If you could adopt any dog...

GreyhoundGirl · 06-11-2007, 06:56 PM

Okay, this isn't ment to be serious, it's just a fun "fantasy" thread. Weather it isn't in your budget, or a family member doen't want another dog, list the dog(s) you'd like to adopt!

I'd be thrilled if I could adopt this little girl. The only thing is she's in Florida, thousands of miles away

... She sure is a sweetie though.

http://www.greyhoundpetsorlando.org/...S%20Nugget.jpg

EDIT: awww! Looks like my sweetie's been adopted. Good for her, she deserves a good home. Young fawns always go quickly...

Curbside Prophet · 06-11-2007, 10:49 PM

This is a tough one for me because I've handled so many wonderful dogs at the shelter. If I had a dollar for every dog I've asked why are you here? I'd be a wealthy man. I would imagine my next dog will have "issues", will probably have been sitting a shelter for a long time, and will probably have been in and out of many homes. What kind of dog it is, it's age, or what it will look like is irrelevant to me at this point...but I've always got my eye out to the rescue Elsa came from. All I need is a bigger home to make it happen.

Tess&Coco · 06-12-2007, 07:03 AM

<Sigh> It's probably not good for my soul to look at the rehoming pages of Dogs Trust (national charity in the UK). But I do.. and I tend to focus on the "sticky" dogs which have been in the kennels a long time.

Today's favourites

http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming...entreid=0&pn=5

http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming...entreid=0&pn=7

http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming...ntreid=0&pn=13

iwantmypup · 06-12-2007, 10:46 AM

oh wow this is tough.. but I know since I cannnot.. cannnot look at petfinder or anything I would... Well when I am rich , I will have a huge.. A HUGE place of land and I will go to 3 shelters and adopt all of the dogs.. I there will be a lake and I can have the dogs run free , with safety of course.. there will be a huge fence surrounding my place. and I will be an amazing chef so I can cook for them.. and I will be an awesome trainer so I can train them..and I... umm.....OH and depending were I live it will be different.. like if I live in a cold area and get alot of short haired dogs I can knit them sweaters.. and if I get alot of long haired dogs.. in a warm place I will get them cooling packs and I will have alot of shade..and alll will be spayed and neutured.. and I will get all kinds of dogs! Little chihuahuas.. too big great danes!And if there is a dog that needs help with training and can help them.. and I will be a vet so that willl be great..

and if that doesn't work out... I will be the best vet ever and I will be up with all kinds of vet technology and I will travel the world helping animals get the care they need to find a loving home

GreyhoundGirl · 06-12-2007, 05:51 PM

Tess&Coco: That scooby seems like a sweetie. If I were closer he'd probably be quite appealing to me, too, sounds like with a little training he'd be an agility pro!

Hope the poor little guy gets swooped up soon...

By the way, what does "Sticky" mean?

iwantmypup · 06-12-2007, 05:52 PM

I think sticky in this case means like ones they put..like first because they have been in there soo long.. by first I mean like they post them firsta

GreyhoundGirl · 06-12-2007, 05:54 PM

Awww! I'd feel so bad for those dogs...

Jenny had been at the SPCA 2 weeks when we got her. Even that seems like a long time for a dog to be alone in a cage...

chucky · 06-12-2007, 06:35 PM

if i could, i,d adopt every single dog 50lb and up. i,m not a big fan of small dogs, i like them, as long as someone else owns them.

lovemygreys · 06-12-2007, 10:42 PM

WV's Bim I just noticed he'd been returned to the group. He stayed in our kennel before he was adopted and I remember his adoption day very well. He looked pretty rough from the track as some black dogs can and I thought the person would pick the other dog in a heartbeat (gorgeous white male)...but she picked Bim. He was a GREYT dog and I was thrilled she could see past the dull, sparse coat and flea dermatitis to his beautiful personality. I hate to any of the babies that were in my kennel get bounced, so I always want to adopt them to make sure they are safe and loved forever. Alas, I can't adopt them all

Alpha · 06-12-2007, 11:29 PM

Awhile back I had gone to the shelter looking for an older dog that we might be able to adopt and give him a few great years instead of living in the humane society but I came across Maverick. A one year old, black/white Staffordshire Terrier. The little guy was such a sweetheart and I wish I could've taken him home.

But we decided a two dog household is more than enough! LOL

Tess&Coco · 06-13-2007, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by GreyhoundGirl

Tess&Coco: That scooby seems like a sweetie. If I were closer he'd probably be quite appealing to me, too, sounds like with a little training he'd be an agility pro!

Hope the poor little guy gets swooped up soon...

By the way, what does "Sticky" mean?

Yes, iwmp was pretty near the mark. The Dogs Trust use the term "sticky" to describe dogs who have been in the kennel for a long time, hence they tend to "stick" to the kennel as people pass over them for newer/cuter whatever dogs.

Unfortunately we haven't got the space or time (or money, given Tess's health issues) for a third dog. And even if we did, Coco is only 7 months and I want to do more training with her before introducing another one.

Misskiwi67 · 06-13-2007, 05:08 PM

I'd adopt the next dog to come through the clinic who's owners decided they couldn't afford to fix its broken leg and wanted to euthanize instead...

We average about 3 healthy dogs a week who's owners would rather euth than fix... thankfully most find homes, but never fast enough to keep me from wishing I had the time, money, and space to keep one more and still have time for my current zoo.

danibeth_2000 · 06-13-2007, 08:13 PM

hummm, if i had no budget i would have my heart set on a suluki, they are my dream dog and am still on the look out every where. just a beautiful breed even a mix would do fine. but i can never find one in my price range.

SunSiberians · 06-13-2007, 09:20 PM

This guy.

They refer to him as a "working type" dog - he's just what I need. This game is actually torture, lol. I see all these dogs I want but can't have!

lovemygreys · 06-14-2007, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by danibeth_2000

hummm, if i had no budget i would have my heart set on a suluki, they are my dream dog and am still on the look out every where. just a beautiful breed even a mix would do fine. but i can never find one in my price range.

You can always keep an applicationon file with STOLA - Saluki Tree of Life Alliance (saluki rescue). With rarer breeds like the saluki, adoptables are often matched with applications on file and never make it to the "available" page on a website.

danibeth_2000 · 06-14-2007, 03:21 PM

thanks for the advice, i had never heard of them before

makesthesignoftheZ · 06-16-2007, 12:26 PM

This face is breaking my heart- 8 yr. old Golden up for adoption-

SammyDog · 06-16-2007, 07:55 PM

I always wanted a greater swiss so this mix would do me good.

http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/...?petid=8363231

And my favorite dogs

http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/...?petid=8498143

cshellenberger · 06-18-2007, 06:12 PM

I would have adopted this guy...

His name is Jake and he was my first shelter pull. A WONDERFUL 5 year old male who had never seen the inside of a house!!! He's now the VERY spoiled only dog in his forever home! (the last pic is at his adoptive mom's)

GreyhoundGirl · 06-18-2007, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by makesthesignoftheZ

This face is breaking my heart- 8 yr. old Golden up for adoption-

Poor thing...