Well, a rant I thought I would never post...

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about rescue organisations! It has been 7 years since I adopted my last rescue greyhound, and now I have lost my beautiful girl I am looking for another younger whippet/lurcher/greyhound to fill that little gap in my life. And I work full time.

Blimey you would think I was THE worst person in the world.... apparently 30 years of sight hound ownership and 15 years of having rescue greyhounds and lurchers count for nothing, despite the fact I have had extremely happy, contented, loving dogs for all that time AND I have worked full time.....

Sorry I had to let the rant out, I am feeling so disappointed and frustrated at the moment :(
 
Blue Cross were fantastic with us as experienced owners. They did vet checks and made sure we were happy as well as she was happy. Went to visit her 3 times. We work full time and have arrangements for her during the day. It was a very nice experience actually.
 
Thanks Kaylum I have looked on Blue Cross website - I'll have another look, I really don't mind travelling for the right dog :)
 
Yes do we nearly gave up getting a rescue but we were determined to try and help do our best. My boss has had three lurchers from them over the years. Him and his wife both work full time. It was him who told me to give them a try. I got my little terrier in February so their policies still stand.
 
We gave up with rescues, they don't seem to really want to rescue anything. Have you looked on preloved?
 
Would say the same for blue cross too. Were realistic that people have to work for a living and my boy had been in there 8 months with 2 failed rehomes
 
WorkingGSD said:
Who have you tried?

Greyhound Gap have a bitch
http://www.greyhoundandlurcherrescue.co.uk/doginfo.aspx?dog=3875

Two bitches and a dog here
http://www.justwhippetsrescue.co.uk/adopt-a-dog/

A bitch here
https://whippetrescue.org.uk/looking-forever-home/

A dog here
https://www.battersea.org.uk/dogs/h...eset=&returnID=14964360124345902539&id=292925
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I have registered for Greyhound Gap today, thank you :) Just Whippets categorically state that they will not rehome to anyone who works full time.... but I have tried whippet rescue, I will look at the Battersea one thanks :) :)
 
Cat rescues are as bad. Friend got turned down for a feral cat for her yard which is at the end of a half mile track, surrounded by fields because the horses water troughs were uncovered and posed a drowning risk.
 
i found my teddy on pets4homes,i knew i would not pass the garden fence test that rescues have even though we have lived here for 20+ years and never had an escape yet.

my friends expereince of looking for a rescue dog was not good.she is an older lady and wanted to see all dogs and choose which one she felt a spark/contact with but when she visited the rescues she was brought out only one or two dogs to look at.
 
How long are the dogs actually left alone for in one stretch? Do you go back on lunch to walk them?

I lied to the rescues I was interested in and said that I can work from home for the second part of my day if I wanted to. I didn't want a puppy, I couldn't find anything on Preloved or Gumtree and I knew that the home I could offer was better than being stuck in kennels, so I didn't feel bad about it at all. My boy was in the rescue for 7 months before I got him and I'm pretty sure I know where he'd rather be!

Mine's left for two four hour stretches give or take - I go home on lunch to walk him/spend some time with him/fill up a Kong for him and he seems perfectly happy with our routine. He's always asleep on the sofa flat out when I go back!
 
I honestly think most rescues don't really want to rehome dogs! Their conditions are so ridiculous that most dog owners wouldn't be allowed to have the ones they have already. We've had dogs for 50+ years, happy & loved 'til they passed on in their old ages, but still had to lie to pass the home check and requirements. I'll never purchase a dog again, we've had rescues for the last 20 years, but they really should use some common sense if they want to find kind, knowledgeable homes. I'm sure they have the best interests of the animals in mind, but I think power goes to their heads!
 
i also tried to get a rescue as wanted to help a dog in need and didnt really want a puppy. i am retired but also have a horse so dog would have been left (with my other dog) while i was at the yard which could be 2 or 3 hours depending on how long i ride for etc. i was completely honest with the rescues i tried but the small dogs i was interested in either said they had to be the only pet or couldnt be left. dont they think that people have to live a normal life and not many of us can sit indoors 24.7...i gave up and got a puppy privately. i feel your pain levrier especially as there are so many lurchers/greyhounds waiting for loving homes and you would be perfect judging from your pics of your contented lot....keep trying but maybe look on preloved, pets4homes,dragon driving etc as well
 
we knew we would struggle to get a new rescue when we lost our GSD, as we have a baby who was just 4 months old at the time. So I decided to contact some smaller charities. Again, looking a few hours aways as well.
I thought we would get another GSD, but ended up with a collie cross, 2yo, and have just started fostering a 6 month old collie cross!
the lady that runs the rescue is brilliant, and matches dogs to homes really well. Plus she is realistic about things like work, depending on the dog.
i don't know where you are based? she is in colchester, essex. we are 3 hours from her and with second dog one of her friends kindly dropped him off to us! Paws crossed
https://www.facebook.com/Paws-Crossed-179026132466206/
think that link will work.
she has quite a few wippet/greyhounds

I think it goes both ways- some rescues are far to picky on paperwork questions- rather than actually assessing you as a person and your history. But another small rescue I contacted seem to regularly ship dogs in from abroad (this could be a hole other thread!) and regularly seem to get dogs returned 'through no fault of there own', as I think they are too quick to rehome and not match correct homes.
 
