Rejection

Well, that was unexpected.  After feeling guilty for years for buying Sophie at a pet store and Teddy from a breeder, we are now trying to rescue a dog.  The problem we're running into is actually getting a rescue to give us a dog.  I understand the kindhearted people who are fostering the dogs really just want the best home for their fur babies. That said, I've filled out multiple applications for multiple rescues asking for vet references, neighbor references, in-home visits, a pet ownership history log, etc. The only contact we've had back was from a foster declining our application for a dog who "loves kids" ...BECAUSE we have kids.  They were worried the kids would let the dog out of the front door.  Really? A married couple living in a suburban neighborhood who have had dogs their entire lives are incapable of protecting a 10lb dog...and apparently watching our kids as they aimlessly wander in and out of the front door. This falls in line with a foster we met a few weeks ago who had done multiple in-home visits, but hadn't found the "right fit"....Perhaps there are so many dogs looking for good homes because there are too many fosters unwilling to let them go.