Rescue Dogs (1 Viewer)

[emjaiuk]

Having recently had to say goodbye to one of our dogs, we now have the opportunity to provide a home to another rescue dog.
I can’t believe the hoops and interrogations we have to go through, and the last rescue centre we used now charges £550 fee, admittedly that includes a passport.
On top of all that, my age, 78, definitely counts against me.
Has anyone else had a problem getting a rescue? I might add that we’ve had multiple rescues for over 40 years

 

[herald_400rl]

My better half worked in dog rescue for 3 years, think their fee (11 years ago) was around £120 but for this thr dog was neutered and flee'd/wormed and vaccinated, plus the ongoing support from the centre.

There are a number of hoops to jump through as you rightly say, it is stressful for all involved if the wrong dog is matched to the wrong person. They should look at your lifestyle, how active you are, your ability to cope with a strong dog, etc. And offer you some suggestions. I would not rush this process and keep an open mind, it will work out better for you and your new friend.

I volunteered there for a while and met some lovely people and there were so many happy stories, it goes wrong when the process is rushed.

Good luck!

 

[monzer]

Yes unfortunately it's a right hassle to adopt a dog now. I've struggled with both UK and abroad rescue centres.

Kinda gave up in the end.

I full time in my van so that puts people off straight away. I also park outside my work in the middle of nowhere, a non working farm with fields all around, fogs love it. Alas, that means I don't have a 6ft fenced garden so another box crossed instead of ticked.

 

[TheBig1]

Thankyou for recycling your new family member. What I can say is that all rescue organisations are different, however all are in financial difficulty at the moment. So many puppies bought over lockdown are now flooding the rescues.

Rather than a big national charity, why not investigate smaller local ones that generally have lower operating costs. Then you are not funding directors and staff in your adoption fee.

 

[bigwood]

We have had four rescue dogs so far and the process this time was vastly different.
They wanted lots of details about our personal life style and were we lived. Next they wanted a video of our garden and proof of how high the fence was.
We were asked to make a donation to the animal sanctuary of £250 . We did get food for him and his bedding. He did have medical problems before we took him home so they paid for medical follow up treatment.
This was just as the travel restrictions were lifted during the pandemic and they had rescue dogs from abroad, Romania in our case so I think they were glad to re home the dogs they had.

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[emjaiuk]

I don’t object in principle to a fee, I just think that £550 is excessive. All other things being equal, we would like two more dogs, we’ve had 3 more often than not, but not at £1000+. Although that sort of fee confirms somebody is serious about adopting a dog, it must reduce the potential number of adoptees quite significantly.
My main gripe is the hoops, especially when they seem to be set by people with limited knowledge of dogs.

 

[daveandsan]

We paid £200 nine year’s ago for our rescue dog.
Worth every penny.

 

[herald_400rl]

I don’t object in principle to a fee, I just think that £550 is excessive. All other things being equal, we would like two more dogs, we’ve had 3 more often than not, but not at £1000+. Although that sort of fee confirms somebody is serious about adopting a dog, it must reduce the potential number of adoptees quite significantly.
My main gripe is the hoops, especially when they seem to be set by people with limited knowledge of dogs.

There will be some rules set for the dogs, and others by those thinking about liability...

 

[Charlie57]

Millie had her 9 months, she is 13

 

[Bustup15]

Our son adopted an abandoned (local) pup @ 12 weeks. Kennel had him and his brother for 2 nights. £500 each.

They also fetch in numbers from other countries including Romania.

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[rb62]

I would question what the 'passport' is that they are providing,no such thing as a UK pet passport since B****t. Unless of course they can supply an EU one

 

[dryad]

whilst its lovely to give a rescue dog a forever home, have had a few myself, i don't understand why dogs are brought here from abroad..
surely there are many, many dogs here in uk needing homes already..
or are these type of rescue places more a business than a rescue centre?

 

[Shrimp]

We fulltime and Wood Green put up no objections years ago when we adopted Gina, I think this time they may have let us have another one but because of space we wanted a small dog, and they never had a ‘suitable’ one in!
All the other Charities said ‘no secure garden-no dog’.
The fees most of them charge is high as well.
So we bought a puppy, their loss!
The recent trend of bringing in dogs from abroad is (in my books) ridiculous, we have so many homeless dogs here, why bring more into the country!?

 

[Reallyretired]

My cousin tried to adopt a couple of border collies. She has had rescue dogs all her life but had so many petty objections from the rescue centre she eventually had to buy two puppies from a breeder, with no checks at all. The rescue centres seem their own worst enemies.

 

[emjaiuk]

I would question what the 'passport' is that they are providing,no such thing as a UK pet passport since B****t. Unless of course they can supply an EU one

It's always an EU one for EU dogs, our last one was Greek

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[Littlewheels]

There are plenty of needy dogs wandering the streets that would love a home and care but they won’t be a fancy breed.
Go into a town or city plenty of beggars with dogs trying to get a few more coppers in their coffee cups,offer them £50 for the dog l should imagine they will snatch your hand off.

