That works both unfortunately for the rescue that was named. If people presume that KC is not a good person to deal with then the mud will also stick to the rescue - hence it should not of been bought into this thread at all.

I do see what your saying, now that I have given it some thought, but assuming that the rescue are happy with kcjacks work, then I dont see a problem,

though I do understand what your saying,

I would hope people would still offer the dogs a good home,

I had trouble finding a rescue that would consider me because Beau is intact. In fairness though I only contacted 2 of them so the others may have been more leanient (sp......its been a long two days). Heartbrakingly, the dog I fell for is still in the rescue

Luckily the 2nd one I contacted looked at every case individually and we ended up with Lula. So contacting them is always a good idea

Shona come on dont play the innocent - you knew what you were doing and quite frankly it was 'badly done' in the words of one of my fav authors (see I can read even if I cant spell )

I think many things were badly done today...

Or maybe the fact that KCjack actively tells people she is involved in rescue, should behave in a more professional and responsible way to avoid giving the rescue she more or less represents a bad name. Mud does stick so she should think of this before posting without giving a second thought for her rescues reputation.

KC has always said when she posts on here she does not represent the rescue - hence she very rarely mentions them by name!

This thread is about any rescue btw not just one or one persons involvement in it.

As Shona has said she sees where Im coming from - personal differences should not involve other organisations.

And back on topic - rescues have different policies so its best to actually ask them.

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speaking personally as a homechecker, I would home a speyed or neutured dog to you, providing you passed your homecheck and a suitable dog was available. I go by gut a lot of the time so if I walked in/out your house with a good feeling then I usually run with that. [QUOTE]

I agree completely. I do homechecks for alocal dog charity and so long as the home is suitable, there's enough space for the number of animals to be kept and you could show that you can give the necessary time and attention to a rescue dog, I don't see why not.

Some rescues do use blanket policies and don't always view each application on it's merits. It's a shame because htere are so many peopl eout there who have lovely homes for dogs and are refused. At the same time, homechefckers have to weed out the crappy homes and the people who have no idea how to look after a dog.

In my experience, many rescues will neuter/spay a dog before it's rehomed in which case there's no issue with your dog being entire. Others ptu conditions of rehoming on the contract stating that the dog must be spayed or neutered asap.

There are lots of things to look at but it's mainly on common sense. I don't see why you having big or entire dogs, or breeding them should make a difference.

Personaly, I have never failed a homecheck. But I have been refused a dog on the basis that "it's not the right time"!. NOw if that isn't a vague and non-descript excuse then what is??!!

Good luck.

Laura xx

Personally Shona I think you'd be the perfect candidate for a rescue (cos you're mad, no other reason! ). That said I do think the majority of rescue places would reject you. When we rehomed Woody (Dogs Trust, 2000) we were expected to attend a "seminar" and it was made clear no dog would go to a home with resident intact dogs, be it male or female.

If I was you I'd go for one of the local rescues, they're usually much more flexible and much to the dogs benefit if done correctly IMO.

You would probably get a spayed/ castrated dog from the rescue we volunteer for but as its gundogs only doubt it would help you much.
I think you should ring round, your vets should have a rescue book with all the reputable rescues in there.