tdierikx

Honestly, Cesar Milan could learn a thing or two from young Jack... the boy is a total natural with animals...

... and he's a lovely little gentleman with humans too! He's a massive testament to you and your OH... the perfect child... *grin*

And little Bailey is shaping up to be every bit a wonderful as his big brother...

I think it will be hard to beat young Jack for his award... I can honestly say I've never met a little boy with such a touch with everything and everyone he meets.

T.

Dylan immediately put his front paws on it and stretched his neck up all beautiful and charming and touched noses with me

Yeah - definitely not going to be a foster failure... suuure!!!

Hahahah!

T.

Hahaha! I smell foster failure...

T.

Animals in pounds are not necessarily "unwanted" - there just isn't enough time to find them all new homes in the regulation time set by the various acts in each state. And sadly, there isn't the space to hold them all indefinitely while they wait for their prospective new owners to walk through the door...

Rescue can only take certain numbers of animals - for similar reasons - so it's usually their perogative to take the ones that might have a better chance of rehoming in a reasonable timeframe. This means that they can then rescue more animals. Most rescue can only take animals whose time at the pound has been served, and who are at a very real risk of being euthanaised to make space for new arrivals - literally at the final bell so to speak.

Many rescues that scan the pounds/ pound sites for certain types of animal that may be their specialty or preference, and they will put their name on that animal to be rescued if it doesn't have direct adoption prospects straight from the pound. Who are we to cast judgement on their preference for a specific type, age, breed of animal to rescue? It's their choice to do rescue, but that doesn't mean that they have to take everything that is available when it's time is up - they know what they can cope with, and they make their choices based on that (and a few other things besides).

How, and to whom, they rehome is also their choice... some may have what appear to be crazy or bizarre requirements, but there is usually a reason why they make those decisions also - and they probably are somewhat reluctant to discuss those reasons over and over again to an unsuccessful applicant for a particular dog.

No-one likes to be told they can't have something they want, but sometimes you just have to suck it up, be an adult, and move on...

Oh - and there are rude or strange people in almost any industry that deals with the public - why should rescue be any different? *sigh*

Not all of us are fanatical people who don't think anyone else can care for animals as well as we do... find another rescue and try them instead...

T.

Like k9ange says, the requirements should be applied to the individual dog's needs... not every dog will require round the clock attention from it's family, not every dog will have high energy needs like walks and stimulation for x hours of the day... reputable/ethical rescuers understand the dogs in their care, and will usually tailor questioning, etc, to the individual dog. Blanket refusals based on certain things like working fulltime are a bit extreme IMO...

I work fulltime, have 2 permanent furkids of my own, and I foster for rescue - my fosters are happy and well adjusted and can fit into a home that doesn't spend 24/7 with them...

T.

Grrr... little Winston foster puppy sat quietly in his crate and watched little Miss Zoe foster puppy take some tissues from my corner table and chew them up on the couch... I only noticed when I heard her knock something off the table and went to investigate...

I should be suss when they aren't making any noises...

T.

You are doing a great job SC... you stepped in when you had to, and let them re-bond on a lovely long play walk... well done!

T.

When a lot of these stories about disappointed potential adopters come up, we can only speculate as to what happened - especially in the cases where the dog was rehomed to someone else.

The case that GayleK states is a worry - rehomed well before any quarantine period has been completed... not a good idea in most rescuer's books... apart from the fact that they really couldn't "know" the dog very well before rehoming it, what about it's health history, etc??

T.

Both Tango and Dylan look to be very happy with their lot living with you SC... two adorable big puppies...

T.

Tango is definitely trying to get Dylan to chase him - too cute... and then poor Pepper is going "what about me, can I play.. oh no, changed my mind"

Too funny!

T.

I'm sure I'd be turned down by some rescue organisationss to adopt a dog... I work fulltime, am on a single wage (not much really), and probably a whole slew of other things that reading some of the questionnaires out there ask for would have me fail as a potential adopter...

... but... my own 2 dogs are pretty happy souls, and they help me foster pups for another rescue organisation - and not one of my fosters has been rehomed poorly, or had issues when placed...

Go figure?

If you get turned down by one rescue, try another - especially if you are a "perfect" home... there are plenty of rescues out there who CAN recognise a good home when they see one, OK?

Quite frankly, if I was faced with a form to enquire about a dog that had more personal questions than my bank asks of me to apply for a home loan, then I'd be looking elsewhere...

T.

The chips displayed on that site look a heck of a lot different to the ones I've seen here in Australia...

Never heard of any Aussie dogs getting cancer at implant sites.

Funny how the dogs on that site have had all different types of cancers - is there the possibility that the individual dogs could have already been predisposed to the cancers, and that the chip implant was just a catalyst to enable what was already there?

T.

My thoughts are with your Mum and Dad - what a scary thing to happen...

Run free little Hugo...

T.

How cool is your cat? Loving the final photos lots!

T.

Sounds like Pepper was extremely firmly putting Dylan in his place - and really scared him this time... maybe next time he will realise what her "go away" growl means. There can be a lot of really scary snarling and snapping when an adult dog has to put a large puppy in it's place... remember that to stop the big boisterous puppy, she needs to use "reasonable force"... *grin*

What is good to note is that Dylan did not react the same way back at her... shows he doesn't seem to have any violent tendencies.

Give them all a special hug from me, OK?

T.

I'm going all gooey now... restores your faith in your fellow humans when someone compliments you and your dog like that...

T.

Tammy certainly doesn't look 18 - gorgeous coat, ears up, and plenty interested in everything going on around her... oh, and a VERY healthy appetite... lol!

She was the perfect save Cazstaff... way to go girlfriend!

T.

Oh Jeebus! She was around my age....

A nicer lady you could never meet.

My thoughts are with Vicsta and her family right now...

T.

What a perfect "sit" Dylan was doing! And Tango does a lovely one too...

Pepper must be a bit above "sit" sometimes... lol!

T.

If you have time during the day on weekdays, Hawthorne Reserve at Leichhardt isn't overly crowded - and they have Bones Cafe there as an added bonus...

It's a bit of a drive from Rhodes, but worth it... and the coffee is excellent at Bones

T.

Sounds like a match made in heaven... do Rusty's "parents" want another dog? hahaha!

T.

Looks like a bit of pond grass...

T.

He could be saying "I'm too sexy for my collar"... lol!

Check out the nice tight buns on him - he's a corker, that's for sure...

T.

You are doing exceptionally well there SC... all 3 look very content with their lot indeed!

T.

I think he's just reveling in being one heck of a sexy big puppy... *grin*

T.