Wheatens In Need Rescue

07/29/2024

This 7 month old Dakota, in Sioux Falls, Souty Dakota. He is neutered and up-to-date on his vaccinations. His owners didn’t realize what they were getting into when they bought him and now feel he would be better off in another home. He did well when introduced to the owners’ grandchildren. There are no known problems with interacting with other dogs.

If you are interested in Dakota, please fill out an adoption application at wheatensinneed.org and mention him. Applicants who live nearby will be given preference.

07/02/2024

We are looking for a foster or foster-to-adopt home WITH NO OTHER PETS for 9-year-old Murphy. Murphy is in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and recently developed a mass on his left front leg. The mass was aspirated and sent out for analysis but the results are inconclusive. The owner’s vet feels that whether or not the mass is malignant, the leg will likely need to be amputated. The good news is that the vet feels that Murphy’s prognosis is good once he recovers from the surgery. His family does not have the financial means to pay for the surgery, nor do they have the time to devote to the recovery process.

We would like to get Murphy into a foster or foster-to-adopt home with no other pets (he doesn’t get along with other dogs and has no experience with cats). We would prefer not to transport him any great distances. We would like to get a second opinion on the course of action proposed by the owner’s vet, and then proceed with whatever treatment is deemed best, whether it is amputation or something else. WIN will pay for Murphy’s surgery and any other related expenses for the rest of his life. We will not be asking for an adoption fee.

If you can help Murphy please fill out a volunteer app at wheatensinneed.org and mention Murphy.

07/02/2024

HOLLY CRAIG (5/29/1959 - 6/29/2024)

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Holly Craig. Holly was a SCWTCA member for nearly 20 years, breeding and showing Wheatens under the Cuileann prefix. But before that, she was a WIN volunteer and worked tirelessly fostering and transporting Wheatens and mentoring new volunteers. She was an integral part of the organization during its early years.

Holly fought a long and courageous battle with cancer and held her own against the terrible disease for far longer than anyone thought was possible. On Saturday that battle came to an end. We pray that her soul will find some well deserved peace.

06/28/2024

Please be careful if you’ve received any unsolicited emails from our volunteer Pat Simrell. She’s just informed us that her email account has been hacked. Many of the contacts in her address book have received emails that appear to be from Pat but contain an invitation to join something. If you receive one of these emails, please delete it immediately without opening it.

If you made a donation recently, you may receive an acknowledgment email from Pat. Those are safe. Please note that this is a breach of Pat’s personal email account. Any transactions (emails, texts, donations) that may have taken place between any of you and WIN are not affected.

06/22/2024

These two ladies are still available for adoption. Dandi and Ruby are approximately 3 years old, are spayed and up to date on vaccinations. They are good with children and other dogs. We would like to keep them together if at all possible. Our previous postings have generated very little interest. We’re not sure why. Maybe it’s because people are about to leave on their vacations or maybe people are reluctant to take on two dogs at once. If that is the case, please reconsider. These girls are very sweet, easy keepers.

Dandi and Ruby are being fostered in Dallas, Texas. Please submit an adoption app at wheatensinneed.org if you are interested and please mention their names.

06/20/2024

Thanks to Arlene Heck for calling this to our attention.

I found this on the web, I don't know who wrote it but it is beautiful and fitting for this site.

06/12/2024

Still looking for a foster home for Eloise.

This is Eloise. She is approximately six years old and was picked up as a stray in Montgomery, Illinois. She is being treated for eye and skin infections and they are hoping to get her matted coat shaved soon. She also needs to be spayed. She has a microchip but the people at the listed phone number denied that she is their dog. She has reacted negatively to the other dogs in the shelter. She is a little anxious on car rides, but rir shelter has not observed any other behavioral issues. Is there anyone who can foster? WIN will cover all of her medical expenses while she is in foster care.

This is all the information that I currently have.

06/10/2024

This is Eloise. She is approximately six years old and was picked up as a stray in Montgomery, Illinois. She is being treated for eye and skin infections and they are hoping to get her matted coat shaved soon. She also needs to be spayed. She has a microchip but the people at the listed phone number denied that she is their dog. She has reacted negatively to the other dogs in the shelter. She is a little anxious on car rides, but rir shelter has not observed any other behavioral issues. Is there anyone who can foster? WIN will cover all of her medical expenses while she is in foster care.

This is all the information that I currently have.

06/06/2024

Many of you have followed the story of Josie, the 3 1/2 year old Wheaten who spent 45 days in the wild after she escaped from her adoptive home. Josie was found and retrieved a few weeks ago and is now ready to go to a forever home WIN is assisting the Tampa Bay Club in finding a suitable home.

Josie’s foster mom Wendi writes:

“Sweet Josie, our miracle pup who was on the run for almost 7 weeks, needs to be the only animal in a household to continue to thrive and be the loving dog that she is.

Josie is easy going, affectionate and completely housebroken. She is skittish in new situations and needs a guardian that will be sensitive to her needs - someone who can help give her confidence, but also protect her from all that goes bump in the night. Her primary caretaker should be female, work from home, or be an active retiree, and have an understanding of the deep sensitivity a smart Wheaten can have. She is not a candidate for a household with small children. A fully fenced-in yard is required.”

Homes in or near Florida will be considered first as she is currently located in Southwest Florida.

If you are interested in adopting Josie please fill out an adoption application at wheatensinneed.org and mention Josie under Additional Information.

06/01/2024

Katelyn French is a groomer in the Katy, Texas area who submitted a WIN volunteer application offering her services should the need arise. Today Gwen took her up on that offer and had her shave and bathe Jenny, who was pulled from a shelter by a schnauzer rescue and handed over to WIN yesterday.

