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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]OP here - in the first instance, they felt that the dog was likely to jump our fence and run away.  It was a mix, but mostly hound, and we have one section of fence that's lower than the rest.  (I think they envisioned us letting the dog into the back yard and then ignoring it, which is not our intention at all.  We would like to eventually be able to just let the dog out, but I assume that for a long time - maybe even a year - we will need to be right there with the dog when s/he is out in the back yard.)

The second time, they said that they have found that the particular dog is very unhappy when by itself, and that we were going to be leaving it alone too much, due to our work schedules.  (Again, it's sort of a yes & no.  We currently are gone from the house for up to 9 hours at a time, but starting in July it will be more like 6 hours)

Thanks to everyone for the feedback & suggestions - we are going to continue to look and to refine our expectations![/quote]

I don't think those are unreasonable factors in rejecting you.  They probably know the one dog could be a jumper and that the other had some separation anxiety.  They should have known that ahead of time but still reasonable reasons.[/quote]

OP- I agree - I did not mean at all that those are unreasonable factors.  I was just answering the question about why we got rejected.  I think the frustration stems from feeling like we are being judged, rather than they are working with us, and also the disconnect between the enthusiasm of the volunteers at the events (who are all about how great the dog would be for us) and then the skepticism/rejection from the "coordinator" person.[/quote]

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