I don't want to start a big debate here, but I agree. One poster here was rejected for an adoption, but then ended up getting selected because the first choice adopter did not even show up to pick up the dog. So that rescue's criteria may have been very stringent, but apparently did not screen out someone who wasn't very interested in adopting and not even responsible enough to notify anyone of their change of heart.
I've ordered Winograd's latest book off of amazon:
Amazon.com: Irreconcilable Differences: The...
It looks like he has two books out.