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Originally Posted by hha  I myself, don't understand, and I have stated this before..My g-kids were brought up from the time they were very young to love animals and not hurt them..they were taught if they wanted to hold the dog, they had to sit down with it, never hit them or play rough with them..I have seen older people treat their animals worse than I have a lot of children. I am so sorry people like yourself that would be a good home for a dog like this have gotten turned down..Makes you want to lie to these places sometimes, doesn't it?? |
Yep. Before I got Tucker, I was trying to rescue a dog, any dog really. They had some kind of a mixed breed that was 12 years old. She was about to be put to sleep, but seemed pretty sweet. I turned in an application for her and was turned down because of my four year old. This happened with several other dogs too. I even have a big back yard and a fence. I guess it really is because of their rough beginnings and they are afraid that kids won't mix well with rescues. While I understand this, it can be frustrating because I know my family could give a rescue dog a good home and with all the dogs that need homes it seems almost silly to buy a pup. But, in the end, that was the only choice I had. We love our puppy so much and my daughter is great with him.