My Nonprofit Reviews

Where do I begin...we were extremely excited about providing a home for another dog in need. We have experience with rescue dogs having had three over the past 30 years. We found the perfect dog...so we thought. Went through the evaluation process which was rather lengthy. After a phone interview, we were found worthy as an adoptive family. Had a meet with " our dog" all went well. We were adopting a dog that had come from a high kill shelter in Alabama. Minimal health records were provided which I thought to be odd since the dog was a surrender. There was no information provided about the environment in which the dog was coming from. We did know that the dog had previously been adopted and returned within48 hours. We decided to follow through with the adoption and take our new family member home. Everything was great for about three weeks until our new dog met our grand daughter! The grand daughter is a animal lover and comfortable around dogs. Totally unprovoked, the dog lunged and bit our grand daughter! Immediately, I called for guidance and help with this unexpected behavior. None was offered nor given. Our calls were not returned and the lack of support was unacceptable! After much frustration and heartache...we decided to return the dog. We had been told the dog was good with other dogs, children and adults. After returning the dog, I contacted the foster family with concerns for the dogs wellbeing. The response I received from the foster family was very insultive and inappropriate! As time passed, the dog was eventually listed on Craig's list as adoptable into homes with children over the age of 10...our grand daughter was. 91/2. This dog should not be in a home with children...yes,she is a sweet dog, but not appropriate to be with children. We felt as if the organization was not forthcoming with all history and knowledge on the dog we adopted and the " nasty-gram" from the foster family was way out of line, leaving a bitter taste in my mouth for the whole organization. We will adopt again, but not from this organization.