I have just been on the website for our local rehoming centre.
Out of the 13 dogs advertised on their site for rehoming, only 4 did not have any "issues" Of the 9 that did the issues stated were separation anxiety, destructive, barking, escaping, needing time to trust people and being unable to live with another dog. All things that could be dealt with by the right owner.

that sounds about par for the course.
but what you need to consider is it is not a case that rescue dogs have issues, its that 'second hand dogs' have issues.
usually because the original owner has cocked up somewhere along the line, so its an issue related to first owner, not rescue centres.

I quite agree Kruse but it doesn't alter the fact that dogs leave the centres with problems that other people have to find the time and experience to address.
It's not all sweetness and light.

i feel that rescue dogs are issue-led, by the mere fact that they have 1) been abandoned to a rescue in the first place, because 2) they have been messed up / ill-trained /mishandled / ill-chosen/ badly raised by mistaken or awful owners, which is compounded by
3) kennel stress.

If you take these issues into consideration when adopting a rescue dog, it will be a lovely reciprocal relationship.
To ignore these truths is to not take the issues, nor the dog, nor the advice of people like me, seriously enough. And is one of the main reasons that rescue dogs get returned by those that adopt them.

I dont see the statement that rescue dogs have issues as a negative, i just see it as practical reality that is easily dealt with if recognised and acted upon accordingly.
At the least, the baseline for EVERY rescue dog, espesh if it was kenneled, should be that it will come to you with kennel related stress.
Which means it's hormonal levels will be higher for a good few weeks until it reaches a more harmonious real life baseline.
Which, in turn, means your rescue dog will be over-aroused for a bit and may over-react to what you may regard as normal everyday situations.
Therefore, you shouldnt throw the dog into the normal trappings and routines of a 'pet dog' straight off.
Give it a few weeks to settle with immediate family ONLY at first, and introduce other things gradually over first few months.
This is risk reduction for all, and prevents heartache for all, espesh more heartache for the dog when it bounces.
If i had a pound for every person that ignored that advice..........

This is exactly the same situation that would be recognised for humans coming out of prison or military service.

What we are really talking about here is not that all 'rescue dogs' have issues, but that all 'second hand dogs' have issues. That comes back to the point that the original owners have invariably created the issues, so you can say that at least half the issues have nothing to do with a dog having a rescue status.
However, the other half of the issues will, due to living in a kennel, ie, stereotypical behaviours, raised stress levels, institutionalisation. These problems can also exacerbate or complicate the original problems created by original owner.

Albeit good rescues do try their best to alleviate all of this.

The right person adopting such dogs wont have problems, as they listen to the advice, and take it into consideration when they take these dogs home.

My POV for what is worth, is that rescues should not have rules set in stone, wether that be for flats, working people etc etc & for trial periods, surely like anything else in the dog world, it would depend on the dog & the potential Adoptee

So yes their "should" be some trial periods for some dogs with some people, but this should not be used & abused carte blanche for the dogs sake!

All I have done to you is criticise you for the way you have spoken to others on the forum recently and for making yourself out to be better than other people because you foster. You made a very nasty and personal comment about me and despite my best efforts it has upset me. Do you think that is acceptable behaviour?

My POV for what is worth, is that rescues should not have rules set in stone, wether that be for flats, working people etc etc & for trial periods, surely like anything else in the dog world, it would depend on the dog & the potential Adoptee

This to me is the crux of the matter. It isn't black and white and everyone should be judged on their own merit.

I have never had a rescue dog (but have had a rescue cat). However before I got my last puppy I visited several breeders to talk to them and see their dogs. Without fail they were all welcoming and generous with their time. One breeder was very critical of various people who had come to see them and of one person in particular who had to return a dog because of a change of circumstances. I liked her dogs but decided not to take one of her puppies because I felt the support would not be there if a problem arose. After all life happens and no one knows what the future may hold.

That is why I think it is so important not to judge people kcjack for being cautious. You could lose a good home. It is great to be so passionate about rescue dogs but the dogs need people to have a life and the people need to be treated with respect.