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Originally Posted by CaptainLeroy  Thanks for replying - I feel a bit better already.
I ask because I recently surrendered my babies to YTNR. They both had emotional issues due to their first almost year of life in a puppy mill. The ONLY reason I gave them up was because they were so very afraid of my spouse - no abusive issues, just afraid from day one. They submissively peed and pooped any time my spouse was around. I could deal with the frequent accidents around the house and the barking, but after a year with us, I decided they would never be completely happy until they could feel completely safe, and that just was not going to happen in my house.
The day I signed them over was the worst day of my life. I know YTNR is a highly respected agency, and I KNOW they have my dogs' best interests at heart, but in the week I had been communicating with them, I was never once told about a contract, an irrevocable decision, losing all my rights and interests to my dogs, and certainly NEVER about the possibility that they may be euthanized! When I was handed the contract, I couldn't even read it, beyond IRREVOCABLE DECISION, because that's when my eyes clouded so with tears, I really don't even know what my own signature looks like on that contract. When I was finally able to read it later, I couldn't believe I had signed it.
I remembered later a couple of things I had forgotten to tell YTNR, so I contacted the foster mom and asked how my babies were doing. Specifically, I asked if they were afraid of anyone in the (foster) home. That question was left unanswered, but I was informed that my dogs were going to be moved out of state to another foster home! This only a few days after surrender, and after the assurance that YTNR tries everything within their powers to keep dogs in their home states! That leads me to believe that my dogs are fearful of someone in the foster home's family, and that leads me fear that they may be deemed "inappropriate for placement due to emotional issues."
I don't think I could live with myself if I found out that I had given my babies away only to face death in the arms of a stranger. |
That's a tough situation to be in, I feel for you. I have no knowledge or experience with that rescue, but it sounds like a reasonable contract. Their goal is to protect and do what's best for the dogs and remember that some people (NOT you) surrender dogs to rescues for very different reasons and sometimes they are coming from a home that was possibly neglectfull, so the rescue has to "cover their butts" and get 100% legal ownership if the dog.
I wouldn't worry too much though, they're probably placing them in a foster home with maybe only one person or maybe to someone who is good at rehabilitating dogs with emotional issues. I do know that when a dog has an unsolvable "issue" (such as bad with kids or cats or men), they try to find them an appropriate home taking those things into account, so that's most likely the situation with your dogs. I personaly think you made a sound, responsible decission to do what was best for your dogs so they can be in the right home for them and be happy
A good rescue won't foster or adopt a dog out to just anyone, they usually are very very strict about it, following up with home visits etc. I know you want to make sure they're ok, but I think at this point you should relax and let the rescue do their job. They know what they're doing
it just sometimes takes trial and error to find the right foster home to help the dogs get ready for the right forever home.