Home visit for rescue dog.

trollopscarletwoman

The dog is coming the same day delivered by his fosterer.

Don't know whether that's a good sign or a bad one, lol.

Time will tell.

krlyr

The thing is, there's no laws or regulations as such for rescues. They're often run by individuals or small groups (aside from Battersea, RSPCA and the like) who decide the policies themselves. Some will be based on personal beliefs/morals, some on practicalities.

For example, one rescue may take the dog along on the homecheck with the idea of killing two birds with one stone - seeing if you like the dog, seeing if your house is suitable, and maybe even leaving the dog there if all goes well (which saves the dog being in rescue longer than necessary, frees up space to help another dog, and saves repeat trips back and forth)

Some rescues may let you meet a dog then do a homecheck to make sure you're suitable. Some may want to do a homecheck first, before spending any time delving into the specifics of a particular dog, to make sure you're suitable before you or they spend more time than necessary - dog X may be rehomed tomorrow to a suitable home, so your enquiries may have all been for nothing - but if you've been homechecked already, when the next perfect dog comes in to their rescue, they know you're suitable to adopt it ASAP.

They all have their own ways. If you don't agree with how a rescue is run, sadly there are plenty more to choose from. And you get bad rescues, as well as good, so I'd always recommend doing some research and getting some recommendations too.

trollopscarletwoman

Yogi is in our home.

And he's a friendly lunatic.

Been for a walk with him and he's a puller.

And a wetter in the house. Teething problems.

Bigger than expected for a yorkshire/jack cross but that's ok.

Had to laugh when the dog sat on my sons bed watching me throw darts. One bounced out and he went to investigate.

elsien

Did you not get the chance to meet him first before agreeing to take him? That happens with the breed rescues sometimes because the dog could be anywhere in the country, but I was presuming it was a local rescue. Personally I'd much prefer a meet and greet first.
Yogi is a great name, hope you had a good first night.

tea_lover

Hope he's settling in ok