Help needed - Crosspost

I found this on one of my yahoo groups and I thought maybe someone here could help
~ Andie

> Everyone -- my daughter sent this to me after seeing it on one of our
Greyhound lists. Since the subject is a pitbull, I hope and pray someone can
pull out some good advice and sollutions for these people.
> Although the lady who writes this says they hope to place Bogie somewhere
where her sister can visit him-- I believe that they would accept and bless a
GOOD home for this good dog the most.
> Please contact her directly.
>
> >>I hope someone can help. By all means, cross-post if you know any other
lists that can help. My 46 year old sister, Beth, is in Ohio visiting my mother
and I over the Christmas holidays. Beth lives in
> Colorado. Beth has had brain cancer, that went into remission for the past 7
years, but it has recurred. Beth has been on social security disablity since
her brain tumor began, and she has a 9 year old pit bull,
> named Boogie. Boogie is well house trained, and gets along well with other
dogs and people. Unfortunately, Beth is reaching a point in her disease, that
she should go into assisted living. She also has an
> old 14 year old Sheltie-Dashchound mix. I have found a place for her to live
and the Sheltie-Dashchound mix, but no housing on government assistance will
allow two dogs, especially a pit bull. Beth loves
> her dogs and considers them her children. But the cold hard fact is that she
is getting to where she cannot take care of them, or herself.
>
> I have Airedales that I show, and couldn't bring him here without blood
shed. (I am well aware that terriers do like to
> fight.)
>
> Our mother is 72 and not capable of taking care of Bogie. Does anyone know of
place for Bogie, near Wooster OH? (50 miles south of Cleveland) We want hope to
bring my sister from Colorado Springs
> back to Ohiopermanently, so we can assist her, & I'd like to find someone
nearby who could take Boggie so Beth can visit him. It is a very tough
situation, seeing her deteriorate, and knowing her
> heartbreak if she looses her dog too. My phone number is 330-698-5281. Unless
someone in Wooster, Ohio area has an apartment with very low rent, where she
could rent and keep her dogs, we are left
> no alternative.
>
> I've contacted pit bull rescue (PBRC) and they were
> very helpful, but do not take dogs temporarily, but will assist with
> placement. Then, I lost all hopes of bringing Bogie here after they told
methe following:
>
> "Ohio is, unfortunately, a very pit bull-unfriendly state. Pit bulls
> have been declared "vicious" statewide and there are requirements for owners
including having $100,000 worth of liability insurance, fencing and kennel
specifications, mandatory leash and
> muzzling in public. They are banned from some cities and counties. The pit
bull rescue contacts I know of in Ohio all try to place pit bulls
> out-of-state. If you bring Bogie to Ohio, contact the police and animal
control,first, to find out what procedures you should follow. It might be best
to try and rehome the dog in Colorado. Denver, however,
> has banned pit bulls, so he can't be rehomed there."
>
> Any suggestions on what to do are welcome. My sister is much worse off than
we anticipated when my mother had her flown in
> for Christmas. Beth will fly back on Jan 3d. But we are contacting her
> doctors, because she really shouldn't be without assistance. Beth is often
confused, but we do have durable power of attorney that was signed when she was
first diagnosed, as long as her doctors declare
> her in need. I cannot have anyone contact her about the dog, because she is
no longer capable of making such decisions. We plan on flying out in January to
follow up, but I hope to find a real home for
> Boogie, so we don't have to take him to the local animal shelter. Bogie is
nine years old, has no aggressive tendencies, and gets along well with other
dogs. I plan on driving her back with her personal
> belongings, so if there would be someone in Ohio that would be willing to
take him, I can bring him back with us.
>
> I'm sorry to ramble on, but this is really difficult, and I'm posting to
> several lists to try to get assistance. Living in Ohio, it is nearly
> impossible to follow up in Colorado Springs, until I fly out, and I can
> only be there about a week and will need most things taken care of in advance.
>
> I have photos of Bogie available that were taken before Beth got sick.
>
> By all means, cross-post if you know any other lists that can help.
> Renee Tarleton 330-698-5281 [email protected]
> Apple Creek, OH>>>