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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - thanks all.

I think the process just isn't working right now, for us.  We have basically been rejected twice now for dogs that we  were interested in adopting.

We have talked a lot at home over the past month or two about what we are looking for.  We look at the dogs online.  We go to the adoption fair.  The volunteers are helpful and enthusiastic.  After a couple of times going to see the dogs, we settled on one.  We did the paperwork.  In the first instance, they did the home visit and basically told us that getting that particular dog was not a good idea.  The second time, after another fair and another round of paperwork, they just emailed us and said it wouldn't work out.

I totally understand that they are working hard to make a good match and their reasons, each time, have been understandable.  But we have a 7 year old who keeps getting her hopes up and then it doesn't work out.  So I guess I need to rethink this process.

We also have tried reaching out to the staff to ask them to suggest dogs for us (and have gone into detail about what we think we'd like), but then the suggestions that they send us are not aligned with what we've said we are looking for.  So it's pretty frustrating.[/quote]

I think you need to be more realistic then.  There is something about your home or your expected interactions with the dog that makes them hesitate.  Many rescues state up front that they will not adopt to families with children under a certain age. You might have the best of intentions but there is a disconnect between your intentions and the reality of having a dog in your home.  
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