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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I always thought it didn't make a lot of sense that rescues won't adopt to people with young kids but they are ready to burn people at the stake that give up pets because they have kids. [/quote]

I think that's because people with kids are the most likely to give up the dogs.  The rescues don't want a dog going in and out of homes, which makes it less adoptable.  At some shelters, if a dog is returned it cannot be adopted out again.  So they are really trying to save the dog and have the dogs' best interest in mind.

HOwever, what the rescues say officially and what they do may be different. We found that if you showed dog experience, shelters were much more willing to adopt to a family with kids.  The story we got from one person was that puppies nip, so they didn't like to send puppies to houses with kids. But once we said we were aware that puppies nip/jump/have accidents and that we planned to train our dog, the doors were open wide.  I think too many people imagine a cute little puppy to play with their toddler without realizing that there is a TON of work involved in bringing a new dog home.  Add in a demanding toddler and its a recipe for disaster for an unsuspecting family and a tragedy for the dog.[/quote]

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