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Originally Posted by circi  I'm going to play the bad guy on this one and give you a different point of view than others. Coming from years of rescue experience, I've never seen a bonded pair that didn't do okay without the other as long as they were rehomed into a family that had another dog to keep them company. The only exception to this are seniors who have been together their entire lives.
In an ideal world 2 dogs who have lived together would stay together, but the fact is - it's not easy to find a good home with space and the desire to take both and it's better to find a great home for each dog individually than make the pair sit in foster care until an acceptable home can be found IMHO.
Yes there are plenty of rescues who will agree to only adopt them out as a pair, but your babies are likely to be in foster care for months.
What is more important to you - the boys finding the best possible homes as quickly as possible, or making sure they stay together? |
Don't ever believe that quick placements are always the answer. The goal in rescue should be to find the home that best fits each pup...and if that is a pair so be it. I have learned in all of my years of experience that you cannot ever predict what pup(s) will be most easily placed. I have seen tiny pups sit without apps (those that so many think go quickly) while someone has come along wanting a larger pup. I have seen special needs pups go to someone who wanted to make a difference in the life of a special pup. This goes on and on.....but to make a blanket statement that singles go faster than pairs is just not true in my experience.
As to your comment about bonded pairs doing okay when split up....how would you know that it was the best for them if you had not seen them together? Sure they do ok...they don't have a choice!!
As to the comment about being in foster care for months...some stay for years. Foster homes should be the same as a forever home ... just as good..and the adoptive home in the end should be equal to or better than that foster home. Our foster homes go through the same process to foster as people do to adopt.