Scottish Terrier Club of Greater New York, Inc.

For Rescue Info Only
Please Contact:
Erica & Richard Cerny
973/361-6790
Linda & Jim Cook
609/965-6237

Happy Endings Archive
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Happy Endings - 2006 Q4

Charlie & Hamish
These 1 year old, 30 pound, scottie brothers from Ambler, PA needed to be rehomed because their owners were working too many hours and felt bad that they were alone and crated most of the day. Marion spend a good deal of time evaluating them in order to know what would be the ideal situation for them. We were flooded with calls and emails once we posted them to our website, but settled on a couple in Lock Haven, PA, who had scottie experience and were very lonely after their last scottie died of lymphoma. We interviewed many people, but found they were the best match for the boys. They are doing really well in their new home and are very much loved. At last report, they were making their way through the stuffed teddy bear collection and take up the whole bed when sleeping with their new parents. But, nobody's complaining!

Melody
A lovely 4+ year old Scottie girl, Melody's family just didn't have the time for her. She was also categorized as an escape artist and they were worried she'd get away. Jim & Linda fostered Melody and worked her into their pack, until the right home came along for her. Jim's evaluation - 'Clearly, she was named for the deep, loud, melodious sound she makes whenever she is outside the company of a human!', had us on the lookout for someone who could be with her all the time and had plenty of room between their neighbors. A retired couple (screened and past adopters of ours) in Lebanon, CT contacted me, to let me know that their last Scottie had died, and they wanted to be put back on our list. A few days later, Melody was in their home, lighting up their lives again. We got a nice call over Christmas to tell us how well she's fitting in and how happy they are to have her.

Mylene
Agnes(now Mylene) The Philadelphia SPCA contacted us about a 6-8 year old female Scottie they were holding in the back room. She'd originally come in off the street in the early fall in horrible shape, missing hair and her feet cut up. They were kind enough to care for her, but adopted her out to a family with a young child. One night the child startled her in her bed in the dark (she is also hard of hearing), although only wanting to hug her, Agnes bit the child. Although no damage was done, the family realized she was probably not the best fit for them and returned her. Not wanting to make any more mistakes for her, the shelter contacted us and wanted to work through us. We adopted Agnes out to a lawyer in Haverford, PA ( a friend of one of our club members) who was trying to find her parents another scottie. They had recently lost her scottie and still had a blind westie. The scottie had been her 'eyes' and companion. Agnes, now Mylene, is doing great in her new home up near Albany. She acts like she's always been there, sleeps in bed with them, and the westie is following her around everywhere, getting around a lot better again with a little help from her new sister!!

Marley and Shortie
Marley (top) and Shortie(bottom) We were contacted by a woman who had picked up 2 scotties from shelters over the past few years, she rehabilitated them and now wanted to place them through scottie rescue. One was Marley, a sweet, 6-7 year old male, who got along with everyone. He'd been named Marley because of all the matted and overgrown hair he came in with. We adopted Marley to the most wonderful woman, an architect, in Harrisburg, PA. She wanted to continue with the adoption, even though Marley was diagnosed with a severe heart murmur and bladder cancer. She gave Marley a wonderful home and happy life for his 2 remaining months. Marley passed away just after the New Year from bladder cancer. We are all saddened by the loss of such a sweet boy, and just when he finally found someone who truly loved him. Shortie was an energetic 5 year old female. Originally unsocialized, the woman who fostered her, worked hard to make her happy, trusting and friendly again. She was also friendly with cats, dogs, and children, so was an easy placement. She's now living with her new family, including a 2 year old scottie brother, in Hanover, PA, and doing very well.

Chauncy
Originally named Champ when he was fostered with the Cooks, 7 year old Chauncy came from a home where the owners were worried about him with their baby, was then adopted to a woman in southern, NJ. The adoption didn't work out, not because the woman didn't love him, but because her friends and family were exerting pressure and there was an incident. Not being able to get information about what actually happened, we were not willing to euthanize him without a longer evaluation. Judi was able to take Chauncy into foster for about 6 weeks to evaluate him and found him to be her idea of a perfect scottie. She had absolutely no incidents with him and enjoyed her time with him. Chauncy was adopted to a male couple in Barnveld, NY who also have a male and female scottie. They had just moved up from NYC and work from home, so the scotties will have the run of a large home and property. So far, all is going well with the adoption and we are hopeful this will be Chauncy's final and best home.