What does it take to rescue Dogs?

In case you are ever thinking of doing it....

WHAT IT TAKE TO DO RESCUE?

A heart of gold to accept those creatures that don't measure up as "perfect" in the eyes of the rest of the world.

A heart of steel to be able to say no when there just isn't any more room for just one more dog.

The knowledge that you can't save them all.

Patience for: a world that no longer looks at life as a gift.

The people skills of a salesperson. . . to convince those that are looking for perfection that they will find it in a rescue dog if they are willing to look a little deeper.

The ability to smile and speak rationally when the 10th person for the day says "I don't want this stupid dog anymore. . . Take him or I’m gonna shoot him."

Some medical knowledge. . . or your rescue vet bill will be bigger than the national debt.

The fine art of fund raising. . . so your vet bill can be reduced to just under the size of the national debt.

Patience for: breeders who don't care, won't help, turn their backs and say it's not their problem.

Patience for: dogs that were incorrectly placed and come to rescue with so much excess baggage that you think they will never be adoptable.

Patience for: owners who want a quick fix.

A sense of humour. . . because sometimes a smile on your face is the only way to hide the agony and turmoil in your heart.

A wife with housekeeping skills that are so outstanding that they could be highlighted in Good Housekeeping Magazine. . .
so you can devote your time to all the rescues and be secure in the knowledge that the local Board of Health will not condemn your house.

Personal dogs that will tolerate the never ending stream of four legged orphans, waifs and street urchins that will start arriving the moment you say. . . "I have room."

Children that like being the "token" child to socialize every dog that comes thru the door. . . being able to say "good with kids" is a real selling point.

Magician skills so you can change anything that comes thru the door, from black tri male to long tail and brown eyes, into blue merle female, good with kids, housebroke, crate trained and obedience trained.

The ability to face the paperwork head-on and deal with it. . . or someone you can send it to and say. . . "Here, do something with this mess!"

Grooming skills for those ugly ducklings waiting for their chance to be a swan. . . with a little help from you.

Lots of support from friends and family.

As the guardian of three Rotties that were all rescued in one way or another, I'm giving you a manly supportive hug :hugs: and a pat on the back.

Merlin, -rescued by us as an unwanted male pup from a young family in a two up/two down with one young child and another on the way. Why the Hell they bought him in the first place






Reiver, -came from Fife Rottweiler Rescue as a female companion for Merlin after our Yellow lab Jasper(also rescued from a horrible woman who had passed all her neuroses onto the poor dog) passed on.







Arthur, - found starved and wandering in the village between Christmas and New Year, after being dumped from a car. Previous owners, stupid enough to dump a chipped dog came from Hampshire, but claimed they had sold the dog to 'someone' and didn't want him back.

Nice posts guys.
I'd have another dog tomorrow if my cicumstances were different. And it would be from a rescue home.
Kiz was 'inherited' from my brother. He picked her (an unwanted runt) up from a farm he was staying on at the time, but due to his lifestyle couldn't really look after her, so we used to end up 'babysitting'. Gradually, the 'babysits' would go from one nighters to one weekers until eventually she became ours. The 'runt' turned into a beautiful dog, and she took up 15 years of my life and I don't regret a minute of it.

I'm not sure what the answer is to decline the number of unwanted dogs, but it does make you wonder if a reintroduction of the dog licence or something similar might help.

Princess Scarey Sox, my rescue Great Dane, had her 10 years now and love her to bits ..

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