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Originally Posted by Poochieheaven  I recently got turned down from a rescue because I didn't have a fenced in yard. The first words out of their mouth when I called was "do you have another dog and do you have a fenced in yard?" No other questions...I was heart broken as the dog I was interested in was what I was looking for and had been in the foster home since september. |
Wow, just wow. When we adopted Bear, we specifically stated that the reason we were glad we did not have a fenced in yard was that our purpose for acquiring him was to help in DH's rehabilitation. It would be too easy to just open a door and let him go out on his own with a fenced yard. This way, DH was forced to leash and walk him everytime he needed to go out. It is still that way. We have the four dogs and no fences. All dogs require leashing before stepping outside, other than that they are strictly indoor dogs, from 80lbs to 5 or 6lbs.
I cannot imagine depriving a dog a home because all you are offering is the run of your entire residence instead of the shelter's small cage...wow.