Thats sad,. I'd foster him.....poor soul. I have put my name down on some sites. I saw one in BDH but they don't look for foster homes....god knows why

Honestly - in the last few that I have done, first was a clear junkie, who couldnt look after a fly never mind a dog.

another who was depressed and house was a tip( not just dirty but stuff literally piled up everywhere), and wanted a dog to get them out as otherwise they wouldnt go out, and I couldnt honestly have placed a dog there without thinking that it would end up being moved on, I was very honest and explained if she got herself sorted and sorted her house and garden then she could call me again in 6 months and I would reassess.

People who have previously given dogs up for pretty crappy reasons.

People who are not honest and when I check their story things become apparant with that.

Very young blokes who give me the impression that they want dogs for the wrong reasons.....

I dont have blanket policy, and will assess every situation independently and If I feel there is something they can do to make it a yes I will say so.

We will rehome previously tested dogs to under 5's etc, as long as temperament matches household etc.
We will rehome to people working providing they have something in place to cover hours etc ( dog walker or someone to let dog out etc)
So we are in no way restrictive, the problem is definetly more the people we get as oppose to the rules we have !!! sadly...

Thanks for the reply. Interesting, you certainly have seen a lot then!

I think it depends on the dog itself, some obvious can;t cope in kennels and other do. The shelter where I walk the dogs have had dogs for well over a year, then as you say someone comes along and they get a lovely new home. I have posted a thread on here recently about a dog who coudl just not cope with kennel life and he was sadly pts.

Plus, can you imagine say if the dogs had 6 months then that was it. I know for certain I could not keep up my volunteering (I go 90% of my lunchtimes from work) if this was the case. Us volunteers and the dogs become fond of each other when they've been in a while (I call them my regulars!). It would be just too awful to let them be pts, I feel like they become my friends!!

So I feel that for however long it takes is the answer as long as the dog is ok, funnily some of them seem perfectly happy, obviously nothing can ever take the place of a home, but I have seen some dogs blossom inthe shelter, makes you wonder what their life was like before!

i think it depends on the dog. my old boy, sam, didnt cope well in kennels. he just lay quietly at the back of the kennel, looking so sad. he seemed so quiet, boy did that change when he came home... jake definitely wouldnt cope well in kennels.