It's not always a case of we don't want to home "rescues"

littlemisslauren said:
Haha! I have heard some crazy rumours that some people hoover EVERY day, when there are no guests?? The madness!
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I'd be neck deep if I didn't. :p

I hoover again if guests are due later in the day! :o

Cayla, I am intensely curious as to whether you'd pass my house, after all I have basically no garden but I am also not a lazy scrote. :p

And MM, Evie will miraculously produce a short coated black male and it will come and live with meeee. :D
 
CAYLA said:
Well I did get an incling, she sounded nice, but the whole "being way to inpatient" was getting on me nerves, as these tend to be the worst kind of homes where the dog bounces right back:rolleyes: and when she mentioned the area it filled me with dread:o
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Thing is sometimes you are over sensitive and just because someone sounds dodgy on the phone they might be lovely in person, it's very difficult and I rarely refuse to even do a HC even if I suspect it will be a waste of time, but the odd time alarm bells ring with the first phone call (or email even..I'm not the best speller but please!!) and I just don't bother taking it further. Our problem round here is with lurchers and terriers, we get some right dodgy old fella's ringing!! We don't mind certain one's going to working homes but when we suggest homechecks and ask where the dog will be sleeping it's the shock reaction that why on earth would we expect it to be anywhere other than tied outside a wooden kennel all night in all weathers!! Lol!! I don't mind a nice heated kennel for some of the working types but the rope and chain I do object to and it's hard to explain to old farmers of our policies.
 
Our last home check sounded just like that. They thought a wheelie made a good garden gate and we couldn't make it futher than a foot into the garden to check the fencing as it was full of shoulder high brambles! And to top it off the lady hadn't even bothered to get dressed - she was in pj's :eek::eek::eek: Quite glad they didn't offer us a cuppa ;)
 
Before one of the Spaniels I had from the Spaniel Rescue came, they rang me ,while talking to the chap he said to me "I know you, you come to the same shoot as I do (I worked 2 dogs on that shoot) that was it he was happy and we got a lovely little dog, nervous but once in a calm family situation he was fine. He turned into a really good working dog.

I do believe in Home Visits. Another dog we had the rescue people asked for a reference from my vet. That got me my little Springer bitch.
 
I also hang my head in shame, all food I cook seems to contain a complementary cat/dog hair. I you are really lucky you get horse or human! And... my hoover is constantly blocked by the amount of fluff and stuff when it does get pulled out!
Read the frist two pages wondering how the house looked like Beetroot?!!!
 
blackcob said:
I'd be neck deep if I didn't. :p

I hoover again if guests are due later in the day! :o

Cayla, I am intensely curious as to whether you'd pass my house, after all I have basically no garden but I am also not a lazy scrote. :p

And MM, Evie will miraculously produce a short coated black male and it will come and live with meeee. :D
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I have indeedy rehomed dog to flats with no gardens, so yip indeedy, it was just their whole lazy attitude and their lack of effort to even tidy what garden they where lucky enought to have.
 
lizness said:
I also hang my head in shame, all food I cook seems to contain a complementary cat/dog hair. I you are really lucky you get horse or human! And... my hoover is constantly blocked by the amount of fluff and stuff when it does get pulled out!
Read the frist two pages wondering how the house looked like Beetroot?!!!
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Maybe if I had spelt it correctly u woud not have beetroot in ya head:D
Beirut maybe :D

You obs did fine, we are not strict by anymeans, but some people do leave me shaking me head.
 
I was turned down by the largest dog rescue in London (!) as we ended up disagreeing where the dog should sleep. Well actually we agreed where it "should" sleep but I said realistically, it would, as had all my previous staffies, end up in my bedroom.

So I went to Staffie Welfare who spent a lot of time grilling me over my experience/expectations/requirements/lifestyle - actual home was last on the list! and originally for no 2 dog I had rung about a much older dog but staffie welfare, aftertalking to me said no, a younger dog would be better as my lifestyle was too active!

Typed, in bed, with both staffies snoring on either side!
 
Argh dont get me started on home checks! We were told we couldnt have any of their dogs from the blue cross because our garden isnt big enough!! Regardless of the fact my dog (that i purchased from a breeder) has a wonderful life with long rides out with the horses, forest walks daily and is always kept out and about and active! I dont think my dog gives a **** how big the area she has to s*** in is- imo the garden should NOT be your dogs exercise area, its where he/she goes to relieve himself!!!
 
Whats the betting they will have a 'second hand' Staffie via 'preloved' by now! :rolleyes:

I just had a look at the dogs for rehoming on your link ... loving Pepper, chip and the scruffy Lurcher.

