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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, tell us what did you decide?[/quote]

Tommy is still available on their website so....[/quote]

OP here--Lucky Dog is a rotten organization and never want to deal with these people again. I asked them at the end of last week if when he arrives off transport, if we could bring the family to meet him for like 5-10 minutes and then sign whatever commitment paperwork we needed to sign to take him in for the two week trial that they require for their off transport adoptions.  They refused--they said we had to sign first and commit to taking him before we could even say hello. I told them in so many words that I found that rigidity disappointing because I just needed to make sure he's not going to be freaked out by kids before committing to taking him and you can usually tell right away and given that they had ZERO information to tell me about him, (other than that he seems good with other dogs), I just couldn't commit without seeing him first.  So, they called me the next day and said he's on his way up and will be going to a foster home that afternoon and they'd be happy to arrange a virtual visit so we can see him and then decide. I said great, let's do it! We had the virtual visit today and he seemed exactly as I had pictured--super chill, super sweet, seemed like a great dog. The foster noted that in the two day she had him, he seemed a little shy around men at first, but warmed up once he got to know them, and in saying this, she noted her dad is tall and she noticed he was shy around tall men, but again, he warmed right up once he knew to trust and did not run away or hide--just wasn't super friendly at first. I said okay, my husband is 6'3" but i'm sure they'll be fine together once he meets us and sees we're nice people.  She also noted he gets a little jumpy when you're coming through the door, but in a happy, non-aggressive way and probably just needs some training to alleviate that. I said, no problem, I grew up with dogs, am familiar with jumping and we can handle that (I also told the adoption coordinator this when we were going through pre-approval, that jumping would not be a dealbreaker for me).  No other problems whatsoever and he was basically just sniffing around, playing and having a great time while we were on the phone. Seemed like a super sweet, totally playful guy.  We got off the phone, contacted the adoption coordinator immediately and said he seems great, we're ready to proceed! We're getting a dog! Yayyy!

A few hours went by and I was sort of worried they hadn't gotten back to me, but figured they were busy. Well, we just got an email from them that said something along the lines of they had talked to the foster and were concerned that he seems shy around men, mentioned that I had mentioned my husband is tall,  and that they think he could jump and knock over my kids, and that basically, they want to make sure they find the right home for the dog., and have other people interested in he dog that they want to talk, as well.  And they said something like, we just want to avoid having the dog change homes again if these behavior concerns don't work out for you.  So, two days ago, they were willing to hand me this dog totally sight unseen, claiming that we can seek training for any concerns we have with the dog, wanting me to commit to this animal with no information in hand, and NOW they're suddenly super interested in making sure the dog is placed in a good, forever home?!? Which, apparently must either be female-only or with short men?  Where was that intent two days ago?  I've never heard such insanity in my life.  I basically let them know this was completely disheartening and shocking that they would allow a virtual visit under the pretense of adoption, and then basically say they have other families interested and can't consider us for these behavior concerns, which frankly, really aren't concerns. Not to mention, maybe they should have spoken to the foster first before putting us on the phone with her to see what concerns, if any she has? 
Anyway, I think they're an adoption mill rather than a puppy mill and were pissed that we made them find a foster home for this dog instead of taking it off their hands immediately like they wanted us to, and are basically passing us over for that reason.  Their logic makes no sense and I'm done dealing with this organization.  [/quote]

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