We got a puppy from PetConnect Rescue last year pretty easily. They were great to work with. We visited three puppies in different foster homes. The one I thought was the best fit was actually one I first visited on my own; I went back to meet her with my husband and kids a few days later and she came home with us that night.

The whole process took a couple of weeks, including filling out paper work, having a home visit (just someone stopping by to say hi; nothing really intrusive), and then visiting and picking a dog.

I fostered my dog when she was a puppy. She was too small to be spayed at 8 weeks, so I kept her for 4 weeks as a foster, took her back for her surgery, then adopted her. Others were able to take the rest of her litter home right away.

I think what bothers me about many of these rescue groups is that they are prejudiced against normal people with kids and jobs.

I don't think of my kids as liabilities - they are both dog lovers who grew up with a dog from very young ages. They are respectful and caring around animals. We would like to replace our dog who died a couple years ago, but honestly, after all that they have been through, I don't want to play the games of home visits and contingencies. I just want a dog that they can love.

I have income for the vet care, a nice house with a fenced yard, a flexible job and retired relatives who can stop by every day. I've had dogs my entire life and I know how it all works.

I'm just tired of playing games.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's easy to Google how annoying and psychotic rescue groups are. I would never deal with one. It's easier to go to a breeder. Breeders have retired dogs to "rescue".

Doing what is easy doesn't equate with doing what is right.
Breeders breed dogs for profit.

I like how you phrased that. Please reconsider rescuing.

It appears that lots of people are trying to rescue but few are succeeding.

I've had great luck with adopting from county-run (kill) shelters. Most will let you interact enough with the pet to make a pretty good judgment call and if you talk with the staff, they can sometimes tell you about the dog. They also generally don't turn away potential adopters unless there is a genuine problem.

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Anonymous wrote:It's easy to Google how annoying and psychotic rescue groups are. I would never deal with one. It's easier to go to a breeder. Breeders have retired dogs to "rescue".

Doing what is easy doesn't equate with doing what is right.
Breeders breed dogs for profit.

So what, doctors profit off of you getting sick. What is your point? It's not free to take care of a dog. Are you the income police?

The process is entirely unappealing so what is "right" is to do what gets the desired result, which is bringing a dog home to love.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's easy to Google how annoying and psychotic rescue groups are. I would never deal with one. It's easier to go to a breeder. Breeders have retired dogs to "rescue".

Doing what is easy doesn't equate with doing what is right.
Breeders breed dogs for profit.

I like how you phrased that. Please reconsider rescuing.

It appears that lots of people are trying to rescue but few are succeeding.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's easy to Google how annoying and psychotic rescue groups are. I would never deal with one. It's easier to go to a breeder. Breeders have retired dogs to "rescue".

Doing what is easy doesn't equate with doing what is right.
Breeders breed dogs for profit.

I like how you phrased that. Please reconsider rescuing.

I have fostered for wolf trap, definitely check them out. They have tons of puppies.

huh, i'm one of the posters who adopted from a rescue no problem. i'm surprised people have had such bad experiences. we talked to a couple of rescues and i have a friend who works at another, and they were all very encouraging, despite plenty of reasons someone might give us a hard time. i dunno, we didn't have any kids at the time but were pretty frank that we intended to do so. we work out of the home but had done research on dogwalkers and doggie daycare. we have a row house with a postage stamp yard - so a place to go pee in a pinch but not a place to run and play.

Do rescue organizations not want to give dogs to people with kids?

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Anonymous wrote:Hard.

I wanted to adopt a dog from a rescue.

None would agree to it. I was disqualified, again and again.

I worked, but out of the house. (I work 15 mins away and could come back at least 1-2 times during the day).
I wanted to crate train/crate during the day. (sorry, but not knowing the dog and their behaviors, I didn't want to just let it roam free...)
I have kids (9 and 12, but they were slightly younger 2 years ago).
I don't have a fenced yard.

Unless you stay home all day, have a fenced yard and don't have any kids, forget about it.

I ended up with a puppy from a reputable breeder.

OP here, you sound like me! I have two kids (tweens) and although I have a fenced yard and could come home at lunchtime to take the dog out, have been rejected twice.

I am 13:51 and got a pup from a breeder too. FF 2 years and now I work from home and have a fence. My dog is the happiest dog in the world. I wish I could have adopted but I was denied.

Anonymous wrote:Hard.

I wanted to adopt a dog from a rescue.

None would agree to it. I was disqualified, again and again.

I worked, but out of the house. (I work 15 mins away and could come back at least 1-2 times during the day).
I wanted to crate train/crate during the day. (sorry, but not knowing the dog and their behaviors, I didn't want to just let it roam free...)
I have kids (9 and 12, but they were slightly younger 2 years ago).
I don't have a fenced yard.

Unless you stay home all day, have a fenced yard and don't have any kids, forget about it.

I ended up with a puppy from a reputable breeder.

OP here, you sound like me! I have two kids (tweens) and although I have a fenced yard and could come home at lunchtime to take the dog out, have been rejected twice.

Hard.

I wanted to adopt a dog from a rescue.

None would agree to it. I was disqualified, again and again.

I worked, but out of the house. (I work 15 mins away and could come back at least 1-2 times during the day).
I wanted to crate train/crate during the day. (sorry, but not knowing the dog and their behaviors, I didn't want to just let it roam free...)
I have kids (9 and 12, but they were slightly younger 2 years ago).
I don't have a fenced yard.

Unless you stay home all day, have a fenced yard and don't have any kids, forget about it.

I ended up with a puppy from a reputable breeder.

The Montgomery County Humane Society location in Rockville Maryland often has puppies less than one year old and I have seen a large variety of breeds. Not pitbull mixes. It appears most of the pitbulll mixes go to the location off of Muncaster Mill Road

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Anonymous wrote:It's easy to Google how annoying and psychotic rescue groups are. I would never deal with one. It's easier to go to a breeder. Breeders have retired dogs to "rescue".

Doing what is easy doesn't equate with doing what is right.
Breeders breed dogs for profit.

Not all of them. Many only breed a few pups at a time and have first dibs if you ever need to get rid of the dog. Not talking about puppy mills here, but breeders who actually love the breed.