wheres' auggie???

[Dixieland Dancer]

Sara,
We understand and you are doing so much already. Please do not feel any guilt over not being able to keep her.

What airport is closest to your home?

Aly,
What airport is closest to your home? Once we know this we can contact the airlines about having her flown to Texas.

Is someone already doing this? We should get co-ordinated on this so we don't have too many people doing duplicate work.

[sammi]

Oh Edwina, Your a life saver!!!!! We love you for doing this. Just reading about this brings tears to my eyes. A great bunch of people and real pet lovers. We will pray for you to get her out in time and then we can find a solution. I want to help pay for transportation so just let me know.
It makes me feel better about the human race that people will help this much, a dog that was no longer wanted.

Hang on Maddie

[Edwina's Secretary]

I live by O'Hare but can do Midway or even Milwaukee. (I know some of the carriers don't do dogs in cargo anymore so we may need the options.)

Sara

[Karen]

Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary
Okay. My husband says "do what you have to do." I will call at noon CST when the shelter opens.

If all else fails, my secretary has told me about a no-kill shelter she is familiar with -- she thinks Round Lake or Round Lake Beach if anyone knows. I'll check into it.

Please help me to move quickly on finding Maddie a home. I'm sorry that we can't offer one to her but it just wouldn't be fair to her. We are gone too much. I hope you all understand.

We all understand, and send you our love, and Edwina our hopes for her tolerance, of the whole matter. Thank you so very much, give your hubby a big hug from all of us!
It's noon! Hang on Maddie, the cavalry is saddling up!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Phred here...

I'll work on the Flight to Texas -

But I need some towns and local but sorta
"Primary" airports to minimize commuter hops
from local fields to one that actually flies to
Texas.

Sara ~ Your Home Town??
Aly ~ You're Home Town??

I can figure out distances to airports with MapQuest.

And we do need to CONSIDER a local to Sara Rescue Group - a good rescue should be able to place Maddie near Sara's home.

But let's not get our cart tooooo far out in front of Sara's Horse - We gotta bust Maddie out of Jail before we worry about where she's going to live!

Wish Sara Good Luck in dealing with the Shelter.

[wolflady]

OH MY GOSH!! What a wonderful story of rescue!! I can't believe how quickly all of the pet talkers rallied together to help out Maddie! If only I was still living in Indiana....I would have driven up there and adopted her myself! Aly, you're such an angel to take Maddie into your home. If it doesn't work out with your precious furbabies, keep me in mind Unfortunately I live so far away, I wish there was some way I could help. I do have a friend living in Chicago, so if you need some assistance, Sara....let me know!
Sara, you too are a godsend!! **hugs** How wonderful that you can get to the shelter and get Maddie out of there!! This is truly an awe inspiring tale....of the love of people from all over the world and how we've grown to care about each other and everyone's furbabies so deeply, even if we all haven't met face to face. What a wonderful board!! I'm so thankful for it everyday...and I know Maddie will be too for all of the hard work everyone is doing to rescue her! I'm all choked up about it. Good thing my office "roomie" isn't here yet! LOL LOL Do keep us posted and again, let me know if there is anything I can do to help!!
xoxoxoxo
Karen

[RachelJ]

Phred, Sara is in Chicago, Aly is in Austin Texas.

Midway Airport and O'Hare are in Chicago.

I was trying to contact a local organization in my area (western suburbs) that houses strays in foster homes, but all I have been able to do is leave a message on their answering machine. No answer yet. They have limited resources of foster homes so don't know if that is going to be any answer. I have emailed Sara my home phone number. Please call me. I may be able to be a back-up for housing until transportation can be arranged. (Still working on reluctant hubby).

[jackiesdaisy1935]

When Maddie gets sprung, we need to set up a fund to pay for her airfare, housing, food etc.
Maybe someone can be designated to do this, how about volunteers or ideas. I hope Maddie knows we are doing our best and she needs some love, love, love. Enough to last her lifetime.
Jackie

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

I have a question. Maybe I do not understand Opperation Bailing Maddie. Sara is going to get her out of the shelter, right? Then Maddie is going to be put in foster care till she can get to Austin? I thought that we were going to make arrangements to send her on her way to Aly ASAP. Didn't Sara say Maddie could stay in the basement for a while? Money can be wired easily. We just need to know who to send it to. Perhaps Sara if she is taking Maddie in and will be taking her to the airport.

[Cinder & Smoke]

With all that she's been through the last few monts, Maddie is probably terrified of most everything. The moves, being placed in the Shelter, and future pending temporary housing and More Moves - all at the hands of 'strangers' - will be both difficult for Maddie to understand - and will quite possibly bring out the worst of her problems...

That said - I *think* we need to find a RESCUE that can arrange a Temporary Foster Home placement with someone who can be Home All Day -AND- has NO other pets... Maddie requires some really Kind and undivided attention to help her work through her problems.

If Sara, Hubby, and Edwina can live through a few *ruff* days - we ought to be able to find a cooperative rescue group in Chicagoland to take over and give us time to make good plans.

The stress of being flown - in the baggage compartment - to Texas might be better left as a last resort. Or at least put off to give Maddie time to adjust to life out of Jail.

We'll update after Sara talks to the Shelter.

{b] Hang on, Maddie![/b]

/s/ Phred

[Dixieland Dancer]

How soon Aly can get Maddie depends on the transportation that Pfred arranges. If he can get that arranged quickly then Sara will keep Maddie in her basement. She is going out of town in a couple weeks so if the transportation takes longer than that to arrange or find an available flight, then someone else will need to foster her temporarily.

I think Sara has enough going on. Perhaps Pfred can take care of the money since he is arranging transportation. It makes sense since we will more than likely be reimbursing him. Usually when you make travel arrangements the airlines wants a credit card to ensure payment.

Phred,
Let us know if this is okay with you. If you don't want to then I can do it and mail the payment to you.

I think flying Maddie to Aly is the best thing for her now. Aly will make sure she is taken good care of and will make sure of the home she goes to if she can't keep her.

I am still amazed at the generosity of this group of people! It is wonderful to see this come together.

Sara,
I am sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to hear that Maddie is sprung!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Maddie had been adopted!!!!!

[Cinder & Smoke]

MADDIE's SPRUNG!!

SARA ~

CANCEL The RESCUE Run!!!!

Shelter PLACED MADDIE

YESTERDAY!!!


More in a minute...

THANKS to ALL!!!!

YeeHaw!!!!!!

[Stenograsaurus]

If this Humane Society is anything like the one I've had experience with, I would feel much better if someone could see for themselves that Maddie is not there. I hope that they didn't just say that to end the phone calls. I hope she really is in a good home. Does anyone have any more details? I would have rather had her kept in the pettalk community. If she really has been placed, I'm happy for her. I hate not knowing.

[wolflady]

My how quickly things transpire!!!! Wouldn't it be neat to find out who the lucky person is that adopted Maddie, and to show them this post of what Maddie means to this group!! I'm sure the "new parents" know they've adopted a great dog, but I'm positive they'll find it unbelievable the amount of hearts that Maddie has touched and how we all banned together to see her in a forever home!! I agree with Steno, that it would have been neat to keep her in the PetTalk community, but as long as she is with a loving forever home...that will be good too. Is there any way we can find out who adopted her??

**hugs** to you all and Maddie wherever she is!!!