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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]

The problem is more that while there are plenty of dogs up for adoption each rescue group has a limited number. You almost need to work with multiple rescues to find the right dog but the process is so time intensive doing a home visit and all the interviews with 20 different places isn't pragmatic.

I'd suggest working with 304 rescues and choose ones that have a large dog inventory or that are breed specific to the type of dog you want. With the breed specific ones you have a better chance of a match if you know that the characteristics of that breed match your lifestyle.

[b]In the end we just gave up on rescue as we couldn't find one in our area that would take a family with kids and 2 working parents.[/b] We ended going to a breeder. We absolutely love this dog and its worked out great. I had originally wanted to avoid the puppy phase but it was fine.

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That is ridiculous.  It's not like that everywhere.  I've since moved from DC and in my new area rescues and shelters are far more focused on getting dogs into safe loving homes than they are about giving them the "perfect," pampered life.  I love dogs, but come on - it is a DOG.  [/quote]

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