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Originally Posted by Buster Brown  You know many of us that love and treat our dogs wonderfully DO NOT HAVE BACKYARDS! I live in LA and many people live in apartments. I tried to get a Yorkie from a rescue but since I did not have a back yard I was refused. I understand how a bigger dog could use a yard but with a Yorkie what is the difference between hanging out in your backyard or going to a park to play. Many people have dogs that they just put out in their yard and never interact with and it's not like you can just leave your Yorkie out in the yard between predatory animals and predatory people it is just not safe! I do feel that rescue's should take into consideration that not everybody in urban areas have the luxury of owning or renting a home but still could be great dog guardians. |
I agree with you 100%. We do place small dogs with people who live in apartments, (I just processed such an application) as long as the applicant can prove dogs are allowed in the building. We would never match the apartment adopter with a hyper "barker", and the dog would have to be leash trained. Fenced yards are required dogs that are flight risks. Since my Lola was leash trained and very low key, Md. Pet Match allowed me to adopt her without having a fenced yard. We were renting then.
I'm sorry that the rescue refused to place a Yorkie with you. It does seem unfair. I'm guessing that the rescue was flooded with good applications for that particular dog, so they tightened the criteria in order to whittle down the the number of eligible adopters. I can't speak for other rescues though.