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www.pbgv.org

Winter2014

ISaberTails

Eightyearsago,MelindaandBobHooverlosttheirPBGVandcontacted
rescueforanotherdog;Melindaalsofilledouttheonlinepaperworkandsent
itin.Melindaremembers,“SomeonefromPBGVrescuecontactedmeand
toldmeaboutJamey.Therewasabreederretiringoutofstate,andtherewasa
4-year-oldmaleavailableforadoption.Ieventuallywasabletoworkdirectly
withthepersonwhohadhim,andthroughtelephoneinterviews,reference
checksandahomevisitbysomeonelocaltoSouthCarolina,wewere
approvedtogethim.Ihaveworkedwithmanyrescuesovertheyearsand
foundPBGVrescuetobeverythorough.Ilovedthattheywantedtheright
homeforJamey,notjustanyhome.”Sightunseen,andbasedontheir
contact’sdescriptions,theyagreedtotakeJamey,andhewastransported
fromOhiototheHooversinSouthCarolina.

Melindacontinues:“WhenJameycametoourhouse,hefitrightinandit

didn’ttakehimverylongtoadjust.Hehadbeenlivingin
akennelenvironment,butherapidlyadjustedtothe
couchandourbed!Hehadnoissueswithourresident
catorGoldenRetriever.Wedidhavetoworkthrough
sometraining;hewasn’thousetrained,wentbonkers
whenhesawasquirrel(imaginethat!),anddidn’thave
greatleashmanners.Henevergotoverhissquirrelalerts
andit’sjustsomethingthatwe’velearnedtolivewith.
Wewentthroughabasicobedienceclasswithhimaswell
assomeagilitytraining,whichheseemedtolove.Jamey
lovesfoodsotrainingwasn’tthatdifficult.Evenat12,
Jameystilllovestogetintothingsandespeciallyenjoys
tearingupbooks,shoesoranythingthatmighteven
resembleatoy.Heisstillhighenergyforhisage,andhis
anticsstillmakeuslaugh.Hisfavoritewaytoplayistobe
chased,andhestilllikestodozoomzoomsthroughthe
house.Ourhousehadtobe(andremains)asJamey-proof
aswecanmakeit.Heistheultimatehusbandtrainer,
becauseifBobleavesoutanyitemslikethosementioned
above,Jameydoeshisbesttoteachhisdaddytopickup
afterhimself!”

IForeverHome:StoriesfromRescue

byJoanMann•JMann17307@aol.com

TheStoryofJamey

Jameyonhis

firstdaywith

theHoovers.

JessieandJamey

Jameydeckedoutinhistherapydogvest

TherapydogJamey
inNewton,Conn.