Anonymous wrote:I often see posts of folks looking for a rescue dog that would be good for a family, not elderly and not a pitt mix. I'm on lucky dog looking (can't take another dog, but I am browsing!), and say two ones that look really great -- a young spaniel, and a 3-year old flat-coated retriever, both currently in So Carolina.

https://toolkit.rescuegroups.org/javascript/v2.0/template1?animalID=19113930&key=Mqr6gy1W

https://toolkit.rescuegroups.org/javascript/v2.0/template1?animalID=19067996&key=Mqr6gy1W

Also this adorable australian shephard mix (but those are often tough dogs to own!):

https://toolkit.rescuegroups.org/javascript/v2.0/template1?animalID=19119871&key=Mqr6gy1W

PIT mix

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Anonymous wrote:I'd have to drive all the way to SC?

Lucky Dog brings a lot of dogs up from SC that would be euthanized in the shelters down there. Part of the adoption fee goes towards that transport. My yellow lab mix is thru Lucky Dog and was found running in a rural road down there at 10 mos. He’s lovely, he’s 12 this month ( we think) and has cancer but he and my daughter are besties and he had been the most loving dog.

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Lucky Dog and Lost Dog are great bets. You can often tell by looking at a dog what breed. If not, then pass.

Sure, you can make a breed guess by looking at a photo, but you aren't going to be able to tell whether or not it is a good dog for you. You have no idea about its personality or behavior. That's a terrible way to pick a dog.

Which is why you need to communicate wiht the Adoption Coordinator for whatever rescue group you work with to determine what type of dog would fit best. Everyone strives for a good fit.

We got our first family dog from Lucky Dog (he was found running at large in SC, picked up by the county which runs a high-kill shelter and then pulled out by one of Lucky Dog's partner groups there). We've fostered for them and for a couple other rescue groups. As fosters, we provide a lot of feedback to the rescue group and often meet prospective adopters. We're very clear on our experiences (I've got 3 kids and started fostering when the oldest was about 10).

Sometimes a dog's true personality isn't apparent until the dog has been with you for a while. We've had more than 1 foster that was fine the first 2-4 weeks and then, as the dog became more comfortable, things changed. We had to stop fostering 1 dog because she became too territorial and another because he wouldn't stop harrassing our little 10lb dog (we also have an 86lb dog). We've also fostered dogs that were returned because of a poor fit with the family.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd have to drive all the way to SC?

Lucky Dog brings a lot of dogs up from SC that would be euthanized in the shelters down there. Part of the adoption fee goes towards that transport. My yellow lab mix is thru Lucky Dog and was found running in a rural road down there at 10 mos. He’s lovely, he’s 12 this month ( we think) and has cancer but he and my daughter are besties and he had been the most loving dog.

+1

Lucky Dog and Lost Dog are great bets. You can often tell by looking at a dog what breed. If not, then pass.

Sure, you can make a breed guess by looking at a photo, but you aren't going to be able to tell whether or not it is a good dog for you. You have no idea about its personality or behavior. That's a terrible way to pick a dog.