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Originally Posted by livingdustmops  I know this is a sore subject for you and I am glad you are doing your own thing but age is a factor (many rescues won't tell you this) and frankly I have never seen a shelter really screen their dogs. Shelters usually by law have to move the animals in x number of days and so they gamble the dog will work well with the new owners. They know 50% of them will be returned.
Now the Humane Society is a private organization and is not what I consider a shelter like a city pound but I have not seen them make home visits but have to determine adopting with very little information and the concern of being sued. These dogs are safer than a pound but they have to make room also...
A breed rescue I believe does the best job as long as it is a reputable rescue...they will do home visits, they will look at many things...and will place the best intest of the dog over the humans. These dogs are in a safe home and can be a little more fussy.
So was it a shelter, humane society or a reputable breed rescue... |
The shelter I volunteer at is a no kill shelter and they are there for life or until adopted. The amount of vet bills and the loving, underpaid staff who work with these babies daily is amazing. At first I thought they turned away too many perspective owners but after seeing the amount of animals returned 1,2 or 3 times for stupid reasons, I see why they are so picky.