Just because someone brings in a dog/puppy don't always mean its theirs, so the first thing we do is ask the person to fill in a 10 day form so called because it gives owners 10 days to change their minds & reclaim their dog/puppy back, the form as questions of the dogs/puppy's vets name & address, last date dog was flead/wormed, month booster is due, what food dog/puppy eats [raw, wet, dry, homemade] dogs name, whether chipped, neutered/sprayed plus few more questions, if they can't answer any of the questions we then treat dog/puppy as stolen [we will give code words in reception that indicates dog/puppy might be stolen so staff can inform Owner of rescue home & check car-park & monitor the CCTV cameras] After the "owner" as left we check for microchip [we check all over as chips can migrate anywhere on dogs body] Next we check Social Media for any stolen/lost dogs/puppies to see if any on there matches the dog/puppy that's been brought in, [we do contact Pet log but they are very slow in getting back to us] if there are mobile/landline numbers under/over photo of missing dog/puppy on the Social Media sites, we will phone the numbers informing the person who answers the phone who we are & will ask if their dog/puppy is still missing, if they say yes we will ask them if they know their dog's/puppy microchip number [if we have found a chip] we tell them number will be on vets card if the number matches the one we have from scanned dog/puppy, we will then tell them that their dog/puppy as been brought in to The Rescue Home & they can come anytime to pick up their dog/puppy [we will stay there all night just so they don't have to rush] they will need to bring the dog's/puppy's vets card as well as photo id. Once they have arrived we will check vets card & their photo id if they check out we will then take them down to the meet & greet room where the dog/puppy will be waiting for them, the reaction of the dog/puppy on seeing their mummy/daddy again is what we are looking watching for, the whining crying, squeaking, jumping all over place, vocal woofs wagging of tail, bright eyes tells us this is their dog/puppy, we are then happy for them to take their fur baby home with them.
Do you charge people to hand in an unwanted dog in Nottingham? I think they do in this area. I think this is probably why so many people decide to dump their unwanted pets, or leave them tied to fences. I do agree with you about the power of social media. I am on a breed forum, and am often amazed how quickly pets can be reunited via Dog Lost, and similar sites. It is so sad reading of the people who continue to post for news of their lost and stolen pets for years and years afterwards.
No its free to hand in a dog at The Rescue Home [think Dog Trust & Battersea are also free] The RSPCA did charge you but then they declared that they were no longer going to accept unwanted dogs. There are rescue homes that do charge for handing in unwanted dogs [they say its to help pay for food & flea/worm treatments]
Not sure how it works there, but problem I have here in US is most rescues and shelters will not allow me to adopt, do to the fact I have a unaltered male.
Lots of rescues here won’t allow people to adopt a dog if they have an unneutered dog. But why? if the dog from them is neutered why does it matter if the current dog is or not as its not like you can breed it to the dog from them. I find that small independent rescues tend to be a bit more flexible, but it does seem that the "big boys " have a blanket policy and stick to it, even if it means passing up on an excellent home.
We would recommend you adopt a spayed female dog, if you already had a in tact male, but it will always come down to the temperament of your in tact dog, if his temperament is pushy boisterous then the answer will always be no, however if he as calm quiet temperament then we would yes along as a suitable spayed female can be found.
That doesn’t make sense. So even if I had a dog that ‘was neutered’ had a great temperament but was lively and a bit boisterous I couldn’t adopt. Is it any wonder rescues are always full.
Unfortunately we have guidelines to follow & they say if new owners already have a dog that is too boisterous, jumpy then we have to no to them adopting a dog.