05/31/2024

Roscoe is now in the capable hands of Mike Lowe who has logged more miles on the road with WIN dogs than anyone else. They are in Cheat Lake, West Virginia and headed for Cherry Hill, New Jersey where Roscoe’s new mom will pick him up.

05/31/2024

10-12 year old Roscoe’s owner died and no one in the family stepped up to take care of him. Instead they dumped him in a North Carolina shelter. WIN pulled him yesterday and today he is en route to a new home in New York. Here he is in West Virginia with Marty Klinzing and Jackie Nixon.

05/30/2024

COURTESY POST

The Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of Greater Tampa Bay is handling the rescue of Mackey. Please contact Melissa Nelson or Jody Foley Greene for more information.

https://flwheatenclub.org/

05/30/2024

This is 8-year-old Bentley in Omaha, Nebraska. He was rehomed six months ago because his owners were getting divorced. He has been in his current home since then. Although there have been no problems in the new home, his current owners don’t have enough to spend with him.

Bentley gets along with people and other dogs. He lived with two-year-old child in his first home. He has had some dental work done and is in good health.

If you are interested in fostering and adopting Bentley, please fill out a volunteer form at wheatensinneed.org.

05/29/2024

UPDATE: We have found a home for Roscoe and will be getting him out of the shelter tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who offered to help.

We are looking for someone to help this poor dog who is on a shelter in North Carolina, not too far from Charlotte. WIN will cover his vet bills for the rest of his life. Please fill out a volunteer form and let us know in the comments below if you can help.

05/19/2024

We are now taking Yeti orders. First come, first served while supplies last. Please don’t delay, as we only have 12 of each item, except for the water bottles, of which we only have six. For that reason we are limiting the water bottles to one per customer. We can order some more if the demand is sufficient.

The order form can be found at:

https://forms.gle/47WpQV927rCQeJav8

The tropical pink mugs and water bottles are not yet in stock so there will be a slight delay in shipping those. Everything else is available to ship.

05/08/2024

We’re planning another small Yeti sale (12 of each item) for mid-summer. We’ve ordered 14 oz coffee mugs in navy blue and cosmic lilac and 35 oz straw mugs in the new Big Wave Blue color. We were planning to also offer 35 oz straw mugs in the new Tropical Pink, but they haven’t been made available yet. We can get Tropical Pink in the larger 42 oz size, so our question for you is, would you be interested in the 42 oz mug or should we wait and see if Tropical Pink becomes available in the 35 oz size? The 42 oz mugs will be $55 plus postage (approx $16).

Please let us know your preferences below. We’re not taking orders at this time, we’re just trying to get a feel for what items people are interested in. Thanks.

04/26/2024

About a dozen people have not sent in payment for their Yeti orders. Everyone was contacted by email (in most cases) or Facebook Messenger with the amount due and payment instructions when their orders were shipped. In some cases the emails seem to have gone to the spam folder. If you received a Yeti item and have not heard from us, please check your spam folder. If you still can’t find the correspondence, please get in touch to make payment arrangements.

Thank you.

04/26/2024

Mike Marzo is one of the people who helped Gwen get WIN off the ground back in 1998 and kept it going through its early years. Among the many Wheatens that he fostered and/or adopted were Max and Millie, a bonded pair that came into rescue together at age six about eight years ago. Millie was diagnosed with bladder cancer last autumn and died in February despite surgery and several rounds of chemotherapy and radiation. Sadly, Max was also diagnosed with cancer and died just a few weeks after Millie.

Today, Mike’s wife Sandra drove across Pennsylvania to pick up Maggie, a six-year-old former brood bitch who was recently relinquished by a commercial breeder. From the look of things, it was love at first sight. Sandra and Maggie will spend the night in a motel and head home to New Jersey tomorrow to meet the rest of the family.

We are delighted that Maggie has landed in such a great home, and that we were able to find another great Wheaten for the Marzos. We wish them all many years of happiness.

Special thanks to Paul Andrew for fostering and taking great care of Maggie.

04/14/2024

This is 3-year-old Louie in British Columbia. His original owner gave him up seven months ago because she was having some health issues and was no longer able to care for him. Louie has been living in his current home since September, but it has not been a good match so we are looking for another home (either foster or foster-to-adopt) for him in British Columbia.

Louie was born during the Covid lockdowns and due to that and his owner's health issues, was not well socialized. He does not like car rides and he is easily startled by strange objects or unfamiliar noises. He is NOT aggressive in any way, but he does not walk well on leash and will lunge to get closer to passers-by, both human and canine. His reactivity is friendly and well-intentioned but it is sometimes misinterpreted by non-dog savvy people.

Louie is living in a condo with a retired couple. The amount of foot traffic past the condo and the lack of a back yard for him to burn off some energy have made things difficult for Louie and his owners. They have to walk him several times a day and his pulling and lunging make it difficult for them to manage him. They have reluctantly decided that it would be better for him to go to a home where he will have a fenced-in yard to play in, where there is less traffic passing by the home on a regular basis.

Louie is very affectionate towards his owners. He would do well with a "job" to do -- i.e., agility, scent work, obedience, et al.

Because Louie does not like to ride in the car, we are hoping to place him somewhere not too far from his current home. He needs a lot of attention, so a home without small children would be best. If you are in British Columbia and think you may be interested in fostering or eventually adopting Louie, please fill out a volunteer form at wheatensinneed.org and mention Louie.