My name is Amy and our family adopted a beautiful little goldendoodle from Diane over a month ago. Molly is the light of our life! We, too, were hesitant to adopt from someone another state and were concernced scams or a puppy mill situation. Needless to say, it was a fantastic experience!! We applied to 2 different rescues here in AZ. It took 8 weeks to even get a reply from one of them. Not only that, but both rescues wanted $800 to $1,200 for a puppy.
We felt much better after joining the yahoo forum and seeing all the wonderful photos and things people had to say about the dogs they have adopted over time. Diane was very informative and kept us in the loop at all times. She also has helped with advice after getting our little girl home.
Yes, I came to this forum as a result of reading other people talking about it on our forum. That is kind of what people do...talk through their forums. I am NOT Diane pretending to be someone else. I am pianist in the Army with over 20 years stationed with the 36th Army Band at Fort Huachuca.
My husband and I had been wanting to add a dog to our family for years but waited until we are at the end of our careers in order to provide a stable and loving home for one. My husband retired last fall and we have been looking for the right fit for our family since. This search included local shelters all the way up to rescues all over the US. We wanted a dog mixed with a poodle due to our daughter's allergies. We also wanted a puppy so our kitties
(ages 10 and 3) hopefully wouldn't feel as intimidated. So far, so good.
I just wanted to add my two cents to this conversation. Whether you want to take it as food for thought or ridicule me, is up to you. If you would like to see pics of our beautiful Molly
, I can send some. We intend to adopt another dog (an adult) when we are ready and will definitely be looking at petsneedingpeople as a resource.
