Rehoming a dog - seemingly impossible

[renmure]

Petrus1983 said:

I wasn't allowed to adopt a dog because I don't have a garden - I explained my circumstances and it was still a firm no.

I wasn’t allowed to adopt a Great Dane after a home visit despite already having 2 Danes and having a 20 year history of owning Danes because there wasn’t a 1.8m fence enclosing my garden. We lived in the countryside, surrounded by fields and woodland and the garden itself was over 5 acres.

[lost in espace]

I got my elderly dogs from Foal Farm and they had lost their home for similar reasons, give them an email.

[-Cappo-]

OP, I'm going to PM you, give me an hour or two.

[Simpo Two]

CheesecakeRunner said:

C5_Steve said:

My Mum recently went through the process of adopting a cat, or tried to at least but the big charities were so difficult and demanding to deal with she found it impossible.

That surprises me. I adopted two cats last year from Cats Protection. Saw them on their website Sunday night, sent them an email on Monday, had a phone call with their adoption coordinator on Tuesday, sent them a video walk-around of the house and garden on Tuesday, and collected the cats from their foster home on the Friday. All for a donation of 50 quid a cat, it couldn't have been any easier. They even vaccinated and neutered them.

The bigger the charity the more corporate red tape, I suspect. I got my cat from a local place... it's run by the stereotypical 'mad old cat lady' but she was st hot at matching cats with people. If she didn't think someone was right for a cat she'd put them off by saying it had a skin disease or wasn't for rehoming.

[Petrus1983]

renmure said:

Petrus1983 said:

I wasn't allowed to adopt a dog because I don't have a garden - I explained my circumstances and it was still a firm no.

I wasn’t allowed to adopt a Great Dane after a home visit despite already having 2 Danes and having a 20 year history of owning Danes because there wasn’t a 1.8m fence enclosing my garden. We lived in the countryside, surrounded by fields and woodland and the garden itself was over 5 acres.

Very similar - not having my own garden was the big no no.



Having 5 miles of beach on my doorstep wouldn't sway them. Now I just get to watch everyone else with their dogs!

[Gareth1974]

-Cappo- said:

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Thank you

[-Cappo-]

Gareth1974 said:

-Cappo- said:

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Thank you

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[Gareth1974]

-Cappo- said:

Gareth1974 said:

-Cappo- said:

OP, I'm going to PM you, give me an hour or two.

Thank you

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[Rough101]

Defcon5 said:

I do agree, however i feel the hoops one must jump through to rehome a dog from a UK place are strangely high.

A colleague tried for a year to rehome one. Didn’t get anywhere, despite already having a dog. Seemingly if you have a job and thus aren’t at home 24/7, the dog is better off in the rehoming centre.

Exactly this.

It’s why there is a roaring trade in adopting foreign dogs, (which I suspect are bred or stolen in some cases), so folk can say ‘I rehomed’.

[HTP99]

Rough101 said:

Defcon5 said:

I do agree, however i feel the hoops one must jump through to rehome a dog from a UK place are strangely high.

A colleague tried for a year to rehome one. Didn’t get anywhere, despite already having a dog. Seemingly if you have a job and thus aren’t at home 24/7, the dog is better off in the rehoming centre.

Exactly this.

It’s why there is a roaring trade in adopting foreign dogs, (which I suspect are bred or stolen in some cases), so folk can say ‘I rehomed’.

My mum struggled massively to re-home a rescue, she tried all the well known places, they just kept putting up barriers and had weird reasons for refusing her, she didn't want to go down the foreign dog route as she knew there were plenty of UK dogs which needed re-homing, she eventually found a small local dog re-homing charity who helped her get a UK dog.

She was retired FFS, the dog she has, has had a fantastic life with her, she only recently sold her small motorhome which they travelled often in together, he acompanies her everywhere.

[SistersofPercy]

Try Pebbles Legacy based in Stoke on Trent. Small charity, never PTS.

https://pebbleslegacy.co.uk

[smn159]

Rough101 said:

Exactly this.

It’s why there is a roaring trade in adopting foreign dogs, (which I suspect are bred or stolen in some cases), so folk can say ‘I rehomed’.

Probably more likely from dodgy UK breeders. Foreign dogs that we looked at seemed to have been previously abandoned and were from (very) mixed stock rather than recognisable breeds.

[MajorMantra]

OP, please don't kill a perfectly healthy dog. There must be a home out there.

I've been racking my brains trying to think of anyone I know...

[moorx]

Rough101 said:

Defcon5 said:

I do agree, however i feel the hoops one must jump through to rehome a dog from a UK place are strangely high.

A colleague tried for a year to rehome one. Didn’t get anywhere, despite already having a dog. Seemingly if you have a job and thus aren’t at home 24/7, the dog is better off in the rehoming centre.

Exactly this.

It’s why there is a roaring trade in adopting foreign dogs, (which I suspect are bred or stolen in some cases), so folk can say ‘I rehomed’.

Unfortunately, some dogs brought from abroad also end up in UK rescue centres, because the groups bringing them in don't all provide the back-up that most UK rescue centres do. For all of the dogs I have adopted, it has been a requirement that the dog be returned to the rescue if they cannot be kept.

During the course of more than 30 years, I have managed to adopt 14 dogs from 6 different rescues (in England and Wales) - all while working full-time.
About half of those have been adopted jointly with my partner (who works from home) but the others were adopted when I was single and out at work during the day. I made arrangements for the dogs to be let out and walked while I was at work and provided proof of this. I also chose dogs (ages/breeds) that could cope with this lifestyle. I appreciate not everyone has the same experience, and I'm sure some good homes are turned down, but it annoys me when people say they 'had to go out and buy a puppy because they couldn't get a dog from rescue'. No one has to buy a puppy. Perhaps if breeders were a bit more fussy, there would be fewer dogs in rescue.

I hope a home or rescue space can be found OP.

[MrBig]

What a lovely dog. I'd love to help out but I have 2 young children, one of which is definitely smaller than the dog, so my wife would never go for it

[Gareth1974]

CheesecakeRunner said:

Do tell if this means he gets homed! I’m not remotely a dog person, but he’s a great looking dog.

Cappo is kindly trying to help, but as yet nothing is sorted. Any offers of help are appreciated. I’ve tried all of the recommended shelters with no success so far.

[-Cappo-]

Gareth1974 said:

CheesecakeRunner said:

Do tell if this means he gets homed! I’m not remotely a dog person, but he’s a great looking dog.

Cappo is kindly trying to help, but as yet nothing is sorted. Any offers of help are appreciated. I’ve tried all of the recommended shelters with no success so far.

Working on it!

[Gareth1974]

-Cappo- said:

Gareth1974 said:

CheesecakeRunner said:

Do tell if this means he gets homed! I’m not remotely a dog person, but he’s a great looking dog.

Cappo is kindly trying to help, but as yet nothing is sorted. Any offers of help are appreciated. I’ve tried all of the recommended shelters with no success so far.

Working on it!

Thank you so much

[ObSceney]

Give Binfield Dog Rescue a call. I believe they have spaces.

https://www.binfielddogrescue.co.uk/

[JJ55]

Many tears is a big independent rescue to try.