Went to a rescue centre today...

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And wont be rehoming with them thats for sure....


I wanted to go to a few centre's, speak to the staff and find out the adoption procedure, which i dont think is unresonable???? :rolleyes:

Apparantly it was. No point me being there until the day I want to rescue.... I did say Im not ready to adopt another dog for a few more months, and im enquiring with a few as i know some wont rehome to people who work etc and i dont know which etc (and i wanted to see for myself the condition of the dogs etc as we have an extremely bad one in the area)

anyhow - the "team member" laughed in my face.......told me to come back nearer the time and basically called me stupid for enquiring so early on....:eek:

I normally have no issue standing up for myself, however i was very put out and just left.

Am i in the wrong???

I will be contacting a few breeders (decent ones you know which you enquire about months in advance...) as its really really put me off even bothering enquiring anywhere else if im just going to be laughed at.

sorry for the long one. :o am i wrong?
 
I don't think so. I have asked about one dog about 4 times now in the one rescue place, when my sister was getting her dog, and then again last week when I went to pick her dog up after an operation.

It makes sense to ask about rehoming, I'm aware you can't really reserve a dog to wait for you, (unless its a proper crazy one probably!).

I'm hoping that the one I've had my eye on can last a couple months more (quite selfishly really! :o )until I hopefully will have a new job/lifestyle and am able to have a dog :)
 
I've given up on rescue centres too.

Two years ago, we lost our little dog, and because the other dog was grieving badly, needed to sort something out ASAP.

We went to the Blue Cross; they took our details and said they'd be in touch. We were prepared to be pretty accommodating, the only criteria being that the dog would HAVE to be OK with cats. In return we were offering a good country home, 10 acres of open space, and lots of TLC.

We never heard from them again.

Undoubtedly there are a lot of poor homeless and very needy dogs incarcerated in places like this, but the charities don't seem to be remotely interested in finding them good homes, this in spite of getting a lot of £ from the public for that very purpose.
 
The one I am interested in, they are quite negative about (apparently he lunges at people, but in my mind this is different to if its aggressive or just excitable, a whole world of difference!) Its also hard to rehome if you're not home all the time, have kids, etc etc - so many reasons!
 
Sorry for your bad experience and would expert any rescue worth their salt to welcome someone who wants to research first and ask lots of questions.

Is it possible as its so soon after the Xmas holidays they are stretched with new arrivals and dont have the time to talk to you? If this is the case I would expect them to say so and suggest that you ring and make an appointment with them.

It is also possible that they saw you as a time waster and had been caught like this in the past?. People with an afternoon to spare have been known to do this, but again I would have hoped the rescue would have said something along the lines of why dont you volunteer and you can see how we operate.

Why dont you give them the benefit of the doubt and ring them ,you might have just been unlucky and met up with one of their volunteers who isnt too bright.
 
Thanks for the replies :)


i did ask if they had puppies in now as i knew there were a lot had been abandoned and she said "err yeah but they will be huge by the time YOU get round to rehoming *

:o (was a genuine question as the puppies wernt in view and i thought they sent them to their other home)

I was really offended by her attitude... she even sad " oh i cant stop laughing - i know i shouldnt laugh"

There were 3 of them stood about doing nothing....so not like they were stretched tbh... their procedure is bring your existing dog up - meet the puppy (which is find rediculous as as if any dog is going to be 100% with a puppy straight off???!) and then you pay £100 and take the dog.........

The majority were staffies, lovely dogs so full of life - 2 rotties - 2 collies (both which i wanted to take then and there)! and a couple of lovely little struffy mongrels :)
 
Have you thought of a breed rescue, when I adopted my 2 Dobes from Dobermann welfare they were very helpful and understanding in that people have children and they work.

Im not suggesting you have a Dobermann but breed rescues are very thorough and knowledgeable about their dogs.
 
Another vote for breed rescues, I have dealt with three over the years and the women who run them have been incredibly knowledgeable, realistic and always available for advice.

I did go and look at a couple of general dog rescues and found them staffed by do gooders who knew less than I did and were really quite aggressive. Now I am sure that there are alot of great general rescues out there who are staffed by great people, unfortunately I didnt experience them.

I stick to breed rescues.
 
ive been to serveral rescue centres in my day and wanted to go see if they had changed etc and what they were all about

I know im not rehoming or buying a pup till June (as i have 3 months of puppy training before im back to uni - but even then pup wont be alone much as i have another dog who i consider too!)

