Transport - Columbus, OH to Detroit
I have the chance to adopt a cute 18 month male OES from Columbus Ohio . Deb the owner has a new job that takes her on the road quite often so for that reason she has decided to let me adopt Bentley where I already have Dallas (my 9 year old OES) waiting for him. I know this breaks Deb's heart  to let him go but I can see that she has a great big heart by deciding what's best for him.
I'm trying to arrange transportation for him from Columbus to Detroit (for this weekend) and if possible also, to have him brought across the border as his final destination is Ottawa, Ontario. I'm about 500 miles from Windsor so any help in this road trip would be greatly appreciated. Thank you .
Uncle Pete |
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Gosh, Uncle Pete, if I lived anywhere near there, I'd be glad to help. I'm tickled pink, though, to hear you're getting to adopt Bentley! That's wonderful news!! 
Good luck arranging transportation! I can't wait to see pictures! |
| Well, I don't think that it will be happening this weekend . Hopefully next weekend . If anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated. Jill and Jil, I'll pm you.
Thank you and have a great weekend
Uncle Pete |
| Hi Uncle Pete,
I really hope it works out for you. I'd help you in a mega second but unfortunately am on the other side of the country. Please keep us informed and I'm crossing my fingers, legs and eyes even!!!! Marianne and the boys |
| Still no car, otherwise I'd love to help.... |
| Why not just fly him? |
With the hassle I had with the airlines for 8 days awhile ago trying to get Winston flown out of Philly, I swore I would never ever deal with the airlines again  . It would take about half an hour to write down all the misinformation they were giving me and the stress almost made me give up trying to adopt.
Luckily this can be done by car so I hope I can work this out in the next few weeks .
Uncle Pete |
| A big thank you to those who offered to help and to those who said they would if they could .
Even after losing Belle yesterday, Jil still wanted to bring Bentley on this side of the border . I asked her to postpone this for a while but being the trooper that she is, she insisted that we meet on Saturday about 25 miles from Windsor and do the handoff. After 5 months, Dallas will finally have a little buddy (I hope they don't start smooching in the back on the trip back here  ).
We'll post some pics later. So A great big big thank you again to Jil especially in the state that she's in (I was exactly there 5 months ago) and have a great weekend .
Uncle Pete |
| I'm going to the doctor tonight Uncle Pete. I might be part of this yet! |
| That's so great!! Looking forward to pictures! |
| good luck and safe driving to all! Can't wait to see pics of our newest addition. Hats off to Jil- man what a trooper!
Karen |
| Wonderful news for you and Dallas, Uncle Pete !
Have a safe drive everyone ! Jil-You are an angel ! Bless you... Jill-Hope you're feeling better... Good luck at the Doc's. |
| Hurrah for you Uncle Pete!!! Enjoy your new baby!!! |
| Hurray Uncle Pete
Jil-What a blessing you are! |
| Finally, Uncle Pete! Can't wait to see pictures of the new little darling!
Jil, what can I say? Again you are thinking of others. What an angel! Chris |
| :lol: Yippee Uncle Pete, this is such marvelous news, I'll bet Dallas will be tickled to have a new playmate, especially a boy!! I'll look forward to hear how it goes,
Sharon |
| YEAH!!! Uncle Pete's finally getting his dog.
I am so happy for you! Jil, You are amazing! Drive Safely All! Elissa |
| Geez, guys, you're making me blush!
I'm just trying to stay out of the house . . .   |
| Agreed, Jil rocks! She's even covering my leg of the trip now since I'm still too sick to drive. You're the best, Jil! (If I say that out loud it even makes me feel good about myself )
Jill |
| Go Jil, Go Jil, Go Jil! |
| Thank you, thank you (I'm taking a bow and Kayli's looking at me like I'm crazy)!!