Leo Walker said:
Just Whippets wont even consider you if you have a dog walker or lunchtime visit etc if you work. I dont know how the manage to rehome anything!
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I looked at that link too, and couldn't believe the restrictions!

WE DO NOT REHOME TO PEOPLE WORKING FULL TIME. We expect the dog NOT to be left alone for longer than 4 hours per day. We do not consider a small lunch time visit, neighbours popping in, or a dog walker sufficient.

Wtf??
 
SpringArising said:
How long are the dogs actually left alone for in one stretch? Do you go back on lunch to walk them?

I lied to the rescues I was interested in and said that I can work from home for the second part of my day if I wanted to. I didn't want a puppy, I couldn't find anything on Preloved or Gumtree and I knew that the home I could offer was better than being stuck in kennels, so I didn't feel bad about it at all. My boy was in the rescue for 7 months before I got him and I'm pretty sure I know where he'd rather be!

Mine's left for two four hour stretches give or take - I go home on lunch to walk him/spend some time with him/fill up a Kong for him and he seems perfectly happy with our routine. He's always asleep on the sofa flat out when I go back!
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I am such an idiot - it never occurred to me to do that! I shall take on that idea immediately :) mine are left very similar times to yours - I leave at 8am, dog sitter visits between 12 and 1pm, partner is home 5.30ish? The dogs go mad whenever they see us for all of 2 minutes then they all go back to sleep :D
 
Tiddlypom said:
I looked at that link too, and couldn't believe the restrictions!

WE DO NOT REHOME TO PEOPLE WORKING FULL TIME. We expect the dog NOT to be left alone for longer than 4 hours per day. We do not consider a small lunch time visit, neighbours popping in, or a dog walker sufficient.

Wtf??
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I would guess they don't get too many rescues coming through their doors then and so can choose to be as picky as they like? Otherwise I do find it rather unrealistic and it makes me wonder how many dogs do they have sitting in kennels for months or years on end waiting for the perfect home?

My experience of rescue - both as a volunteer and as a prospective adopter - have been mixed. One breed rescue I volunteered for were absolutely brilliant. They took each dog and potential new owner on their own merits and tried to match the right dog to the right home. Full time workers, families with children, other dogs, cats etc were never dismissed outright and were encouraged to apply and show ways in which the right dog could fit into their situation. I ended up having five kennels at a local boarding kennel dedicated to my rescue shepherds and I really enjoyed finding the right home for the right dog - easy when you only have five at a time and with the back-up of excellent facilities (plus the kennel staff were encouraged to exercise the rescue dogs and do bits of training with them etc which was brilliant, as I worked full time myself at the time, had my own dog and so time was limited.

When I moved to Scotland, I volunteered in breed rescue here and enjoyed aspects of the work, but found the stipulations for new owners to be unrealistic and for that, and a few other reasons, I stopped enjoying it and so decided to stop volunteering.

The most frustrating case yet though was when a member on a dog forum got a working line GSD puppy, after having been advised by many experienced members, that her situation was probably not right for a GSD - never mind a working bred pup. She went ahead anyway and a few months down the line found she couldn't cope. The dog was placed in a breed rescue. A few forum members stepped up and offered to foster the dog, as well as others who offered a home. I think the rescue only did one homecheck on a member who already owned working bred GSD and Malinois and decided the home was too rural for this particular dog as it was too different to where it had come from!!! wtf! The pup was only 7 months old at the time. Despite it being down South, I offered to have a homecheck done by any of the breed rescues up here (or any volunteer of their choice) in order to foster this pup with either a view to finding her a home here or rehoming her myself if she got on well with my current dogs. I should also mention that the breeder was informed that his pup was in rescue and he tried several times to get her back, but the rescue would not allow it. The rescue turned me down due to the fact I didn't live in their area - despite the offers of homechecks and transport to get her too me. Sooooo frustrating, especially when the rescue put a video up of her in less than ideal conditions in their "rehab" kennels and put a write-up that was almost entirely negative about her. Bizarre. Any attempts since by myself or others to find out what has happened to her have been ignored and the posts about her on their FB page were deleted. I now see on their website she is in their rehomed section so I can only hope she got the experienced, active home she so desperately needed.
 
Tiddlypom said:
I looked at that link too, and couldn't believe the restrictions!

WE DO NOT REHOME TO PEOPLE WORKING FULL TIME. We expect the dog NOT to be left alone for longer than 4 hours per day. We do not consider a small lunch time visit, neighbours popping in, or a dog walker sufficient.

Wtf??
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To be fair, I suspect the reason that they say this is because I wouldn't be surprised if they get a fair amount of dogs returned who don't settle to being left alone for most of the day, especially if they are an only dog and if the new owner is not very experienced. But sad they can't make exceptions for certain cases.
 
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