But i didnt expect an attitude as bad as hers - she stunk..... I am very close to writing an email to the dogs home (they are quite a large rescue) and telling them what i think of them...:/
 
I would do just that email them saying exactly what you have said here and how you wont be going back.


It makes you wonder how many other people they have put off in the past and lost potential homes for their dogs with this attitude.
 
i know :o

will get the email address.

Im going to go to the dogs trust in a few weeks - im not ready to rehome yet - or even a definate rescue...however i thought asking dosent hurt.... apparantly it does :(
 
I do breed rescue for two breeds & kennel for others. We have people on the lists who have had their names down for months & years.
Usually so they are all checked out for their next dog when a current oldie passes but sometimes for their retirement or youngest child starting school.
One has been waiting three years as present dog is nearly 20 and has given us the remit - either a different colour or a different gender. When he is ready he will get first dibs on one that comes in. Until then any dogs that come in get allocated to nearest match at the time. If no match we keep or foster until the right home comes along.
 
thanks ^

i wasnt even reserving a dog or even a puppy....im not interested in doing that...just wanting to ask questions and be educated,,,,

but no :( how rude some people are.... :/
 
I enquired with a Great Dane rescue society last january. The woman was very unhelpful and down right rude. Apparently there were no great danes in need of an excellent home on my part of the country! She told me that if i wasn't prepared to travel down to london or up to Scotland then I didn't want a dog bad enough!

I bought a dane cross puppy instead and she has a wonderful and privileged life with us. Shame the rescues don't treat people better. They would probably find they were not so over crowded.

This is my big girl 1 year later
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Sounds very bad honestly why do they bother! I am sure with a little bit of politeness they could have you dogged up before Summer!

I am looking for a Border Collie just now and have registered with one of the Breed Societies. Their form was quite detailed and now I am on a list waiting for a match, sent the form off in October I think! I am torn as I want a rescue with knowledge of the breed to help ensure the right dog but equally want a dog and wonder how long I'll be waiting as there's no further information from them.
 
Sorry you had such a hard time. Conversly at Battersea, when I wanted to rehome a staffie I had to go for an interview first and a home check so not all rescues are like the one you went to. However, I would also say breed rescues. All mine have come via stafiie welfare who were incredibly helpful. You might also find that a smaller rescue would be more understanding...
 
What a shame!

I think that some rescue centres are flat out, and that is why. I once filled a huge online form to register to adopt a dog, sent it off, and waited to hear back. I heard nothing, so wrote an email a month later. I still heard nothing. So we went to another rescue and adopted a dog. Six months later, the lady from the original rescue rang up about a dog for us (ten months after we'd first contacted them). When I said we'd got a dog from elsewhere she was quite grumpy, almost hinting that we were messing her about. I pointed out that we'd contacted them twice and never heard anything, and she said that she only replies to people when she has a suitable dog - but there was no mention of that on the website!!

In your case OP I think the staff member you spoke to was rude without reason.
 
Not unreasonable at all but not all rescue centres are like that. Surely any respectable rescue centre would want to talk to prospective owners first to find out what kind of dog they wanted and if they didn't have anything suitable at the time contact the them at a later date.

I got one of my springers from South Yorkshire Springer Rescue and they couldn't have been more helpful. The dog I thought would be suitable was a townie - he had come from the middle of Hull and as I live in the country he had to be good with sheep, they took him out for a walk and went out of their way to find sheep, tried him with their pet goat.

They were truthful about the dog as the previous owners had told them everything even down to the fact he had to be muzzled at the vet.

I knew exactly what I was taken on and ended up with the perfect dog.
 
We kept being questioned about what if we split or the house didnt work out (young couple, first home)

Dylan we bought

Teal a private rehome

Buster a private rehome

Weirdly enough about 6 months after first being questioned about being a young couple and OH wanting a dog he could take to work with him, a rescue rang us about a dog we orginally enquired about as they couldnt find him a suitable home (she told us she didnt agree with dogs going to work with owners especially those dealing with the general public !!)

If your genuinely not fussy about breed etc there is a lot out there looking for a new home think gum tree/ preloved/ free ads, and I hate to say it but its a lot less hastle going private, only thing is there is nothing to fall onto ie if you have to rehome OR need advice.
 
