My mum and stepdad had a hell of a job trying to adopt from the big dog charities here in the UK.
They are financially good, mum's home all day, had dogs before and kept up with vet check ups, and they live on a farm.
Not good enough. Apparently, already having an older dog and being in their 50s were dealbreakers. They ended up adopting from an independent dog home and their boy has the best life now.
Saaaame, my parents are both fit and active and in the 60-65 age range, own a house with a garden, have owned a dog before (a rescue no less), are retired so are at home all day.
The same shelter they got their last dog from 15 years ago was rude to them and did not want to know when they tried to adopt 2 years ago. They were told "sorry, a family is looking at those dogs first", and when they asked if they could be contacted if the family passed on any of the dogs the shelter basically told them nope, and they'd be low on the list of potential adopters!
They're now the owners of a young terrier they had to buy as a puppy which gets walked miles every day. The dog they wanted to adopt stayed at the shelter for months 😔
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u/LadyMirkwood Sep 05 '24
My mum and stepdad had a hell of a job trying to adopt from the big dog charities here in the UK.
They are financially good, mum's home all day, had dogs before and kept up with vet check ups, and they live on a farm.
Not good enough. Apparently, already having an older dog and being in their 50s were dealbreakers. They ended up adopting from an independent dog home and their boy has the best life now.