That was fun! I could do this for a living! Did you know there is a Belle River off the 401 in Windsor? I drove by it and smiled. I met Pete at 1:30-ish and the whole trip went great. I send yet another hug out to Deb, who made this totally unselfish decision on Bentley's behalf. Now, he's probably a typical sheepie puppy, but let me just say - Wow! What a bundle of energy! And he's HUGE!! (I'll post pictures, don't worry!) Bentley totally charmed the Canadian customs guy by sitting in the passenger seat and grinning from ear to ear. He's so big that the top of his head almost hit the ceiling. The guy started asking the routine questions and then he starts to smile after the first one. I look over and Bentley is sticking his head out the window, checking out the people in the other cars. I start laughing and am trying to answer the questions and the customs guy starts laughing and finally he just waved me on. Then I almost hit another customs person who was crossing between the booths - why the heck do they do that? Pete's Dallas is a sweetie who reminded me a bit of Belle - no, that was not a problem. I wonder how long it will be before she's romping with Bentley, whose main goal in life seems to be to play 24 hours of every day. It was a pleasure meeting Pete (a very nice guy, but then we knew that) and I can tell that Bentley's going to have a great home! J |
From the beginning -
This is Bentley's Mom Deb, a truly special sheepie person 
Bentley charming the Canadian customs guy 
Bentley, Uncle Pete & Dallas 
and Bentley, Jil & Dallas I saved the best for last, I hope it works. It turns out my camera was set to the movie function, so instead of a still shot of Pete, Bentley & Dallas, this is what I got: http://photos.oes.org/albums/userpics/1 ... 020010.MOV What a fun day this was. Bentley had me laughing for the first time in almost a week and it felt good. Kudos to Deb for putting Bentley's needs before her own and Pete, well I hope he's got strong cheek muscles, 'cause I have the feeling that Bentley is going to keep him laughing for a long time to come. Oh - and Dallas - don't forget to put that youngster in his place if he deserves it! |
What a great happy ending! Pete has a playmate for Dallas, and I think Bentley looks like an adorable big boy who is a lot of fun and love. How wonderful of you Jil to make the trip! 
Congrats Pete! |
| Good job Jil!!! Everyone looks so happy. Bentley is a big boy!!! Thanks, it looks like he found the perfect home!! |
| Jil-You are an angel!!!!
Beautiful pictures of a wonderful day, Bentley is just a handsome sheepie-he loves to travel ! Uncle Pete needs to watch his car keys or Bentley will be entering road rallys with Dallas....... Uncle Pete-Smile big!!!!!!!!!!!! Bentley looks right at home already ! We are so happy for you, and best wishes !!!!!!!! We need more pictures please ! Jil- Thanks for the video of Bentley, Dallas and Uncle Pete !
Deb- you're awesome-sheepie hugs to you! |
| The pictures are great and the video really made me smile. What alot of energy! That puppy is enormous and adorable. Lovely Dallas will have her paws full! That's amazing that it worked out so well for everyone. |
| no video is showing up, I dont get it!!??? Am I just slow???!!! |
| Jil, you're the best! And thanks for sharing the trip with all of us through the pictures. Uncle Pete and Dallas, congratulations on the new addition to your family! |
| OMG I can't believe how big he is. He looks so huge...unless Dallas is just very small.
Jil, Great job! I am sure you've made Uncle Pete and Dallas very Happy. How long was your trip? Looks like you had a good day. Uncle Pete, Congrats on Bentley... He is gorgeous! I just saw the video... What a happy guy!!! Oh yeah that could go for both of you. Dallas didn't seem very interested.. Elissa |
| Wow!!! That's a big doggy!!!!! Congratulations Uncle Pete!!! You're sheepies look so happy!! I think they're going to have loads of fun together. I really am in awe of how big he is!!!
Darcy - I didn't see the video either?? Do we have to go into something? Karen |
oops!! Never mind, I just clicked on the link!! 
