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[quote=Anonymous]We just brought our rescue dog home on Friday.  We do refer to him as a rescue because he came from a rescue group.  He was in a rural, high kill SC shelter with little/no hope of being adopted.  It may not have been a burning building but he was rescued from certain death.  The rescue group did the rescuing because they took him out of that situation without knowing if he'd be adopted and they have a no kill policy.  We haven't told a lot of people he's a rescue dog because, frankly, we haven't encountered many people while walking him.  But, we will because there are thousands of amazing dogs waiting to be adopted.

The adoption process was a very positive experience for us.  Yes, the rescue groups have their own applications and you often have to have references and a home inspection.  But, the applications are easy to fill out and if one group has done an inspection, other groups will contact the inspector and accept the results.  Once approved, you can pretty much adopt any dog in their inventory.  Of course, none of the dogs we were looked at before we were approved were available but we knew there were lots of dogs that we could be happy with.  The adoption coordinators from the various groups were very helpful.  We have 3 kids and this was our first family pet.  We needed a dog with the right temperament and we appreciated the fosters who steered us in the right direction.  We didn't expect the dog to be exactly like it was for the foster because our homes are different but they knew the dog well enough to know if it would be a good family dog.

We don't think we're better than any because we 'rescued' a dog.  Our next door neighbors recently got a puppy from a breeder and so did a friend.  They're very happy with their choices.  So are we.  [/quote]

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