How long did it take for you to adopt a dog?
Hi,
My partner and I have been trying to adopt a dog since the start of the year and have had no luck. We've put in several applications and most of them just get no response :( I thought it would take a while for us to find a dog that matched our lifestyle, but there have been several now that we were excited about only for the shelters to not respond. We have tried both big shelters and small local ones.
We're not super fussy on breed but we're looking at small or medium dogs as our home is on the smaller side so feel like we couldn't accommodate a bigger dog (a 3-bed but all the rooms are small). Ideally they'd be friendly but we're aware that a dog from a rescue will probably come with some baggage and we're happy to put the work in to help socialise/train etc.
We both work from home as freelancers with flexible hours, have a decent-sized garden with a 6ft fence all around, own our home, no kids and no plans for kids, no other pets, live close to lots of parks and woods. I don't know if we're not being 'passionate' enough in our application and we need to dazzle them more, or if it's because we'd be first-time dog owners, or if we've just been unlucky!
We love dogs and have grown up with them and would really love to adopt one rather than buy. If anyone has any success stories and could share how long it took, or any tips for us, that'd be amazing!