Staffordshire Bull Terrier Pup Wanted

2qk4u wrote: »

Its not nice at all, still no contact. Ive waited 10 days now and the home visit was 5 days ago. Just not good enough. Very disappointed.

I dont blame you.

adrenalinjunkie wrote: »

You are aware that rescues operate purely from the goodness of the hearts of their volunteers right? Volunteers that might just have to live their own life every day as well, go to work, look after their own animals and family and find the time to look after the rescues currently in their care and raise funds so they can carry on the work they do. Seriously get a grip, it's 5 days, if you tried to get a pup from a reputable breeder you'd be on a waiting list for years.

Patience grasshopper :rolleyes:

Am i reading this right??AJ this person is willing and presumably able to adopt a dog, got the Home Visit....and STILL hasnt heard anything almost a week later!! Am i reading this thread right?!!

adrenalinjunkie wrote: »

I'm afraid rescues probably aren't too bothered about 'customer service', they don't exist to make a profit or supply demand. What they have done is consider you for looking after one of their charges for the rest of its life. Careful consideration will be given to whether it's the right situation for that particular dog or not. You wouldn't expect to be allowed to adopt a child without careful consideration so why a pup be that much different.

Im reeeeally confused here.

anniehoo wrote: »

I dont blame you.


Am i reading this right??AJ this person is willing and presumably able to adopt a dog, got the Home Visit....and STILL hasnt heard anything almost a week later!! Am i reading this thread right?!!


Im reeeeally confused here.

The thing is, we don't know the OP or the dog, we don't know what else the volunteer has going on in their life, they may well have valid reasons that they haven't got back to the OP yet. I would have imagined this fairly standard procedure for adopting from a rescue no? I have nothing to do with the rescue and I found the publicly posted nagging comments extremely irritating, it's the exact same 'I want it now' childish attitude that people have toward pets that has so many dogs in rescues in the first place no?

Hi guys, can anyone help??????
This is Buddy. He is a year old lab x staff. He is an absolute treasure. He is well house trained and is super smart, he can learn new tricks in no time. He is really friendly and is great with children and other dogs. He has lots of energy and would be great at agility classes.
He is neutered
It honestly breaks her heart to let him go but in his own best interest that she has too.
If there is anyone interest please pm on facebook or contact the Geraldine Kennedy Hunt GSPCA.

This guy is looking for a new home thru GSPCA.

ISDW wrote: »

What has that got to do with this?

Please just remember that we are only hearing one side of this before people go jumping to conclusions and getting annoyed.

2qk4u is deffinetly coming across as a bit whiny and in-patient but then again who wouldnt if they were waiting for a new puppy -

Also have to agree 100% with Makikomi, apparently Rescues number one priority is too rehome dogs so you'd think they'd put a little bit of focus on it - I know people are very busy but a simple text saying "we're still considering you and will get back to you next week" or "We dont think you're a suitable owner" just to let the OP know where he stands!

We havent heard the otherside and we dont know what the OP is like and we dont know how the home visit went but a simple reply would only take a second!

dont think EGAR has bein on here for a few days so anything could be going on in her personal life .im sure their is a good reason that EGAR has not returned your callsbest just to leave a message and im sure they will get back to you in their own time. a couple more days wont kill ya;)
remember this is not a dog pound im sure they want to make sure that the dogs next home is their last home

OP, I think that you must remember that many rescues are run on a shoestring, are up to their eyes, are faced with emergency cases, may need to put money to vet fees instead of phone credit, may have internet probs etc etc etc. I don't know EGAR but can see from her posts on here and other sites that she works extremely hard at this.
A week is not all that long when you consider the long years ahead that you will have with a new dog.
True, I'd probably be climbing up the walls with anticipation waiting to hear if I had been successful but I think I'd be inclined to give the rescue the benefit of the doubt. Even if I was getting pissed off waiting, I think that I would keep that between the rescue and myself. I feel it's inappropriate to be giving out about an ongoing process in a forum such as this.
BTW, I noticed from the link on your profile page that you seem to have gotten a puppy during the week. Did you not want to wait or are you still hoping to adopt Dodger? It would be a shame if you have given up on him already

2qk4u wrote: »

As I already said, i understand how they operate and have no doubt that Egar does great work. As i already said I mentioned it here because it started here and I dont think its inappropriate.
I wanted a dog two weeks ago and was looking for one to buy and it was suggested here that I might consider a rescue dog, so I thought why not. Dodger looks like a nice dog and I had no problem traveling to get him but the wait just got too long, I got offered a pup on Thursday and took her instead.

so are you going to get the dodger also?

Right, so exactly 4 days after someone wasted their time doing a home visit you got a puppy elsewhere and have been on here since moaning about them not getting in touch with you. What reason would they have to be contacting you exactly? :rolleyes:

Whispered wrote: »

Like I said, there is a reason you've not had contact from her.

You've got your dog now anyway, so what's the point in continuing to post asking for updates? You're obviously just looking for a reaction and to complain about someone.

this thread is pointless at this stage