Karen |
| Wow, this made my day, what a great effort by everyone involved! And how handsome Bentley is!! Uncle Pete you sure got a great dog there and Dallas looks very happy about it too!! And Jil, how wonderful and giving you are, I'm glad you had a good trip!!
Sharon |
| What a great story! I love happily ever afters!! Kudos to all involved, but most especially to you, Jil.
Congratulations, Uncle Pete! |
| Congratulations Uncle Pete! It's nice to see your sheepdog family is growing.
Good work Jil! |
| Yeah to Jill and Uncle Pete ---Another one saved!!! I'm going to break out the kibble bag and celebrate!!
Bentley is one lucky boy to have people that cared about him willing to help out..Jill you are one special person and Uncle Pete it's wonderful you finally got your sheepie and I know he was worth waiting for. Best of luck to you! Marianne and the boys |
| Good morning .
Thank you all very much for all the postings and the well wishes and great comments, they are all very much appreciated. It was a long trip and well worth it. When Jil showed up with him I thought, he is sooooooo tallllllllllll  , sorry Jill but I think I'm going to have to name him Clyde too because he's as big as a Clydesdale horse. When I saw his colour and shape, I tought this is probably one of the most beautiful sheepie that I have ever seen. His coat is so soft, he barely has any black on him, he's so white and he has so many different shades of grey. Dallas is a normal size sheepie and weighs about 75 pounds, so you can see that he is huge.
He's a real guy too. Everytime a transport truck and/or a motorcycle would go by (even in the far away lanes going the other way in a 4 or 6 lane highway) he would look up and stare at it until they passed (and he did this even at night). Dallas is a bit nervous with him around as he barks at her but hopefully this will pass with time and they'll become good buddies. Bentley is used to sleeping in a crate, so when we got home, I have not crate for him so I sort let him pick his own spot. Well guess what, he had to pick my bed. I took him off the bed three times and he kept jumping back on. Well since it was after midnight and I was petty tired, I gave in and let him stay on the bed but pushed him a bit so that I could at least sleep in my own bed. Within 5 minutes, he rolled over and then fell off the bed. I turned the light on and he had this look of "what the heck just happened - this never happened in my crate". After I stopped laughing I showed where I had placed a foam mattress from a baby crib at the foot of my bed and he was fine after that. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Deb for letting me adopt Bentley, Jil for her great help with the transportation (epecially in her situation and it was nice to meet her too - very nice person and I hope that she can find another sheepie real soon), so a big thank you, thank you, thank you for making this possible and I'm sure that Dallas thanks you all. A big thank you also to Jill for being willing to help out although one's health comes first. I'll send Jil a few picks that I took at the handoff and a few more when we got home and maybe put them in the pics section. Deb gave me his box of toys and he went in, he actually picked up his soccer with his mouth and took it outside and wanted me to go out and play soccer with him, wow, what a big mouth!!! Now I have to let Bentley take me for a walk, introduce him to his new surroundings and all the kids in the neighbourhood. More to come later and pictures. Uncle Pete |
| Uncle Pete,
That is funny what you said about changing his name to Clyde. Pepsi's name was Clyde before I rescued him. The Local OES Rescue woman said I should definitely change it because Clyde reminded her of a Clydesdale and he was way too small for the name. She suggested Doofus. But my son named him Pepsi. So happy to hear your trip went well and Bentley is now at his furever home. Congrats Again! Elissa |
| Re Bentley/Clyde's size -- unbelievable. Let us know when you find out how much he weighs. Chumleigh is 90 pounds of enthusiasm. Looking forward to more pictures. . . |
Nope, sorry Uncle Pete, only room for one Clyde. It'll just be too confusing for me! 
Jill |
| Yipeeee!!! Glad all went well |
| Congratulations Uncle Pete! Well done Jill! What a handsome boy he is! Lynda |
| Aww- thanks for sharing the pics and video Jil! It brought a great big smile to my face! Good luck Uncle Pete- looks like you've got your hands full now!
Karen  |
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