 

[Nanniemate]

whilst its lovely to give a rescue dog a forever home, have had a few myself, i don't understand why dogs are brought here from abroad..
surely there are many, many dogs here in uk needing homes already..
or are these type of rescue places more a business than a rescue centre?

I often think that but I like to.think.it is kind hearted people trying to save street dogs.we don't get that issue here -yet
Maybe offering to volunteer as a Foster/dog could be a route to adopting

 

[The Wino]

Someone near us took over a pedigree dog that was used to show and breed. Once they reach a certain age some owners no longer want them they want to show the next generation. It's a really nice Tibetan terrior I think it was free.

 

[Tombola]

i don't understand why dogs are brought here from abroad..

I said the same when a family member brought one over

 

[emjaiuk]

I believe that in Ireland a lot of homes euthanise dogs after a certain period of time. In those cases I wouldn’t criticise people who bring those dogs to the UK. I would assume the same risks apply to Eastern European countries as well.
I personally think commercial breeders bringing more dogs into the world for monetary gain should be very highly taxed and the extra tax ringfenced for dog/animal welfare

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[Langtoftlad]

6 years ago when I was looking for a dog, the "rescue" centres made it too difficult, too many hurdles, it was if they didn't actually want to re-home any of their "stock", just use them to generate more donations (I'm sure that wasn't the case but it felt like it)... So I went via the Rescue Greyhound route... So much more pragmatic & realistic.

I'm glad I did, I think Kerry is too

 

[Odd job]

We tried several times to get a rescue, but we're not successful, too many rules. We got our dogs from responsible breeders, apart from one which we bought from travelers. She was the best dog we ever had, but I wish we had not bought her from them.

 

[MillieMoocher]

Another vote here for retired greyhounds.
They are a low energy dog and spend most of their day sleeping…and the Trust has a very pragmatic approach to re homing. We are on Hounds 3 and 4.

Nanniemate suggestion of fostering is a great idea, and would be a good way of “proving” yourself (again) to the rescue charity.

link attached for greyhounds

Greyhound Trust - Finding homes for retired racing greyhounds since 1975

At the Greyhound Trust, we care for hundreds of loving greyhounds all over the UK. Find out about homing a greyhound as a pet or support us online today.

www.greyhoundtrust.org.uk

 

[PP Bear]

Mine just walked into our lives as a stray and chose us to live with, no hassle, no fees and the best dog ever, he’s adorable.

 

[AndyPK]

Have a look at
dogsblog.com

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[Nanniemate]

Mine just walked into our lives as a stray and chose us to live with, no hassle, no fees and the best dog ever, he’s adorable.

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Roger the lodger did the same with my friend he turned up and decided he liked it and stayed he behaved more like a dog than a cat maybe they were related

 

[budgie348]

We bought of MOHO in January of this year in Valencia, Spain. My wife decided to name it Burtie the Burstner.
In March we were visiting friends in Murcia and they mentioned that there was a dog up for adoption somewhere close, so we set off and visited Noahs Ark rescue and was introduced to Bertie the Ratonero Bodeguero Andalucian. He is 11years old, has Leishmania(in Remission), has an enlarge heart with a murmur, a broken left Ulna which has not healed properly but vet states its not worrying him in any way and two Hernias but apart from that he is perfect. We made a donation of e100 to the recue centre and drove away with him. He was fully vaccinated, castrated and passported.
We are both 69 years old, live 6 months in Spain during the winter(no Garden),travel north to the Netherlands in the summer to live on our Dutch Barge and in-between we spend time on our Motorhome.
This pooch is having a whale of a time.

 

[Nanniemate]

We bought of MOHO in January of this year in Valencia, Spain. My wife decided to name it Burtie the Burstner.
In March we were visiting friends in Murcia and they mentioned that there was a dog up for adoption somewhere close, so we set off and visited Noahs Ark rescue and was introduced to Bertie the Ratonero Bodeguero Andalucian. He is 11years old, has Leishmania(in Remission), has an enlarge heart with a murmur, a broken left Ulna which has not healed properly but vet states its not worrying him in any way and two Hernias but apart from that he is perfect. We made a donation of e100 to the recue centre and drove away with him. He was fully vaccinated, castrated and passported.
We are both 69 years old, live 6 months in Spain during the winter(no Garden),travel north to the Netherlands in the summer to live on our Dutch Barge and in-between we spend time on our Motorhome.
This pooch is having a whale of a time.
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Lucky pooch suits you and your lifestyle

 

[Littlewheels]

Mine just walked into our lives as a stray and chose us to live with, no hassle, no fees and the best dog ever, he’s adorable.

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Strangest looking Dog l’ve seen

 

[Littlewheels]

Lucky pooch suits you and your lifestyle

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