that brought Aladdin from the shelter into rescue and hope he makes it many more years with his new mom.

Stuart
16 Month old Stuart was just too much for his family to handle. A little concerned about his temperament from what we were told by the owner, Jim & Linda took him into foster to evaluate him and make sure he was OK to place. Convinced that he was just a high energy boy who needed some training, we looked through our applications for someone who was home a lot to give him the attention he previously lacked and the energy to keep up with him. We found a couple who were retired gym teachers in Pompton Lakes, NJ, with a lovely home on the lake and plenty of places for him to walk and run. We are sure Stuart will be very happy there and know his new parents are happy to have him!

Morgan
7 year old Morgan was abandoned by her owner, a man who had some mental problems. His mother contacted scottie rescue to try to help her as she could not take in another dog herself. Jim & Linda picked her up, groomed her beautifully and took care of her while she underwent a series of procedures. One procedure was to remove some growths and one turned out to be cancerous. We are hoping the Cook's great vet, Dr. Scott, was able to get all of it. So far, the indications are very good. Morgan was adopted by an older woman in Cape May, NJ who has adopted from us before. She gets along well with her new scottie brother and is well loved at last!!

Monroe
Jim was contacted by a dog trainer who had been hired by a family who wanted him to give them back their dog when he was perfect. It turned out that 1 year old Monroe spent almost his entire life in a crate in order to get to that point. Jim & Linda brought him home and found him to be a delightful and typical scottie with no particular issues. He was shortly placed in Hammonton, NJ with a couple who had been on our waiting list for some time after the loss of their last scottie. We are sure they will be very happy together!!

Nessie and Mensch
You may remember 7 year old Nessie and 10 year old Mensch were rehomed in Audubon, PA only half a year ago. Unfortunately, their new mom's job change made it difficult to be home enough to care for them properly, so she contacted us again to take them back. Now 8 & 11, they were still as lovely and sweet as I remembered them and amazingly flexible. We rehomed them with a nice family in Pompton Plains, NJ with 2 sons and a 13 year old St. Bernard rescue. It took them only a few days to make themselves right at home and get into their new routine. Their new mom teaches half days, so she's home a lot more with them. We are confident that this will be their last move!!