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[quote=Anonymous]We had decided to adopt a dog and had done a ton of research before the quarantine, but hadn’t submitted any applications yet when the quarantine started. The breed-specific rescue we went through required a thorough application, multiple reference checks, reading 2 specific books, a 2 1/2 hour phone interview that had to include all adults in the household, a committee approving us as adopters, and a 1 1/2 hour home visit (virtual during quarantine) that had to include every member of the household. Only after all that would the rescue then recommend several dogs they thought would be a good match for our family (they won’t let anyone adopt a dog that they think won’t fit in well in that particular household).

There was a virtual meet-and-greet where potential adopters could see dogs they were interested in and ask questions of the dogs’ fosters. Finally, once we chose a dog, every member of the household had to meet the dog in person in order for the rescue to process the adoption. We met the dog at his foster home (outdoors, and masks required), where he’d been living for a couple weeks, and his fosters were able to tell us a lot about him.

When we adopted, we were given contact information for a volunteer behaviorist in case we had any problems and invited to join the rescue’s online community for adopters. The rescue called us to check in 7 days after the adoption and then 6 weeks after the adoption. They’ll follow up again later this year. I had a question about my dog and received responses from the rescue’s President, another volunteer, and 5-6 other adopters less than 24 hours after I posted to the online community.

I think very few dogs would be returned if everyone had to go through this much to adopt and then received this level of support, but I can definitely see why a lot of rescues just don’t have enough volunteers and resources to operate this way.[/quote]

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