I filled in a form & wrote a page long email for 4 or 5 different dogs/puppies with a local rescue & not once did I have an acknowledgment or reply. All that appeared on the forum was a note saying due to high number of applications (insert dogs name here) is now reserved. Particularly frustrating when first dibs is given to a fosterers friend & the pup was collected that night from them - very thorough home check that was ......

Same thing happened with 2 other rescues so I gave up with them. Obviously they're rehoming at such a rate I wasn't needed, so went & bought my pup instead after months of trying to rescue. I could be still form filling now!

I'm all for rescues, I know many & some fantastic dogs from breed rescues but I really think they should review the way they communicate with prospective owners.
 
Ok from the other side of the coin think of the paper work and heart ache. Miss A enquires about dog X, but is not ready to rehome tomorrow- then Mr B turns up- can give dog equally idealised life as Miss A but can take the dog NOW- who are you going to give the dog to?

On the questionarie I filled in for my rescue the first question was " are you ready to get your dog NOW"- it is a small rescue and does not have the time or resource to be chasing people who have expressed an interest months in advance. Their job is to get hairy bums, out of kennels on sofas asap, so they can move on and help the next dog.
 
12 years ago we went to a branch of the Blue Cross to get a cat. The second question they asked was 'Are you in the Forces?' My husband was and that was it, they refused to consider us. Luckily a lady who ran a small cat rescue place from her home let us have one and he is still with us today - sitting up curled in front of the fire as I type this! He has moved with us many times , including 2 years in Germany but he has always settled in well.

There are plenty of rescue places out there who, in these strapped for cash times, would love to see you so try somewhere else.
 
That's a real shame they had such a bad attitude. I would have thought most rescues would encourage more people to wait a while, see a few dogs etc first before rehoming - how many people go up on one day and want to rehome there and then??

I just got a dog about a month ago from my local Dogs trust as it is just along the road from me. I had been up a few months previously to have a wander and nosey and ask a few questions. They are generally pretty good if a little over cautious and almost put you off rehoming most of the dogs youask about as they all will have some 'issue'. still I guess from their perspective they get so many that they rehome that are subsequently returned it must be frustrating.

They do take your details, what dog you are looking for etc and keep it for 3 to 6mths I think but they basically advise you to just keep coming back really when you can to find the dog you want. Shame the rescue you went to weren't as helpful.
 
ladyearl said:
Sounds very bad honestly why do they bother! I am sure with a little bit of politeness they could have you dogged up before Summer!

I am looking for a Border Collie just now and have registered with one of the Breed Societies. Their form was quite detailed and now I am on a list waiting for a match, sent the form off in October I think! I am torn as I want a rescue with knowledge of the breed to help ensure the right dog but equally want a dog and wonder how long I'll be waiting as there's no further information from them.
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where are you?

Theres a stunning collie (full ) where i went today.... if i had no other dogs id have snapped him up - but as a stray there was no history - if interested - pm me and i will give you the dog kennels name and dogs name :)
 
sorry but most of the rescue people are hard to deal with! i have been turned down by numerous local rescue centres! i did however find and pass the home check from many tears in wales. yes it did involve a 4 hr each way trip, but i got a lovely puppy! not in contact with the rescue, but stilll in contact with the irish ladies who rescued the bitch whilst in pup! yes i did do the 6 week puppy training with a certificate. yes he is wormed jabbed and neutered by vets, yes he is microchipped back to the rescue (but he will neve go back there even if i die!!!) sometimes you have to jump through the hoops.......
 
boxcarhorse said:
There's an article in the Daily Mail today saying pretty much exactly the same thing. Here's the link...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2081502/Stray-dogs-There-345-day-hard-dog-loving-home.html
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Good article and very true!!

I work 6 hours in the evenings (4 nights a week) however my mum works in the day, therefore the crossover means the current dog is on her own for the grand total time of 15 minutes.......

Im in uni no longer than 4 hours one day.... and 6 (with a 2 hour break and i go home)

yet i doubt they would let me have a dog........

pretty crap reli ...... pooch police need to get a grip - its no wonder back yard breeders take over....they are easily accessable compared to rescues...........
 
noodle_ said:
where are you?

Theres a stunning collie (full ) where i went today.... if i had no other dogs id have snapped him up - but as a stray there was no history - if interested - pm me and i will give you the dog kennels name and dogs name :)
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Thank you I am in Scotland (Central belt) I want a girl though.
 
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