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Home checks for new pets

  • 01-10-2019 12:37pm
    #1
    mauraf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 191 ✭✭


    Hi
    I am looking to get a dog in the near future..
    At the beginning of my research, but just wondering if the rehoming centers do home checks, and if so, what do they look for?

    Want to prepare as much as possible beforehand.

    Thanks
    Maura


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  • #2
    Nody
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    A lot of the home check is to get a feel for you and suss you out to be honest; if you said you don't have children and suddenly there are four years old crawling around or if your idea of exercising the dog is to let it run free in your open backyard without any fences next to the road. Give you advice on how the dog is likely to act during the first days and month, if they spot anything it may chew (puppy) or get hurt on in general make sure you and the dog are a good fit. Their ultimate goal is to place the dog in a good home that will not return it in 6 months "because it's to needy" or that you want to go holidays or some other excuse as well as ensure the dog is not going to be abused. Second part is as well to ensure that ownership does not mean dump it if needs to go to the vet but a lifetime commitment to the dog with appropriate care (this is also why you rarely see adoptions allowed at Christmas from a serious rescue). I'd honestly be worried to take a dog from a place that would not do a home placement check because that shows a worrying disregard for both you as a future owner as well as the dog and it would make it worry about what they may claim about the dog's behavior etc.


  • #3
    Sheepdish1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭Sheepdish1


    mauraf wrote: »
    Hi
    I am looking to get a dog in the near future..
    At the beginning of my research, but just wondering if the rehoming centers do home checks, and if so, what do they look for?

    Want to prepare as much as possible beforehand.

    Thanks
    Maura

    They will make sure that your garden is secure and that your home is suitable to rehome a dog to. There isn’t a huge amount of preparation, maybe just decide where dog will be sleeping etc.

    If there is anything needed they will tell you, eg fix hole in the fence, or fix the latch on the gate. Or if you’ve no fence and live in a field they may ask about that.

    Don’t worry about the home check, they will be doing it for the best interest for you and what dog you will be getting so there is no need to prepare too much other than thinking about why you would like to own a dog.

    Homechecks are important....For example, if you live in a small apartment it might not be suitable for a large energetic dog such as a husky but may be more suitable for a smaller less energetic dog. They size and breed of a dog and making sure it matches the family expectations reduces the amount of dogs going back to a rescue to be rehomed again. One of the biggest reasons dogs end up in shelters is breeds not suiting family lifestyle.

    Eg people will buy Beagles as they look cute but are then surprised at how noisy they are in back gardens or when left alone.


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