I swear....the AARF people are forcing me to go to a breeder.
First, the application process is strenuous. Then, they make you wait......with no guarantees. A friend sent me a photo of a dog that wandered up to his neighbor's house. I was going over to look at it, yesterday, and he called back and said it had been taken to AARF. I fill out their application (incl. a vet reference!), last night, and email it in. I try to call them all day, and they won't answer their phone. So, I go over there. They tell me the dog's with a foster home, due to parvo quarantine (to see if it has it) and no one can see the dog.
When I contact them on Facebook, they tell me they can't give me a time when I can see the pup. I also can't put a deposit on this dog, because they reserve the right to pick the "best" home. Then, to top it off, they tell me they got another application on this pup, on Saturday. I asked the person how that was possible, since they won't let anyone see it.....and there's no photo of the dog on the site.
Silence.......................................................
We're going to get 2 dogs. We want a purebred and a rescue. I just didn't know it was going to be this hard to get the rescue.
First, the application process is strenuous. Then, they make you wait......with no guarantees. A friend sent me a photo of a dog that wandered up to his neighbor's house. I was going over to look at it, yesterday, and he called back and said it had been taken to AARF. I fill out their application (incl. a vet reference!), last night, and email it in. I try to call them all day, and they won't answer their phone. So, I go over there. They tell me the dog's with a foster home, due to parvo quarantine (to see if it has it) and no one can see the dog.
When I contact them on Facebook, they tell me they can't give me a time when I can see the pup. I also can't put a deposit on this dog, because they reserve the right to pick the "best" home. Then, to top it off, they tell me they got another application on this pup, on Saturday. I asked the person how that was possible, since they won't let anyone see it.....and there's no photo of the dog on the site.
Silence.......................................................
We're going to get 2 dogs. We want a purebred and a rescue. I just didn't know it was going to be this hard to get the rescue.