You've got to take this dog NOW!

[Ingrid]

"That's almost as good as potential adopters who get mad and cuss at me for questioning something then expect me to still give them a dog."

You're opening a whole new can of worms. : ) Roughly 9 out of the 10 applicants wanting a GSD that we're getting are not someone you'd want to place a dog with. Another SIGH!

[sit,stay]

Yep, I have started calling this the 7-11 syndrome: all rescues are like 7-11, open all the time and stocked for immediate gratification.
Sheilah

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Originally Posted by msvette2u

No, better yet..."We're having a baby next week, need to get rid of the dog".
And the dog is under 8mos. of age!??

Sure! I have actually dealt with owners who are going to have a baby any minute and they have decided to get rid of the dog because they don't need to "practice" being parents now that a "real baby" is on the way.
Sheilah

[Ingrid]

This AM we placed a wonderful senior GSD with a wonderful family; the kind of event that makes you forget the "bad" of rescue, puts everything in perspective and makes you realize why you decided to help dogs in the first place.

Thank you rescuers for all the hard work you do and thank you for letting me vent on this thread.