[shygirl]

Beware - rant in progress
Every time we get a new dog (or cat) we have to get a puppy (kitten) because we find it hard to fit the criteria demanded by rehoming centres. Iv lost 2 dogs this year due to old age so went to our local pound today.
Not one dog would I be allowed to take because i have other dogs/cats/livestock/children.
We stay on a quiet croft, usually someone is home most days.

a dog I was interested in was a 3.5 yr old collie who had been in the dogs home most of his life, he had been rehomed before but couldn't cope in a home city environment so was returned. they had had dog trainers in to help him with his collie behaviour (car chasing etc ) and it was expected he would live in a kennel run environment in his new home. he was obsessive with balls which I see as a positive. apparently he couldn't cope in a house environment as he bit anything that moved ie cupboards doors etc
I liked the look of him online and in real life, and he appeared friendly. but I wasn't allowed to touch him and was told he wasn't suitable for me due to the above reasons. However this is a dog who already has established walking in circles due to stress. They want him to be an outside/kennelled dog at his new house so I dont see why he cant live with us as he doesn't need to mix with my dogs if he doesn't want to if he is living in a kennel in our yard.
any advice?
rant over

[Old Shep]

can I ask which rescue please ( Pm me if you don't want to make it public)

[CarolineJ]

Whereabouts are you?  NESSR (Northern English Springer Spaniel Rescue) will rehome to people with other dogs/cats/children/livestock if they have a dog they feel will fit that home.  They do have foster homes all over the country from Stirling down to Gloucestershire, but most of the dogs are in foster around the Northumberland area.

[shygirl]

I'm in Aberdeenshire.
we will just keep on looking...
thankyou

[Jullienne]

Have you tried the dogs trust? I hear they are quite good....

[sabrina]

Having rehomed in the past its not easy for both sides. What matters here is the dog and getting somewhere with people who understand all his problems. They try their best and at times get it wrong i am sure.

[twizzel]

Years ago we looked into rehoming a 6 month old spaniel puppy who had been neglected in its short life. We wanted a trial to ensure she was trainable (not fully trained, but had the potential) around livestock. The rescue wouldn't allow this in case she wasn't suitable and had to go back at the end of the trial. We could have offered a perfect home in a farm environment with other spaniels, but head had to rule heart and we couldn't risk taking on a rescue without getting to know how it would be in day to day life first, and whether our other spaniel would accept it. In the end we bred our own litter and kept a bitch from that.

[BrimwoodFarm]

Completely understand your rant. It's why I avoided big organisations when I adopted my first staffie girl - went to a small, family run charity instead. They did a little vetting but nothing major, and took Beetle home that day. Second dog came this year by way of a veterinary nurse friend who'd stopped the pound coming to pick up and euthanise a second staff just because her microchip details didn't match any address and she was deemed unsuitable to rehome. Unsuitable?! She's lively - yes. But that's because she's a big bouncing pup!!