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We lost not one, but both of our Jack Russells this year. 13yo and 16yo. They left a gaping void in our lives and I am now somewhat comfortable browsing rescues. Running into challenges however. I'd like a younger or even a puppy, mainly because I cannot stomach the thought of growing attached to a senior and going through the heart wrenching end of life ordeal within a (relatively) short span. Also want to keep it to a medium to small pupper, as while we have a large fenced yard, it gets brutally cold here, we have a limit on size our existing doggy door can handle. The issue I am running into is the agencies themselves. Each one has a form to fill out, and each one takes their good old time responding to applications and inquiries. I spend a good deal of time on a couple search sites (like adoptapet.com), and am willing to drive a few hundreds of miles to obtain the doggo. The frustrating part is while I am sending so much personal information out to the agencies, by the time they get around to responding, the doggo is gone. The holdup as I see it, is the applications and review of them. (not counting the slow as molasses inquiry responses) In a perfect world, there would be a standard database with one universal application, where agencies could immediately have a list of "cleared" candidates, getting animals moved out of the foster/rescue/adoption black hole smoothly and timely. Has anyone else had similar thoughts about the system? I understand that a lot of the folks in these organizations are volunteers, but it is getting really disheartening. edit: and don't even get me started about how heartbreaking it is to see so many pits/mastiffs and such on the rescue sites because of irresponsible boneheads. Hasselblad fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Oct 22, 2020 |
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Instant Jellyfish posted:A lot of places are absolutely swamped with applications since covid in addition to having limited volunteers so I’m not surprised it’s been such a hassle. Yar, the welfare of the puppers is paramount to me. Just a little frustrated (no doubt residual grief is not helping). It is just so unhelpful that each and every organization is separate application/database-wise. A national application/database with prescreened potential adopters would be SO much better, especially for the animals. While I am venting, there are actually organizations that are charging over $800 to adopt. I get that many fees include neutering, chip and shots and such, but really? Upwards of a grand to adopt a rescue pupper? edit: Ugh, yet another doggo I inquired about and filled out an application for yesterday was scooped up at a public event today. Hasselblad fucked around with this message at 22:38 on Oct 22, 2020 |
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Oct 22, 2020 22:25
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3rd response today, same result in all cases. "We received your application, but that pup has been adopted". I am beginning to suspect the organizations simply post puppy pictures which generate applications and views of their other dogs, and then claim the one you showed interest in was magically adopted the same day. The 3rd one tried to get me to adopt a pit bull mix after I showed interest in a small breed puppy. 
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Oct 23, 2020 00:40
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang posted:Don't know where you are located, but the rescue I foster with has a policy that your application is good for a year. Maybe look for a rescue with a similar policy? Before Covid they would have bi-monthly events at petsmart and a lot of adoptions happened there with our per-approved apps. I have filled out no less than 10 applications at this point. Basically tossing personal information of not only us but also our references to organizations that IF they even respond weeks later, it is a canned "we do not do out of state adoptions". At this point I am completely disgusted by the organizations across the board.
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Dec 16, 2020 05:36
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Lager posted:I feel this post, pretty hardcore. We had guinea pigs for the past several years as my wife has never been a dog person before, but she's come around on them now. Our last guinea pig passed away in September and we've been looking for pooches ever since, and it's been impossible to get anywhere with the search. We've put in a bunch of applications, including one where I applied within 10 minutes of the dog being posted, and no dice yet. It's becoming really difficult to keep my spirits up. I don't trust any of the breeders near me, I've looked at their websites and they all give off...vibes. Worst part is, we're looking for younger dogs like you, but also hypoallergenic breeds, so that's an even smaller pool of potential pups. Sadly I wasn't. One of the most promising was a pup about 50 miles from us, a private owner giving the jack russell up for adoption because of a (human) pregnancy. I jumped on it immediately, explained that we had multiple JRTs from puppy to old age to the end, that we have a large home, a dog door to a wooded half acre with fence, and both work from home. NOT EVEN A loving RESPONSE
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Dec 16, 2020 05:39
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Fart Car '97 posted:I think you're seriously underestimating A) How many people are trying to adopt animals right now due to covid and being stuck at home and B) how hard covid has affected shelters' ability to operate. There's nothing malicious about it, there's just a shitload of people trying to get pets and the people who are responsible for finding those pets homes are operating at a significantly reduced capacity. They just don't have the time to talk to anyone that they aren't giving a pet to. Mountains of Utah. Easy drive to Denver area, yet the ones from there that got around to responding said no to out of state adoptions.
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Dec 16, 2020 16:51
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Fart Car '97 posted:Are you searching salt lake? Yeah it's a drive but in all likelihood you're going to take the first dog you actually get a chance to visit with because most shelters aren't bothering with in-persons until you're at the stage where you've already been approved. Been searching repeatedly in a 500 mile radius of our home, listed from nearest to furthest. It is frustrating that AKC breeders will sell CONUS, but adoption organizations (some) refuse to adopt out of state, regardless of references or living conditions. There is a specific pupper that has been used in one organizations "donate to us" ads for months now, and though it is still listed as available, nobody seems to be able to get the organization to actually transfer him to a forever home. Hasselblad fucked around with this message at 23:44 on Dec 16, 2020 |
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Dec 16, 2020 23:41
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Instant Jellyfish posted:OP it seems like rescues in your area are doing pretty well so maybe you can shift to contacting good breeders in good conscience. See here's the thing. I would LOVE to purchase another JRT. In fact I had a breeder ready to give me pick of a spring litter, for $2000 (the parents won tons of rewards) but my wife for some reason doesn't want another "pure bred" from a breeder (she's weird). The JRTs we lost earlier this year to age related illnesses were champion bred Parson Russells, and I REALLY want to get one again. The personalities and intelligence were amazing. All that said, I felt that a rescue would help on the karma side of things, and heal my heart a bit after losing our fur kids. All in all, maybe this is the dog god's way of letting me know I am not ready yet. Hasselblad fucked around with this message at 00:09 on Dec 17, 2020 |
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Dec 17, 2020 00:05
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