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ladyjane, I think you misunderstood at least part of my post. I didn't say breeders should be less stringent.

Fosters are often not ideal for pets for a variety of reasons, the simplest being that some of the dogs may not like each other. Almost by definition, if you are rescuing, you are not "family planning" the way you would if you just have just a few dogs, and you're planning to stick with those for the next fifteen years +. And generally, I think dogs are happiest when they are in a permanent situation with a stable number of family members. So for me, while a dog can stay in permanent foster, I do not see that as a success story.

Obviously it can be a different story if you are picking the really hard luck cases that need major rehab work and are not likely to ever be adopted. There's a continuum between a high volume shelter and a permanent home. It sounds like you are a lot closer on the scale to a home.

I'm not saying this as a personal criticism in any way, which appears to be how you have taken it. I'm simply trying to explain my perspective on how a rescue should operate to do the most good. They don't all have to have the same goals. However, IMO, it's not helpful for people to get rejected over and over by rescues, and I was trying to explain part of that.