DH and I want rescue dog, but it's taking us ages to find a suitable one. It's nobody's fault, well it's mostly our fault because we have very specific requirements! We need a dog that will live fairly comfortably alongside our two guinea pigs, that can go up and down stairs ok (as we live in a flat), and that can be left alone comfortably for a few hours. We particularly want a lurcher/sighthound type. So I know we are asking for a LOT and that cat-friendly sighthounds have lots of demand. Oh and we can't drive so our ability to travel to find a dog is severely limited too!
We have had a home check from a sighthound rescue a few weeks ago, but they currently only have one potentially suitable dog which is very, very far away from us and I did contact the fosterer but they didn't seem very impressed with me when I said I hadn't had a lurcher before. We are also waiting to hear from sighthound rescue about organising a home-check, been waiting a few weeks but obviously I understand how busy they must be.
I just want a big fluffy baby now!! But obviously we will wait and not run off to buy a puppy farmed pup or anything.