Who will your rescue rehome to?
I'm getting sick of reading about what 'rescues won't do' as if they're all one massive group, with all the same blankets rules and no independence or intelligence of their own and how they need to do 'more' 
to help.
The rescue I work with will:
Rehome to people with babies and children, providing we have child friendly dogs in and the potential owners are able to demonstrate that they understand simple child/dog responsible ownership, this is demonstrated by answering very simple questions like "What if the dog chews a favourite toy?" or "How will the dog and child be supervised?" We even welcome children as volunteers at our meet and greets/fundraisers. Most of our dogs are child friendly, as a breed greyhounds and their crosses are very laid back, easy going dogs.
Rehome to people who work out of the home, providing that we have dogs who would be happy to be left and you can show you have taken time to make arrangements for the dog on the days you will be out a long time (dog walker/family/friend dropping in halfway through the day is enough)
Rehome to people with no garden, so long as you have thought about where the dog will go to the loo.
Rehome to people in flats, so long as you have thought about toileting
Rehome to people outside our area if the home sounds right and you pass a homecheck.
Rehome to people with small furries, so long as we have small furry friendly in. Again we have these more often than we don't.
Rehome to people with existing dogs, as long as the dogs get on well when they meet.
Frankly, if you are turned down by us, then you really ought to rethink whether you are suitable dog owners at this moment in time, because we are very sensible and laid back in our policies, but not to the detriment of the dogs, we won't give you a dog if you plan to leave it home alone for 12 hours a day, no responsible breeder would either.
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
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Do you work with a rescue?
D0oinMeCleanin · 28/02/2013 09:29
The one I work with takes everyone on their merits and doesn't do blanket rules. Which I why I like them and merrily link to them at any opportunity 
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Dogs Trust actually have a rigid policy in the other direction - my friend's gran couldn't adopt a dog from them because she was over 70. 
However, she was fortunately able to adopt one from the lovely Wiccaweys (another national charity who say very clearly on their website that they will rehome to people who work and with DC, it just depends on the individual dog).
The last homecheck I did was last week for EGLR - again a family, with two very sweet DC, aged 6 and 3.
I listed the charities I know in S Wales who cover familiies and working adults in the other thread. These include charities I don't volunteer for directly myself but have got to know, or based on the info on their websites. Here they are again. Most of these have the eminently sensible policy of matching the dog with the adopter, so an individual dog might not be suitable for an individual home, but that is not a blanket policy.
Oh, and like Dooin, I volunteer for various web based groups that are able to arrange transport for dogs and to do homechecks for rescues who are further afield.
Greyhound Rescue Wales, Greyhound Welfare, Greyhound Rescue West of England, Shropshire and Borders Greyhound Rescue, Evesham Greyhound And Lurcher Rescue, Animal Lifeline Wales, Lizzies Barn Rescue, Hope Rescue, Croft Rescue and Four Paws Rescue.
DeepRedBetty don't do it to me they all look like they would fit happily infront of our fire!
Scuttlebutter great to have a list thanks, will file away for later reference.
Dooin thanks for all the information. It's been a long time since we rescued - and even then I went for a cat 
Am so glad our lovely dog was there and I fell in love...
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