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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It can be tough - we got turned down by a breed specific rescue after a home visit and it really was disappointing. We have a very nice suburban home with a yard and two sweet elementary school kids. My husband had the particular breed of dog growing up. We both work, but are only out of the house 2-3 days a week and we are committed to hiring a walker. I don’t know, the person who did the visit was retired and it seemed like she wanted someone that could focus on the dog like she could as a retired empty nester. We would give a dog tons of attention but, yes, we are a normal busy family like many that are successful dog owners. [/quote]

It might have been the dog, not you!  For example, maybe the dog had separation anxiety (or just a tendency to bark a lot when alone), so wouldn't do well during the workweek.  I volunteered for a local shelter for years and can think of several instances where perfectly lovely adopters were just not the right fit for the dog they liked the best, for lots of neutral reasons (lived near a busy street or lots of other dogs when the dog in question was reactive; worked long hours when the dog needed lots of physical AND mental stimulation; frequently entertained family when the dog wasn't good with kids, etc.).  
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Still ridiculous.  It’s a SHELTER DOG.  As long as they will walk, feed and love the dog, nothing else matters!   [/quote]

..[b].does it also not matter if the dog then gets stressed out [/b]and bites someone, because it was otherwise walked, fed, and loved?!  Your reply makes no sense.[/quote]

A volunteer from a rescue group isn’t going to be able to predict how a dog will act or react to a certain environment.  The home visits are a waste of time.

Reminds me of how one rescue makes you use hand sanitizer before touching puppies.  They say it’s because the puppies aren’t vaccinated yet.  Last time I checked, you can’t spread rabies or other illnesses from touching a dog.  [/quote]

There is quite an easy solution, a couple actually, for those of you who continue to bitch and moan about the rescue groups' rules: [b]go to a rural shelter and rescue an animal from the very overcrowded shelters out there[/b] (you will walk out with the dog of your choice on the spot); or don't go to a shelter at all.

These rescue groups are doing the best they can with what they have. And I for one am sick to death of the entitled people on here criticizing them. Are they perfect? No. Are they doing the best they can in most instances? Yes. Unless you're getting your hands dirty helping them out, and working to change policies based on whatever it is that makes you think you can do it better, then STFU.[/quote]

Please post some names of these!  [/quote]

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