I agree that dogs need regular exercise but my parents rehomed an older Greyhound last year, who probably gets a walk once a week (if he's lucky!!)whilst I don't necessarily agree that this is adequate, he is loved, fed well (not overfed), secure, comfortable and has a huge garden to play in - he is 8 years old and had been in the rescue centre for nearly 12mths - what I'm saying is that not all 'non ideal' homes should be ruled out! ... :D :D he was walked twice a day at his rescu centre but I would say his life is infinitely better now ;)
 
appledoberman said:
Argh dont get me started on home checks! We were told we couldnt have any of their dogs from the blue cross because our garden isnt big enough!! Regardless of the fact my dog (that i purchased from a breeder) has a wonderful life with long rides out with the horses, forest walks daily and is always kept out and about and active! I dont think my dog gives a **** how big the area she has to s*** in is- imo the garden should NOT be your dogs exercise area, its where he/she goes to relieve himself!!!
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Well I would certainly not rule you out for having a small garden, aslong as it was secure and not mimicing a jungle or scrap yard, Im sure you would have made the effort to have the area clean, unlike my home visit where they ooked plain bone idle and did not even bother, I have been to some really impoverish areas where people don't have a bean to their name, but do qualify for PDSA, so we knew the vet treatment would be covered and still we gave them a dog because they made an effort with what they had.
 
MrsO said:
Whats the betting they will have a 'second hand' Staffie via 'preloved' by now! :rolleyes:

I just had a look at the dogs for rehoming on your link ... loving Pepper, chip and the scruffy Lurcher.

I agree that dogs need regular exercise but my parents rehomed an older Greyhound last year, who probably gets a walk once a week (if he's lucky!!)whilst I don't necessarily agree that this is adequate, he is loved, fed well (not overfed), secure, comfortable and has a huge garden to play in - he is 8 years old and had been in the rescue centre for nearly 12mths - what I'm saying is that not all 'non ideal' homes should be ruled out! ... :D :D he was walked twice a day at his rescu centre but I would say his life is infinitely better now ;)
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Pepper has gone and chip is being home checked for:p

I agree not every box will ever be ticked, but like I say, to make an effort costs nothing, esp in regard to cleaning your home, this check for was for a very young energetic dog, so exercise was important, I could not say weather they would have given the exercise she needed but stipulated they could (I had no reson to disbelieve), but as mentioned I could not look past the whole state of the place and the "lazy" impression it gave off.
Sometimes you have to go with your gut feeling.
If it means they get a pup/dog from pre loved then so be it, like I mentioned b4, I will not give out a dog just so someone won't go elsewhere (not that I thought you where suggesting that) :p just mentioning, because I know they prob will go there.
I did however say "if you fix the fence call me and I will revisit)"
 
appledoberman said:
Just looked at your website, how is Jake a lurcher? It says collie x bedlington. I didnt think either of those breeds were sighthounds?
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:confused: a sighthound is not a lurcher, neither is the cross of 2 sight hounds for example a saluki x grey, they are just that........a sight hound x/long dog.
A lurcher is classified as a working breed X by a sighthound.
So basically he is a X breed and neither a sighthound or lurcher, but mimics a lurcher in looks, so he was placed on as a lurcher :p

Bedlingtons are alot closer to getting there, they have a purpose and are a working terrier though, so we can skim in with that :p still we are not breaking any laws :rolleyes::D:p

He may even have some bull in him :p
 
Spudlet said:
Luna is beeeeyootiful:eek: Am in lurve:D
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Lol, LittleMissLauren has her beady eye on her and every spare sec I have Im trying to assess her for her to see how she would be (she is hand full so far) but im lead to believe her recall was a huge issue and I have not had time to work with this jsut yet :p
 
CAYLA said:
:confused: a sighthound is not a lurcher, neither is the cross of 2 sight hounds for example a saluki x grey, they are just that........a sight hound x/long dog.
A lurcher is classified as a working breed X by a sighthound.
So basically he is a X breed and neither a sighthound or lurcher, but mimics a lurcher in looks, so he was placed on as a lurcher :p

Bedlingtons are alot closer to getting there, they have a purpose and are a working terrier though, so we can skim in with that :p still we are not breaking any laws :rolleyes::D:p

He may even have some bull in him :p
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I know a sighthound is not a lurcher. I meant a collie and a bedlington are not sighthounds meaning as he is not a sighthound cross then he is technically not a lurcher. Agree though, he does look like one!
 
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