tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post9093917894705053471..comments2023-09-08T13:09:48.069-05:00Comments on Wisconsin Watchdog: Return? Or Sleep-Over?Kathy Pobloskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072184840208462648noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-19175997538875597432015-12-15T22:41:31.550-06:002015-12-15T22:41:31.550-06:00"Manner""Manner"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243144335642416774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-30261323404450714682011-09-02T17:33:11.973-05:002011-09-02T17:33:11.973-05:00I would think with certain cats it might prove mor...I would think with certain cats it might prove more difficult, since sometimes they are scared and take more than one night to acclimate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-29572652202891864822011-09-02T14:28:20.673-05:002011-09-02T14:28:20.673-05:00Our rescue actually does a "foster contract t...Our rescue actually does a "foster contract to adopt"...that way, the new owner is actually acting as a "foster" and should it "work", then can permanently adopt, and if it doesn't, the dog comes back, and we try another dog, if we have one that we feel will fit the home. It's hard to know if an individual animal is going to work out. Especially if there are children or "other" pets in the home. Every "dynamic" is different, and can't be known until the animal is actually IN the home. My local shelter (municipal AND open admission) does allow for returns. And it doesn't seem to hurt their placement rate, which is around 80%. I understand that shelters have neither the staff nor resources to deal with home placement programs, but this woman did the responsible thing, and was unfairly punished. Most likely at the expense of an older dog that she could have saved.Rosebud75093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-70443824692258088002011-09-02T13:59:30.433-05:002011-09-02T13:59:30.433-05:00To Anon:
I agree with you - getting a pet is some...To Anon:<br /><br />I agree with you - getting a pet is something thagt people shouldn't take lightly, and it requires a lot of consideration.<br /><br />It sounds like Beth did this, and kudos to her for going the rescue route when SO MANY just hit up Kijiji and other classifieds. <br /><br />Unfortunately she made a mistake, but she realized it very quickly. It's not as if she waited a week - she went back the very next morning. People make mistakes. It happens. Even as a foster I took in a dog once that I shouldn't have, but my heart got the better of me. It happens.<br /><br />What is your suggestion for Beth, then? Should she have kept this dog, even though he was not what she was looking for?melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415107580164949825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-49136115517379092922011-09-02T13:21:21.260-05:002011-09-02T13:21:21.260-05:00I am posting as anonymous here because I seem to b...I am posting as anonymous here because I seem to be alone in siding with the tone of the shelter. If you are considering any pet, you should always take the time do just that. Stick to your guns when you go in and don't lose focus. I disagree with Beth's actions here, honestly. However I think that the sleepover concept is a wonderful decision!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-1068197664053746522011-09-02T13:20:27.054-05:002011-09-02T13:20:27.054-05:00Shame on the shelter.
Our rescue allows people to...Shame on the shelter.<br /><br />Our rescue allows people to do a "view to adopt" for 2 weeks in case they have any reservations about a dog they want to adopt. If after the 2 weeks they want to adopt, then we go ahead with the adoption. If things don't work after the two weeks, then they return the dog to their foster home, and we help them look for another suitable companion. No hard feelings!melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415107580164949825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-83045929520258351042011-08-25T08:49:18.799-05:002011-08-25T08:49:18.799-05:00Thanks for the mention, Kathy!
Don't forget,...Thanks for the mention, Kathy! <br /><br />Don't forget, you can now take pigs on sleepovers too! <br /><br />:)Jon Dunnhttp://www.bestfriends.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-26091651254139288722011-08-22T23:58:21.396-05:002011-08-22T23:58:21.396-05:00Another excellent article Kathy. So many people g...Another excellent article Kathy. So many people get "sucked in" by cute little puppies, and overlook the older or more experienced dogs. Shame on Humane Societies that behave in this unacceptable manor. I hope this serves as a wake up call for them. That is IF they are forward thinking enough to read this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-69959894987839158262011-08-22T17:27:28.675-05:002011-08-22T17:27:28.675-05:00Totally agree with Brent - I would have thought th...Totally agree with Brent - I would have thought the shelter would have been happy she did the right thing when she realized it wasn't a good match. And the fact that she wanted to take an older dog instead? The shelter should have been thrilled, as the older ones are almost always harder to adopt than puppies. This is a very sad thing to have happened, on so many levels.sixcedarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555093521907759730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-29795043385435308742011-08-22T16:42:08.031-05:002011-08-22T16:42:08.031-05:00I love this story Kathy...and agree that there wou...I love this story Kathy...and agree that there would have been no harm done in doing an "exchange". Plus, it actually helps the shelter by replacing an older, harder-to-adopt dog in the shelter with an easier-to-adopt puppy. And yet, I have a feeling that the response this woman received would be fairly standard. We do "trial adoptions" all the time. Sometimes it works out, some times they come back, but we certainly adopt out more than if we turned them all way.Brenthttp://kcdogblog.comnoreply@blogger.com