Dog adoption. My daughter had to have her dog pts earlier this year after 14 years together. She´s thought hard about getting another dog & wants to adopt a medium sized dog, ideally aged under 3. She & her husband have a 2 and a half year old son & they want him to grow up with animals, handling them properly etc... Now I thought rescue centres were busting at the seams. She has been told that to get a puppy she must go on a waiting list at the RSPCA & agree to attend puppy training classes. She´s owned dogs all her life! Many of the rescue centres are saying no because she has a child. She has been offered puppies at £450 that people have bred from their pets (one pedigree crossed with another different breed!) Is it really this hard to adopt a dog? I don´t live in the UK so the "nanny state" mentality is a bit alien to me. Yes, I´m sure dog rescue centres want good permanent homes but they seem to want to run my daughter´s dog owning life! She knows what she is doing, both in taking a dog for life & in training it. At this rate I can see me getting one here in France and taking it to the UK for her. How daft is that? Any ideas anyone? From the topic: Comments Post a comment in this discussion: 18 Oct 2011 20:54  Battersea are very good - they do a home check though. There are waiting lists for puppies at all rescues as a lot of people want them rather than older dogs. Also Celia Hamond often rescues dogs as well as cats ... they may go to a house where an old owner had died to help cats and find dogs- they are often dumped on the steps etc .... Good luck. 25 Sep 2011 16:21 Thanks, As you say Vena, some classes will be too far away and i can´t see how my daughter could attend with a 3 year old in tow. She´s still searching. Frustrating as there are so many dogs here in France that need homes. 07 Sep 2011 06:40  I know it seems a bit much, but I suppose they´re trying to make sure any puppy that gets adopted has the best chance possible of maturing into a well behaved adult dog and stays in it´s home instead of ending up back at MT because of some minor issue that could be sorted out with a bit of time and training and I suppose it also helps to make the adoptee realise that taking on a puppy is a big and long-term responsibility. However, I know that MT judge each prospective adopter on their own merits and do make exceptions if they can see the pup is being offered a good home. 06 Sep 2011 12:56  What happens if there isnt a training class in your area, nearest one to me is 12 miles away, and not easy to get too, sorry but i think this is a bit over the top 05 Sep 2011 20:29 Many Tears provided us with a form for completion/signature by the training class instructor. Once Maddy had completed and passed the KC Puppy Foundation course, the form had to be returned it to Many Tears, as requested. Haven´t reread all their requirements but recall we had to have the training class in place before we collected Maddy, and had to complete a form with the training class details, which we then had to give to the foster carer. 05 Sep 2011 19:46 Yes some rescues make it very difficult to adopt and most work on blanket rules, sometimes l think they should take the individual into consideration, l can understand why most wont give adult dogs to homes with young children, as mostly the dogs background is unknown,it then becomes a liability as they don´t know how that dog will react to children. Quote She has been offered puppies at £450 that people have bred from their pets (one pedigree crossed with another different breed!) Please tell your daughter not to buy from these type of people as mostly the pups are from BYB or puppy farms. Have to say that ´having to attend training classes is a new one to me, wonder if they ever check up on that policy ? Dont give up, as im sure she will eventually get one, like Jacqui says many tears is worth a try and there must be others, this may help too. http://www.dogpages.org.uk/adopting.htm 05 Sep 2011 17:36 We adopted a 12wk pup back in December from Many Tears Animal Rescue, who are based in Wales but have dogs in foster care all over the country. All their dogs are assessed and they do allow dogs to be adopted into homes were there are children of all ages as long as the dog is suitable for that environment. If adopting a puppy, they usually ask that you attend a puppy training class. Have a look here - http://manytearsrescue.webs.com/dogslookingforhomes.htm |
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