We were given inaccurate information about a dog that we adopted. We started having major issues almost immediately. I don't mean like barking, chewing furniture, accidents, etc. We have two other rescues & understand that there is a transition stage, and have plenty of experience with dogs of the same breed. I mean severe aggression toward other dogs. We reached out, and were not given any real answers or assistance. We were given basic info on dog reactivity that we already knew, but said that he probably needed some major training to live in a home with other dogs that we were not equipped to provide ourselves. They gave us info for a trainer that they use that was wildly expensive. It seemed that they clearly knew this was an issue before he came to us. He did end up going back to them after his 5th incident of biting, the 5th time being severe. We tried everything to keep him safely in our home. They then proceeded to post false information on there Facebook page as to why he was returned to the rescue. This to me only means that he is going to be adopted out again under false pretenses. It's worth noting that he was an absolutely amazing dog & we fell in love immediately. He just needed more intensive training, or to be in a single dog home. Both of which they were not doing.
Don't waste your time with these people.
They posted a dog on Petfinder that we wanted to adopt, a dog very similar to the one we already own. We are looking for a friend for our dog. My husband filled out their 12 page poorly written application. We were denied later that day.
When asked why, we were told that they didn't have to tell us but it could be that we were not citizens (both of us are born, raised and have lived here our entire lives), or it could be age (we are 49 and 54), or it could be that we rent ( we have owned our home for 19 years), or it could be previous experience with dogs (all past pets have been rescues and lived well into old age with the best food and vet care), or it could be our pets are not fixed (both the dog and the cat have been since we rescued them). Giving them the benefit of the doubt, I thought maybe they had called the vet and the pet records had been in my name only. The records were, so I added my husband's name and they assured me that they already had a note to release info to whoever called. In the mean time, the Petfinder listing disappeared.
A week later, the Petfinder listing appeared again. This time I submitted an application on Saturday morning, it took me over 2 hours to complete because of the ridiculous questions, some of which were incomplete or didn't even ask a question but required a response. On Sunday morning I already had a rejection with the same ridiculous potential reasons that my husband had gotten.
Still wanting answers, my husband emailed them and they responded with a threatening email saying that they would not respond anymore. So, even if we did want to continue to try to adopt from them - is it us, that dog, or the combination? And now they are just being rude about it.
I really question how much good they are doing. They seem to have fundraisers, are always looking for volunteers, and soliciting donations. I think like many of these kinds of rescue groups, they are really just hoarders looking to make themselves feel good but never really "help" as many animals as they could or should. There are many other groups that actually adopt out dogs to people who want them and will care for them. This is not one of those.