Trying to adopt a rescue dog!

supersaver2

Good morning,

Now I'm not sure if I've just been unlucky but I've been trying to adopt a rescue dog since September and its hard work! You'd think they'd want good homes for pets!

First tried a breed rescue centre. I've always had this breed and lost my elderly dog in July this year and decided to adopt instead of getting a puppy. Filled the application out online and heard nothing for a month. Then I had an email asking me to fill the form out again which I duly did and then heard nothing again, I've emailed the address and heard nothing back. Yet the website is updated with dogs needing good homes! I'm an experienced home, only work part time, term time holidays, large garden, and most importantly I love dogs!

So I've now been looking at the RSPCA and seen a suitable dog so emailed last week, heard nothing so I've just called and the women was breathtakingly rude! I've arranged to go and see him but I'm sat her astounded at the way she spoke to me. I have a daughter and clearly an important questions is 'is the dog good with children?' her reply was 'are you stupid he's just a puppy so of course he is (dog is 20 months so an adolescent, not a puppy!)

Don't feel like I'm having much luck, might have to be a puppy again!

whitewing

That is very rude and you should put your comments in writing to the organisation - there is no excuse for calling someone stupid like that.

sheramber

As you have a child I would recommend you go to a rescue who use foster homes. These dogs will have been assessed in a home situation- very different form kennels- and more will be known about their temperament.

If you say whereabout you are people may be able to recommend some places or if you willing to travel to find your new pet then there are some rescues on facebook or the forum on Dogpages can sometimes point you in the right direction. They do have a regional list of rescues but it is not always up too date

Finding the right new family member can take time so have patience.

Also, many rescues do not rehome during December as Christmas tends to be a busy, noisy time, which is not the best environment when introducng a dog to a new home.

Person_one

supersaver2 wrote: »

might have to be a puppy again!

It certainly doesn't 'have to' be a puppy, can't help but wonder if you might be fishing for a response there.

There are loads of rescues out there, some incredibly choosy about who their animals go to, some like Battersea etc. where you can bowl up and take a dog away in an hour. If you want a rescue dog, just get on with finding a rescue that suits, if you want a puppy make sure you do all the essential checks to make sure you're getting one from a responsible, ethical breeder.

missbiggles1

Or get a puppy from a rescue organisation.

sheramber

If you would consider a golden retriever I can recommend Irish Retriever UK who do an excellent job of assessing their dogs and matching them to the right homes. They also provide lifelong help and backup if needed.

They do not show all their dogs on the website. They keep a waiting list of applications and match a dog to the right home

http://www.irishretrieverrescue.com/

supersaver2

Person_one wrote: »

It certainly doesn't 'have to' be a puppy, can't help but wonder if you might be fishing for a response there.

There are loads of rescues out there, some incredibly choosy about who their animals go to, some like Battersea etc. where you can bowl up and take a dog away in an hour. If you want a rescue dog, just get on with finding a rescue that suits, if you want a puppy make sure you do all the essential checks to make sure you're getting one from a responsible, ethical breeder.

Not fishing, just very frustrated when I have a great home, time and money yet keep coming against brick walls! Puppies certainly have their appeal, but thought I'd give a rescue dog a home but never expected to be treated in such a manner and either be ignored or insulted!

supersaver2

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Or get a puppy from a rescue organisation.

Getting a response from them would be a start!

suki1964

To be honest, two emails is hardly putting in a lot of effort into finding a dog

When I went looking for Alfie , it took me hundreds of calls and emails.

janninew

My experiences with rescues hasn't been great either. I do understand they are busy and volunteers but when I was looking I'm surprised they manage to re-home any animals, no responses for weeks and one I contacted wouldn't re-home if you had a job outside the home, so either retired or unemployed! Meanwhile back in the real world many dogs owners do work and manage to keep happy dogs using a spot of common sense.

Person_one

supersaver2 wrote: »

Not fishing, just very frustrated when I have a great home, time and money yet keep coming against brick walls! Puppies certainly have their appeal, but thought I'd give a rescue dog a home but never expected to be treated in such a manner and either be ignored or insulted!

You've been unlucky, and should inform that rescue what happened, but I had contact with probably about a dozen rescues when I was looking for my dogs and never experienced anything like that, they were all perfectly pleasant and polite even if they didn't let me have a dog!

If you want a rescue dog, you'll be able to get one (if I could, single full time shift worker in a flat with no outside space at the time) then literally anyone can. It just takes a bit more time and effort then finding an unscrupulous breeder on epupz or similar and handing over the cash.