I’m a teacher. This last twelve weeks plus the summer holidays would have been the perfect time to have a rescue dog, settle it in and build up the time it is left for, get it used to visitors etc.
I’ve grown up with rescue dogs, and with my parents’ dog passing away in January the plan is for me to get a dog and they would provide the grandparent/visiting role a few days a week, with my OH and a friend who is conveniently a dog walker also involved. The dog would never be alone for more than a few hours, and that’s only in term time. Basically I’m all set up and everything is in place.
Dogs Trust won’t rehome to me because they feel that being stuck in a kennel all day is better than the detailed arrangements above and the love and comfort the dog would get with me.
Having done research I registered with the Forever Hounds Trust and was homechecked a couple of months ago now. All seemed positive. I was told to wait for them to contact me with a suitable dog. But I’ve heard nothing! I keep seeing new dogs added to the website and then a couple of days later dogs that seem suitable for me being homed to other people on their Facebook page.
How long did you wait for the right dog? I would never do it but I can see why some people give up trying to do the right thing and buy a puppy!
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How long did you wait for a rescue dog?
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Fallulah · 19/06/2020 11:16
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