MINDI

Mindi has returned to C.O.D.A.

Mindi returned to C.O.D.A. on Nov 29th 2009
Mindi was returned because of aggression issues at her adoptive home of many years
Mindi was returned with a yeast infection in her left ear that is clearing up nicely
with proper cleaning and medication
Mindi was also returned very ungroomed with severe matting and her fur was extremely long and in need of trimming

We let Mindi just get used to things the first few days upon her return.

Mindi was very sad to have lost her family and moped around the first few days.

Mindi had the main outdoor area mapped out within two days of her return
Mindi is very quickly mapping out the entire dog park area which is quite large so we are very impressed
with Mindi's progress in mapping out the entire dog park
Mindi enjoys playing and exercising in the dog park and quickly figured out the way from the main yard
to the dog park gate.

Once Mindi was settled in and cheering up a bit we had her groomed.
It took several hours to remove all her matted fur and get her brushed out and ready for a good bath.
Mindi was all smiles after her grooming and looks fabulous now
Mindi was a perfect angel for her grooming session and subsequent bath and fluff dry
Mindi also quite enjoys being brushed

Mindi will not be available for adoption for a while as we are evaluating her and working on re-training her on
her leash manners and other necessary skills
Mindi is completely house broken and crate trained and was spayed before she was adopted years ago
Mindi is current on all her vaccinations and is in perfect health other than the ear infection which is clearing up nicely
We will post updated photo's of Mindi soon so check back!

UPDATE May 2010
We have held Mindi without making her available for adoption because the reason for her return
was aggressive behaviour towards a mentally challenged adult daughter in her former adoptive home
Mindi has been back here at CODA since November of 2009 and we have not seen any signs of aggressive behaviour
towards humans since her return

Mindi has tolerated baths, groomings, ear cleanings etc without any incidents whatsoever
Mindi seems to prefer not to interact with other dogs but is fine with the cats here at CODA
Mindi's leash manners are excellent once again and Mindi loves to go for rides in the CODA van
Mindi also loves to help with the gardening, lawn care and poop patrol
and uses her wonderful nose to make sure we don't miss any poop when on patrol:)

Mindi is a highly intellegent dog with an unbelieveable sense of smell
Mindi has a favorite stuffy toy which is her " Miss Piggy" toy and she always keeps it close to her
and is quite upset when we take " Miss Piggy" away to send her on a journey through the washer/dryer
Mindi is always very happy when " Miss Piggy" is returned to her nice and clean.
Mindi loves to use " Miss Piggy" to cover any left over food in her bowl to hide it from the other dogs here at CODA
Mindi appears to have some hearing and appears to respond so some sounds and voice commands
so we always make sure to talk to Mindi and treat her as if she can hear, even though at times she appears not to be hearing
our voice commands leading us to believe she may be unilaterally deaf ( deaf in one ear)
Mindi requires no daily medications for her eyes, just a good cleaning with a warm clean moist cloth each morning as she does get some
gunk in her eyes overnight

 

 

MINDI'S ORIGINAL INFORMATION IS LISTED BELOW
FROM HER FIRST STAY HERE AT C.O.D.A.

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Mindi is a female Purebred Australian Shepherd Puppy
Mindi was born on December 14th 2004 to a breeder in Ohio

Mindi came into rescue with CODA on March 14, 2005
Mindi is unilaterally deaf and completely blind
Mindi has a wonderful sense of smell and loves to be cuddled and held
We are slowly working with Mindi using scent training and a lot of reassuring touch training
Mindi's tail has been cropped (the breeder had this done prior to surrendering Mindi to CODA)
and Mindi will begin her touch training and socialization training immediately
Mindi was a very good girl for her first bath on 14th March 2005
Mindi was in dire need of a bath when she arrived and has a severe case of ear mites for which we have began treatment
Mindi was very happy to get cleaned up and get those nasty ear mites under control
although Mindi was very shy and withdrawn throughout the process
Mindi has had her first set of puppy shots and has been wormed and will be receiving her next set of puppy shots shortly
once she settles in and is comfortable in her new foster home

 

Mindi is completely white in color with no visible merle coloring on her body except a small touch here and there

UPDATE 3/16/05

Mindi is doing well and is brave, and confident in her movements and uses her sense of smell to get around well
Mindi went down the stairs to go outside today on her own for the first time
Sparky her sighted brother hasn't gotten that brave yet:)
Mindi is mapping things out in her head and getting around really well
UPDATE 3/30/05
Mindi had her second set of puppy vaccinations today and was also wormed and had her ears treated with medication
Mindi moves and explores in a straight line pattern like a sighted dog and does not bump into objects too often in her environment
Mindi weighed in at 23 lbs today

UPDATE 5/12/05
Mindi received her adult DHLPP vaccination today and weighed in at 33.7 lbs at her Vet exam
Mindi is learning to walk on a leash and has been practicing daily
Mindi is mapping her enviroment well and even mapped out the exam room at the Vet's today quite quickly


(Mindi enjoying an adoption event on Aug 1st 2005 with her sister Wendy's new mom handling her at the event)

WON'T YOU PLEASE HELP US HELP MINDI?

UPDATE
8/4/05
Mindi had her entropian eye surgery today on both of her eyes. The surgery was necessary because Mindi
was having a major problem with infections in both of her eyes which we needed to alleviate
Mindi was also spayed today while under anethesia for her entropian surgery
Mindi is doing well post surgery and will have her stitches removed next week
TOTAL COST $301.00

All the photo's of Mindi above were taken prior to her entropian surgery on her eyes
Updated photo's post surgery coming soon!

If you can help us to defray the costs of saving Mindi and helping with her medical bills
please click on the button below:

 

If you are interested in giving Mindi a loving home please fill out an adoption application


We are seeking a home for Mindi in a blind dog experienced home
FENCED IN YARD IS MANDATORY
Experience with Australian Shepherds mandatory
No children homes only please
Mindi would do best as the only dog in her new home

ADOPTION APPLICATION
Mindi's adoption fee is $250.00
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Or send check or money order to:

CODA
P.O. Box 44092
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144

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