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I am thinking about surprising difficult children with a dog.
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 530923" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>CB... </p><p>We have about 4 shelters around us - not counting rescues.</p><p>But ONE of those, is really good.</p><p>They will interview you for what you need and are looking for, and then THEY scan/screen the incoming dogs to see if any "might" fit. Things they look for are:</p><p>- size</p><p>- age</p><p>- prior training (crate, housebroken, obedience, etc.)</p><p>- house vs. appointment</p><p>- etc.</p><p></p><p>I've seen dogs come through that were being re-homed at 2 yrs old... because the family got transferred overseas and it wasn't safe to take the dog. Fully house and obedience trained, used to being crated, etc. They ARE out there. But... you have to take your time, to find them. You don't need to give up, or substitute a cat (poor substitute in my opinion... not anti-cat, but cat doesn't equal dog). You just need... a boatload of patience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 530923, member: 11791"] CB... We have about 4 shelters around us - not counting rescues. But ONE of those, is really good. They will interview you for what you need and are looking for, and then THEY scan/screen the incoming dogs to see if any "might" fit. Things they look for are: - size - age - prior training (crate, housebroken, obedience, etc.) - house vs. appointment - etc. I've seen dogs come through that were being re-homed at 2 yrs old... because the family got transferred overseas and it wasn't safe to take the dog. Fully house and obedience trained, used to being crated, etc. They ARE out there. But... you have to take your time, to find them. You don't need to give up, or substitute a cat (poor substitute in my opinion... not anti-cat, but cat doesn't equal dog). You just need... a boatload of patience. [/QUOTE]
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