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Tillywilly

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I'm really dissapointed. A few of the rescues I have contacted wont even LOOK at me to rehome because I live in a flat and dont have 24/7 access to a garden.

I KNOW its their job to be picky but for goodness sake - I have an excellent home - plenty of walks..huge amounts of love and attention and they dont need to be alone all day.

Makes you wonder sometimes if Im better off just going out and PAYING for a puppy (and fueling the puppy-farm trade) just so I dont get told Im not good enough to rehome a homeless dog!

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I rate rescues so much but grr they aren't making it easy.
 
Maybe you need to speak to Cala
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Dont be downhearted, there are some rescues out there who will take your situation into account when deciding if you are suitable or not.
An instructor I worked whith as a WP lived on site so had no garden,was turned down by (I think) 8 rescue places before he found one that thought "hmm no garden BUT access to the yard all day-good home".
 
Thanks thats promising. I hope that will be the case because I really dont want to go spending hundreds on a puppy when I could give an older, homeless dog somewhere to call home!
 
TBH the rescue centre I last had contact with seemed more interested in accumulating animals rather than trying to rehome them. I know there are some fantastic places out there but everyone I know seems to have some story about daft rules and regs from a rescue centre. I was turned down as a fosterer for kittens because I work full time (short hours as a teacher!) and the kittens would have needed 3 meals a day - yes, morning, after work and late evening! The centre was apparently "desperate" for foster carers...
 
Don't feel downhearted at the first set back, it'll take a while and you'll probably have to try a lot of rescues, but there are so, so many to go at that you will find the right dog eventually, it just won't happen right away
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Obviously most rescues have the dogs' best interests at heart, which is why they are so careful, and not all dogs are going to be suited to living in a flat, but some will.
Buying a puppy is unlikely to be a good option whilst living in a flat with no garden, not least because this could make house training pretty tricky with the necessary half-hourly trips outside to the loo (day and night!).....and if the breeder is a reputable one you are likely to have the same reluctance from them as from the rescues.
Don't feel you have to 'fuel the puppy farm trade'.....this is the worst and most irresponsible thing you could do
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I know it's horrid to have to wait.....but you'll be glad you did when you're finally cuddling up to your perfect new friend
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Makes you wonder sometimes if Im better off just going out and PAYING for a puppy (and fueling the puppy-farm trade)

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Not all breeders are puppy farmers
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You could try a specific breed rescue, they may be able to help, or a private rescue - might not be as picky as somewhere like the RSPCA for example.

Or you could try asking round, see if anyone knows someone looking to rehome.

Must be really disappointing, hope you find something
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Not all breeders are puppy farmers, and it sounds as if you are implying that breeders don't vet the homes they sell to. I think you will find that most are very fussy. However, I have sold a GSD to a flat in Hackney, London! I wasn't convinced at first, but the lady produced loads of references from her vets, and the breeder of her previous dog. She actually had an allotment close to her flat, where she and her dogs spent a lot of their time, and she worked from home so the pup was very rarely left. She proved to give the dog a wonderful home and kept me constantly updated with photos of the dog in which she always looked a picture of health.

You will hopefully find a rescue kennel that is prepared to consider you in your circumstances, a garden certainly isn't everything. But please don't dismiss all breeders as puppy farmers.
 
Having no garden is not ideal but neither is being kennelled for 23 hours a day in a rescue centre! I understand that they have to find the best home possible but sometimes I do wonder about the criteria. 8 years ago I was turned down by a rescue because I worked more than 4 hours a day. How does a single person afford a dog if they DON'T work more than 4 hours a day? I always came home at lunchtime and took them for a walk and they had access to the garden 24/7 and the dog I picked had been at the rescue for 6 months! .........so I lied and said I'd dropped my hours and had him anyway and he was the happiest and most lovely friend for the next 7 years.
 
BOO TO RESCUES
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U cheeky mare
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Lol...right in some cases...dogs will need 24 hour or immediate access to an enclosed space/garden.....esp those not fully house trained...most dogs in rescues have bounced backwards and forwards more times than a ball
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so its best to try and match a suitable home sooner rather than later and to 1 rather than 5....do u get me
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even if it means holding onto a dog for a longer period
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We have/do indeed rehome to people with flats....we never...just say...NO....we always do a home check first....and if we have a dog suitable....we will indeed rehome into a flat....we would not give a puppy or a dog struggling with toilet training....but we would match up a more mature fully house trained dog....and its easier for us to determine this...as our dogs are kept in a home environment and not kenneled
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but we always have a chat and carry out a home check to determine each situation on there own merits.

