Awww, diddums, SoupDragon. That nasty, harsh Dog House where there is - last time I looked, a humungous thread on puppy experiences, along with a variety of others on, let me see, things like health issues, bereavement, behaviour, training, alerts on stolen dogs and yes, lots of people who are positive about rescue dogs.
It's funny how the people who complain about the Doghouse are never ever the ones who are here when someone's lost a beloved pet after a long illness, or are helping with a training problem, or providing information on how to avoid a puppy farmer, or what questions to ask a rescue, or how to approach a responsible breeder. No, it's just too harsh, so they pop in, waft a ladylike, frail hand under their nose and disappear again into their fluffy, pink little bubble.
And Madame - I do believe DBF's 
was when she found out the OP was in Ireland, rather than directed at the OP herself. This is completely understandable as Ireland has a pretty appalling record on dog welfare. Only a couple of days ago, I was visiting a fellow MNetter, and admiring one of her beautiful rescue border collies who had unfortunately been hung up by her previous owner in Ireland and beaten repeatedly, because she was pregnant. I wish I could say this was exceptional but it isn't. Strays in Ireland have only five days in a pound before they are killed. Take a look at here for what just one animal charity in Ireland has to do.