Dog Adoption Without Info About Dog

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Anonymous wrote:OP, any update? Did your family make any progress on finding a dog?

OP here-- we ended up getting a lab puppy from a breeder. We had been working diligently with a lab rescue, as we were primarily seeking a lab or lab/mix, but we have a cat, and the majority of their rescues cannot go to homes with cats if the dog has never had exposure to a cat, and we were also knocked out of a few potential adoptions with them because we have a child under the age of 10. Their puppy requirements were so stringent and the demand for puppy rescues were so high with them, that we couldn't go that route either. We continued to keep our eye out at other rescue orgs after our Lucky Dog experience, but I tried contacting some and never even heard back. A good friend of ours put in a word with their breeder, a reputable lab breeder in the area, and we were able to get on the list for a puppy fairly quickly by referral. Given the age of our cat (ancient) and that one of our kids is elementary age, and our desire to move quickly with bringing a dog into our home, this seemed like the best option for us. I do think most rescue organizations are doing an amazing job out there, especially in the current environment and these are just extra challenging times for adoption given the high demand. Rescue organizations do seem to have requirements in place that often times have unintended consequences such as going to a breeder instead, but I do understand why they have those requirements in place.

I have three children under the age of 5 and a cat and I was approved as a puppy adopter by Lucky Dog. It took a month to get approved because of their backlog but they didn't blink an eye so not sure why you think that would prevent you from getting a puppy through them. It sounds like you were just impatient and using that as an excuse to get a dog from a puppy mill.

We weren't trying to get a puppy from Lucky Dog. We were trying from a lab rescue and their requirements were stringent. No very young children (with very few exceptions), etc. We did not go through a puppy mill. We went through a reputable, well-established breeder who takes excellent care of her labs. I am a proponent of rescuing animals. Just wasn't the right time for us on this one. Perhaps we were impatient, but we had to do what's best for us

Tommy wasn't a lab from your description so you clearly were not set on adopting a lab. If Lucky Dog and another rescue (the one you said you were looking for a lab rescue puppy at) both refused to adopt to you then I am thinking the issue is with you and I think that whatever breeder adopted to you is, in fact, not reputable and just sells to whoever ponies up the cash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, any update? Did your family make any progress on finding a dog?

OP here-- we ended up getting a lab puppy from a breeder. We had been working diligently with a lab rescue, as we were primarily seeking a lab or lab/mix, but we have a cat, and the majority of their rescues cannot go to homes with cats if the dog has never had exposure to a cat, and we were also knocked out of a few potential adoptions with them because we have a child under the age of 10. Their puppy requirements were so stringent and the demand for puppy rescues were so high with them, that we couldn't go that route either. We continued to keep our eye out at other rescue orgs after our Lucky Dog experience, but I tried contacting some and never even heard back. A good friend of ours put in a word with their breeder, a reputable lab breeder in the area, and we were able to get on the list for a puppy fairly quickly by referral. Given the age of our cat (ancient) and that one of our kids is elementary age, and our desire to move quickly with bringing a dog into our home, this seemed like the best option for us. I do think most rescue organizations are doing an amazing job out there, especially in the current environment and these are just extra challenging times for adoption given the high demand. Rescue organizations do seem to have requirements in place that often times have unintended consequences such as going to a breeder instead, but I do understand why they have those requirements in place.

I have three children under the age of 5 and a cat and I was approved as a puppy adopter by Lucky Dog. It took a month to get approved because of their backlog but they didn't blink an eye so not sure why you think that would prevent you from getting a puppy through them. It sounds like you were just impatient and using that as an excuse to get a dog from a puppy mill.

We weren't trying to get a puppy from Lucky Dog. We were trying from a lab rescue and their requirements were stringent. No very young children (with very few exceptions), etc. We did not go through a puppy mill. We went through a reputable, well-established breeder who takes excellent care of her labs. I am a proponent of rescuing animals. Just wasn't the right time for us on this one. Perhaps we were impatient, but we had to do what's best for us

Tommy wasn't a lab from your description so you clearly were not set on adopting a lab. If Lucky Dog and another rescue (the one you said you were looking for a lab rescue puppy at) both refused to adopt to you then I am thinking the issue is with you and I think that whatever breeder adopted to you is, in fact, not reputable and just sells to whoever ponies up the cash.

I disagree. I bet OP’s puppy is living the good life. Rescues have just been overwhelmed with applications and can afford to be extremely picky right now.

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Anonymous wrote:Dogs from Lucky Dog ARE from a puppy mill. Do you think those puppy mill owners are stupid? They sell the mutts to the rescues.

wow, I had no idea. Disgusting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/dog-auction-rescue-groups-donations/?utm_term=.2ea68793d8f3

Sheesh. You might as well “rescue” an individual puppy from the mill yourself, and cut out the middleman.