Rescue Dogs

I have also heard form people who have given up the idea of adopting simply because its made so difficult.
One man in his 50s tried to adopt, he was told, your living arrangements are fine and you are active but you work part time this means you wont have enough money to support the dog but while another charity said his working times were ideal but he didnt have a garden so he couldnt adopt.

Another told him, frankly we think your age is a risk factor because youre alone if anything happened the dog would have to come back to rescue.

Another told him they liked their dogs to be in a family setting.

The poor guy couldnt win.

I must admit my beagle George is a private adoption I applied for an ex lab beagle but the people took one look at my surname which is forgien and just ignored my emails , I finally got to go to one of their meet and greet afternoons and spent 3 hours being lectured about caring for a dog..
Then when I asked about adoption explained we were experienced dog owners and expierenced with beagles I was told 'yes lots of people say that but 99% have no clue" So I asked to be put on the list for a home inspection... 3 weeks passed no email and no answer to my inquiry so I looked at private adoptions. Left a bad review on the website of the beagle people at which point they phoned did a bit of back peddeling and asked if I would like to have a home visit oh and would I mind taking down my very damming review. I told them I felt sorry for the dogs because this was who they let down. But no the review stayed and I never want to hear from them again.

Oops, sorry, I meant British people ..... expats.

Yes sodapop. We lived mainly in rural French areas where agriculteurs were not prepared to pay to have their dogs spayed or neutered. I won't mention what happened to the various litters that came along.
Abandonment happens all the time. Our SPA kittens had been found in a ditch.
Add to this your observation about kennel fees for holiday times. But worst of all English people returning to the UK and leaving their pets behind.

I think there is a lot more abandonment in France Ellianne isn't there ? Especially at holiday times to avoid kennel fees. Having said that one local SPA makes it so difficult adopt a dog with their checks and counter checks that a few people I know have given up. I am a dog lover and agree prospective owners should be checked out but they take this to another level.

He sounds lovely and I'm sure he will be very happy with you.
I think France has more rescue dogs and cats for many different reasons.
He is what the French call a "loulou", which I think means sweetheart. Yes it is term of endearment, like darling. It is especially used for dogs because the origins come from the word "loup" meaning wolf.

One of the reasons breed charities and rescues have few dogs available is that owners sell them on, rather than relinquish. It’s distressing that so many people decided lockdown was the ideal time, bought puppies at inflated prices, often from puppy farms. Lack of research or any understanding on how much time and effort goes into bringing up a puppy has led to pups being sold on like 2nd hand cars.

My daughter has had similar experiences silverlinings. Most of the available dogs state no families with small children . Despite the fact my daughter has extensive experience with dogs.

We have been looking for a small rescue dog for nearly a year.
Because the centres are all closed to visitors, we can only look at their websites to check availability. Also distance rules that you have to live within 30 minutes of the centre so another restriction,which i do understand.
There are few dogs on these sites and though we have applied fir 2 which we thought would fit with us, we were turned down. I asked why but got no response.
We are really disappointed as we thought there would be plenty of dogs needing rehoming.

Oh he sounds cute. Our beagle became blind at the age of 8 we bought a giggle ball for him that dropped treats when he rolled it around and I can promise you he never missed one of those treats!

I have had many rescue dogs throughout the years one time my husband went out to buy some wood and came back with a pom called Teddy..the person at the lumber yard had been left the dog but really didn't like it and told my husband if you like it please take it with you you so we ended up with a pom.
I cannot say that my rescue dogs have been anything but fantastic.
yes they need some time to adjust and yes most of them came with baggage but once they settled in in they were perfect housemates.

appoint to think about a dog is not normally in rescue because he has let the owner down, normally it's because the owner has let them down.

I rescued and fostered for over 30 years. Only one foster proved a real challenge. She’d been allowed to run wild / get clobbered for 5 years. I kept her 3 months, taught recall and loose lead walking and took her through kennel club intermediate groups. She was a different dog three months later but was always going to need experienced handlers.

My rescues have all been lovely dogs. You could almost see the relief as the realised no one would hurt or frighten them, they would never be hungry, always sleep somewhere safe and warm , get fun and walks and yes, be loved. They gave so much in return.
I currently have a 3 year old dog who arrived at ten months and a four month old pedigree. He’s only my third pup in 40 years. It’s great to have a well bred boy but I loved all my rescues and all were great dogs