The guilt thread got me wondering about how many people have gone through the whole process personally and have been declined due to vaccinations, intact dogs, ect.
I personally had a super easy time dealing with rescue and apparently didn't realize this was out of the norm. DH and I lived in a popup trailer in a campground and were moving back to MI not a month later. I hadn't owned a herder before, they didn't do a home visit. I talked with the head of the rescue through email before sending in an app, wondering if I was wasting my time. She said no, submit an app. I did so, she called me about a week later. We chatted, I talked to two foster homes. I think it was like two weeks later we drove up 3 hours and picked Rider up at an agility trial.
The other rescue I dealt with via Lucy, I met on a forum and inquired about either adopting or fostering when I moved back to MI. We worked out details and I drove down to get her about half a year later, iirc.
I feel like a lot of times, rescues look insanely strict on paper but if you talk with them they aren't quite as bad. Maybe I'm just crazy.
I personally had a super easy time dealing with rescue and apparently didn't realize this was out of the norm. DH and I lived in a popup trailer in a campground and were moving back to MI not a month later. I hadn't owned a herder before, they didn't do a home visit. I talked with the head of the rescue through email before sending in an app, wondering if I was wasting my time. She said no, submit an app. I did so, she called me about a week later. We chatted, I talked to two foster homes. I think it was like two weeks later we drove up 3 hours and picked Rider up at an agility trial.
The other rescue I dealt with via Lucy, I met on a forum and inquired about either adopting or fostering when I moved back to MI. We worked out details and I drove down to get her about half a year later, iirc.
I feel like a lot of times, rescues look insanely strict on paper but if you talk with them they aren't quite as bad. Maybe I'm just crazy.