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We are looking to adopt a rescue dog at the end of the summer. We have a planned vacation at the end of August so it wouldn't be fair to bring a dog home now and then leave her for 10 days next month. We are also looking for a hypoallergenic dog as my hubby has some allergy issues.
About a month ago I contacted three local rescue organizations to ask if we should put an application in now or wait until we return from our trip. All three said to put one in now. That way we could be approved and ready to adopt when we returned from our trip. They also stated this would be good to do since we are looking for a hypoallergenic dog and they usually go very quickly.
So I spent several hours filling out the applications as I gave a lot of thought to many of the detailed questions. A week went by and I had not heard a thing. I emailed all three of them to ask if there was any update on my application. I only got a response from one who said they never received my application. Fortunately I had saved a copy of the application so I resent it and did get a response that they got it.
So now I have been waiting for a month with no further correspondence from any of the rescues. I hate to be a pain and keep messaging them but it seems to me that by now I should have gotten some kind of a response regarding my application. I do realize that many of these rescues are run by volunteers, but seems to me that one month is a long time to wait. Am I being unreasonable? Should I message them again?
Another thing I find very frustrating is that almost no rescue organization will even bother to answer a simple question about a dog unless you put in an application. I have been on Petfinder daily looking at all the sweet dogs that are looking for homes. Sometimes they don't even list a dog's age in the description. Seems to me they should be able to respond to a simple question like how old the dog is without having to put in an application. The other thing that frustrates me is when you open a listing on Petfinder and the rescue is 20 minutes from my house. Yet in the description it will say the dog is in a totally different state that is hours away by plane.
Everyone always says "Adopt Don't Shop" but from my limited experience I can see how people get frustrated and just go and buy a dog instead. It shouldn't be this difficult to want to give a dog a home. Thank you for letting me vent and I would appreciate any suggestion you may have.
About a month ago I contacted three local rescue organizations to ask if we should put an application in now or wait until we return from our trip. All three said to put one in now. That way we could be approved and ready to adopt when we returned from our trip. They also stated this would be good to do since we are looking for a hypoallergenic dog and they usually go very quickly.
So I spent several hours filling out the applications as I gave a lot of thought to many of the detailed questions. A week went by and I had not heard a thing. I emailed all three of them to ask if there was any update on my application. I only got a response from one who said they never received my application. Fortunately I had saved a copy of the application so I resent it and did get a response that they got it.
So now I have been waiting for a month with no further correspondence from any of the rescues. I hate to be a pain and keep messaging them but it seems to me that by now I should have gotten some kind of a response regarding my application. I do realize that many of these rescues are run by volunteers, but seems to me that one month is a long time to wait. Am I being unreasonable? Should I message them again?
Another thing I find very frustrating is that almost no rescue organization will even bother to answer a simple question about a dog unless you put in an application. I have been on Petfinder daily looking at all the sweet dogs that are looking for homes. Sometimes they don't even list a dog's age in the description. Seems to me they should be able to respond to a simple question like how old the dog is without having to put in an application. The other thing that frustrates me is when you open a listing on Petfinder and the rescue is 20 minutes from my house. Yet in the description it will say the dog is in a totally different state that is hours away by plane.
Everyone always says "Adopt Don't Shop" but from my limited experience I can see how people get frustrated and just go and buy a dog instead. It shouldn't be this difficult to want to give a dog a home. Thank you for letting me vent and I would appreciate any suggestion you may have.