Dogs from crete

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There is a charity that rehomes dogs from crete has anyone adopted a dog this way?

I’m always baffled as to why you would when there are millions of dogs in British rescues.

I have to say I see hungrypuffins point but I'd help every dog if I could. There are so many dogs in rescue in this country that needs homes and rescues from abroad don't always offer the back up and support that the ones here do so if you do end up going down that route be sure to do your research very carefully and make sure they offer rescue back up for the life of the dog

Lots of people adopt from abroad, but I have no idea why.

• Post-adoption support from overseas charities is patchy at best.
• Street dogs are not well socialised as family pets.
• Many of these countries have parasites unknown in the UK.
• There's no shortage of dogs already available to rescue in the UK.
• Non-adopted dogs are destroyed in the UK too.
• A cash donation or subscription would go further with a reputable overseas charity than a single adoption.

One of the dogs I walk is a Cretan adoption. She's lovely but has cost a small fortune in veterinary support etc. Meanwhile there are so many home-grown pups needing us right here.

I do think one reason people go for the Mediterranean adoptions is that they tend to have more pure bred dogs, and definitely fewer staffies and huskies. Another dog I walk is a Spanish rescue, he's been dna tested and he is a pure-bred pointer. Beautiful dog, apparently perfect, no dimmer than any other pointer I've ever encountered.

I am just researching hence asking on here. I'm also a novice potential owner so I guess it would not be recommended? Our local pens do have staffies and greyhounds ..

As a novice owner having plenty of close-by support will be important.

Not all the Mediterranean based rescues are the same. Some do have permanent UK based support.

A good rescue will work closely with you to find a good match. They don't want you to return in three days saying you can't cope.

This is the rescue I work with. Dogs do come in from all over Europe, but mostly UK or Eire. www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=black%20retriever%20x%20rescue&epa=SEARCH_BOX

Unless you are an experienced dog owner, happy to deal with a dog traumatised by its life on the streets and further traumatised by being transported in a crate halfway across the world please don't do it.

If you want a rescue dog then get one from a reputable british rescue that will question you and ensure they find the right dog.

If you want to help street dogs then donate to charities that organise neutering programs.

Ive seen too many streetdogs adopted by well meaning folk that are literally scared of life. Its heartbreaking.

We adopted one of ours from Greece, accidentally! We were looking online for a rescue organisation for a particular breed (a breed that we loved) and a site came up with several dogs for adoption. We loved the look of one particular older dog who they said was about nine or ten years old, very friendly with other dogs, he'd been there for a while and really needed a loving home, so a perfect a companion for our eight year old dog. We contacted them and said we were interested and then they told us that he was in their rescue shelter on one of the Greek islands. I'd always been against bringing in dogs from abroad because there are thousands already here who need homes, but something about him was just right, he melted our hearts so we agreed to have him.

It's turned out to be one of the best things we've done. It took him a while to settle but he's truly the most loving, happy and well-behaved boy. He and our other ddog are the best of friends and go everywhere together. We couldn't have got a better dog if we'd done it any other way, so a truly happy ending.

Staffies are amazing dogs. Ignore the bullshit in the media, they're great with kids and will make a loyal companion for any family - mine is the best dog. They are vocal though, and can be a bit needy on occasion. Greyhounds are great family pets too and amazingly don't need a lot of exercise. My mum has one and she is the laziest dog I've ever met. She's also possibly the most stupid bit she's very very gentle and fantastic with small children.

yy I do rather love Staffies... they have such lovely smiley faces :-)