#sophiefromromania

[bluethrunthru]

For reasons I don't really understand adopting from a UK dogs home is really difficult. For example if you have children who are less than later teenagers then a significant majority of the apparently available dogs are immediately considered unsuitable for you, then if you have any smaller pets like a cat that discounts the rest of them! I understand matching the right dog to the right people is important but the criteria seems to be so tough that its self defeating.

exactly - a mate of my son down in York went through it with a local rescue centre - you don't just walk up and say I'll have that one. They had visits from a rehoming officer who okayed them and their family then they got a match then another re-homimg officer was sent and cancelled arrangements because they had a carpeted lounge (should be laminate it seems ) and they needed bigger gates across the driveway in case the dog got out. So on top of the costs to the shelter they were looking at £4k in home "improvements". And they wonder why puppy farms thrive........

 

[bluethrunthru]

 

[MadchesterCity]

We have plenty of poor British dogs in British dogs homes that need adoption.

Just sayin'

In a British Dogs for British Folks kinda way?

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

#banthebarka

 

[Petethemancinleeds]

The Albanian dogs and cats round Harehills, Leeds already control the lucrative contraband Pedigree chum and Whiskas market .

 

[bluethrunthru]

she had a good Sunday but today it was back behind the sofa - its a slow progress but she will respond I am sure

 

[Deleted member 77198]

This thread didn't live up to my expectations from the title.

Haha, brilliant!

 

[stonerblue]

We have Rusty next door who came from Romania 2 years ago. Took him 6 months to come to me after giving her a biscuit over the fence every day. Was a bag of bones when he arrived but is now fit and healthy.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

exactly - a mate of my son down in York went through it with a local rescue centre - you don't just walk up and say I'll have that one. They had visits from a rehoming officer who okayed them and their family then they got a match then another re-homimg officer was sent and cancelled arrangements because they had a carpeted lounge (should be laminate it seems ) and they needed bigger gates across the driveway in case the dog got out. So on top of the costs to the shelter they were looking at £4k in home "improvements". And they wonder why puppy farms thrive........

Laminate flooring? You should see my greyhound trying to get up after lying on a laminate floor ; )

 

[KS55]

For reasons I don't really understand adopting from a UK dogs home is really difficult. For example if you have children who are less than later teenagers then a significant majority of the apparently available dogs are immediately considered unsuitable for you, then if you have any smaller pets like a cat that discounts the rest of them! I understand matching the right dog to the right people is important but the criteria seems to be so tough that its self defeating.

Adoption of children used to be strict to the point of absurdity so kids waited in vain for years. Happily some successful changes were made to ease the restrictions.
There is a pattern here of people being so scared of making a mistake that they lose all balance and frustrate the main purpose. Volunteers on the homes for Ukraine scheme found some ridiculous rules such as property turned down as unsuitable because it had power points at a low level; young women who could not get a visa without their father‘s signature (hello, daddy is fighting at the front); applicants turned down because brothers and sisters had to share a room etc etc.
Balance required and no hounding of genuine people who just made a mistake.