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Originally Posted by megansmomma  With YHR each foster mom has the final say over who adopts. I of course only have Truman who it seems will be a forever foster  But I would look at each application with an open mind. The idea that only rescue would not adopt to a home with small children seems a little one sided. Many of the dogs in rescue come from home that had children or were from couples having children so they no longer wanted to keep their pets. It IS one of the leading reason to give up your pet. I am sorry that there are some that feel it is unfair that you are turned down because of having small children~I was too when my daughter was under 10 but that didn't stop me from trying and finally succeeding to have a rescue AND a puppy. It should be difficult to rescue because it is very easy to give up a pet. A rescue wants to make sure that you have impeccable vet references and will be a very stable loving FOREVER home. Rescues are all volunteers and give so much of their time to what they do that it would make your head spin. It is something that I am very passionate about.
It really bothers me when threads turn into "rescues are bad" because we work very hard at what we do. We try to do the best that we possibly can to make sure that those that are fortunate enough to have been saved will have the very best home. I would never disqualify someone because they had children if I had an appropriate foster looking for a home. I can tell you that Truman would never do well this kids. He is old and cannot see, gets underfoot and loud noises scare him to death. But if I had a younger pup I would consider anyone that was reasonable and a good match. All rescues are not the same. But good rescues will hold that bar HIGH!  |
What many people do not understand is that reputable breeders have the same high bar...and many don't sell their puppies to families with young children. They know these puppies are not products and they want the best for their dogs. They want to match the best puppy to the home they are going into.
I will also say every good rescue has a beginning point and what they ideally would like...doesn't mean everyone is accepted or rejected for those reasons..but a beginning. Rescue is always open if people can make a good case...but I can almost quarantee you that many of the phone calls that come in ask what the price of the dogs is first.....
..and then start screaming and cussing when we wouldn't adopt to this family. I have said many times, rescue is not a place to get an inexpensive dog.
One other point is that young families are busy and don't have the time in many cases for these dogs and everyone knows Yorkies demand a great deal of our time.
...They are also very difficult to housetrain...the majority of rescue's that I got were from families like this and I got 3 dogs because they bit the child so I do worry about this. Statistically speaking only 38% of all dogs and cats will remain in their first home for their entire lives and nationally,
over 50% of all adopted animals are no longer in their adoptive home after just the first year.