Where abouts are u?
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Hello and thanks for replies - its not that I dont have a garden - I have a decent sized garden - but as a first floor flat the dogs wont have ad-lib access to it (ie through a dogflap or backdoor) I work 5 mins from home so the dogs would get put out in mylunch hour and walked before and after work.

I dont think at all that all breeders are puppy famers - I just think that its so hard nowerdays to root through the poop to get to the good breeders that all to often you end up getting pup simply because finding reputable breeders takes so long (maybe thats just MY area though!)

I am based in the Cardiff/newport area of Wales.
 
Pah
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We are living proof that you can live in an apartment and have a sane happy dog. I understand that not all breeds are suitable for apartment living, but Stella has a great life--three long walks a day, agility classes, shopping (
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), playdates, doggie daycare, a walker, squillions of dogs to play with...

Perhaps you can contact breed rescue and go down that route?
 
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Hello and thanks for replies - its not that I dont have a garden - I have a decent sized garden - but as a first floor flat the dogs wont have ad-lib access to it (ie through a dogflap or backdoor) I work 5 mins from home so the dogs would get put out in mylunch hour and walked before and after work.

I dont think at all that all breeders are puppy famers - I just think that its so hard nowerdays to root through the poop to get to the good breeders that all to often you end up getting pup simply because finding reputable breeders takes so long (maybe thats just MY area though!)

I am based in the Cardiff/newport area of Wales.

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EEkkkk...u are a fair way away....
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, I wud have had no probs coming and meeting u and giving u a home check for a potential doggi
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if u didnt live a weeks drive away
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Several years ago, we wanted a rescue RABBIT (as a companion for a recently breaved bun) from Wood Green rescue but were told that as I could not allow it 7 days a week in a 10'x10' grass run, I could not have a bunny; the fact that I could offer it 4 days plus total freedom of my large rabbit-proof garden plus free run of my 10'x12' shed at other times didn't count.......went elsewhere.....
 
When we went to our local rescue they didn't want to know because we lived in a flat, even though we kept telling them the dog will rarely be left alone as i work nights and OH works days so nearly always someone home with it! They said there policy was to only rehome to ground floor flats?! Apart from a flight of stairs i don't really see what the difference is as you'd still have to make a conscious effort to let the dog out.
We then tried the dogs trust (NCDL), and we now have a 18month jack russel!
It was annoying get turned away for living in a flat, we were being sensible and only wanted a small dog as we didn't have as much room, and to be fair our dog probably gets more walks than other dogs as we have to take her out! Just because someone has a garden doesn't make them a good owner, and makes it easier just to kick the dog out in the garden if you can't be bothered with it!
So don't give up!
 
My neighbours wanted a dog and fell in love with a ten year old mongrel that had been in local dog home unwanted for over a year. They were turned down because the dog wasn't used to children under eight, theres are five and seven. would be a lovely home, on a farm and maybe no one else will come forward for this dog. they tried several times, visited with the kids etc and have now given up and are getting a puppy.
surely anyone offering a home for a rescue animal shouldn't be turned down unless its for a very good reason. our local sspca centre always has lots of bunnies and when i tried to get one for my ten yearold daughter was told they only rehome to adults !!!!
 
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I know the feeling
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OH and I are not allowed to rehome dogs from most charities as OH is in the RAF. This is despite the fact we have a large house with doggy doors, large garden, live in the countryside, have no kids, and can take dogs to work.
 
I tried to rehome a dog about 9 years ago now and was told no.
I own 6 acres of land (not attached to the house), own horses so am at the yard twice a day, large garden, good training skills and could offer a loving home to a dog.
I was refused because I work all day AND because I had horses?! Logic being? It would have 2 decent runs a day and walked at lunchtime etc etc.
In the end I took on an ex-breeding GSD who was goign to be put down as she couldn't have puppies, she was 3 when I got her and she was the most loved dog ever, turning her from a nervous scared dog into a cuddly bear! :O)
Unfortunately I had to have her put down 2 years ago now due to a nerve problem and her little mate (my other dog a Jack Russell) pined after her so bought a Rottie pup in February this year :O)
 
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