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A problem with our adoption of Dash......

apple1964 — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:14:43 GMT

Saturday Steven and I went to pick up the new puppy Dash. We were all happy and excited. We heard nothing about Dash for the past couple of weeks. We did call to find out how his infection in his ear was and we were told the infection was much better and he is doing very well. Libby had a B-day party so not to interrupt that Steve and I took a day off to go and pick him up. [we were to go in on Saturday's this month] We called to tell the rescue to let them know we were coming and the girl who picked up the phone said Okay and hung up. We got there before the rescue opened so we could be home in time to pick Libby up. So we had coffee and breakfast in a dinner near by. Finally it was time to go pick Dash up, we go to the desk and the girl says wait a moment please. We are kept waiting longer then a "Moment "or a minute. We recognized the manager he came out to say that our puppy was adopted out by mistake by a couple a few weeks ago. We were shocked... finally when Steve found his voice he said why didn't you tell us this what is wrong with you people? I have a little girl that is waiting for this dog. Well we have other dogs here for adoption. My husband says I would not adopt another animal from you people I do not trust any of you. And I do not like your antics. We left, we got into the car and I said to Steve who was still angry .. What do we tell Libby and Tanya? We tell them the truth. I will never forget Libby's face when we told her. And Tanya's voice when we told her over the phone. [she started back to college a few days before] I wonder why if this was a mistake why did wait so long to tell us? And to think we both took a day off and drove to the shelter for nothing. Libby who is so unselfish and so kind said Mom Dad let us hope Dash got a wonderful "forever home" Libby is something else. I think my girl is AWERSOME! Have a good week everyone and there pet kids that own them!

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

okBlonde — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:47:28 GMT

I'm so sorry that happened to you and your family. I hope Dash got a good family, but probably not a better home than what you could have provided.

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

apple1964 — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:56:14 GMT

On 9/3/2014 Indy-Blonde2 said:
I'm so sorry that happened to you and your family. I hope Dash got a good family, but probably not a better home than what you could have provided.

Thank you Indy.. I appreciate that and I think so too.

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

Sammycat1 — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:16:59 GMT

I second what Indy said. The conduct of the rescue is shameful at best and unethical at worst.

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Sheltie Mom — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:00:04 GMT

I third what Indy said. I am so sorry, that is awful. Please give Libby a hug for me and tell her it just means that another dog that needs you even more will find you.

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

MoJoV — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 18:49:24 GMT

That is really a heartbreaker, I know how excited your entire family was to adopt Dash and what a lucky boy he would have been. But,honestly, there are bigger things at work here, I think. I've seen so many strange twists and turns when adopting animals. It's almost like there is a guardian angel for animals putting them where they are supposed to be. I think you're going to see something like that soon and you will say "so that's what was supposed to happen."

PS I think your girl Libby is awesome,too.

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

Clover29 — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:06:43 GMT

You said Dash had a blue collar with his name and your last name on it, but the rescue people still gave him to someone else (with a different last name, presumably, or that's a really big coincidence)? I don't blame your husband for being mad, the rescue people made a big booboo there.

We applied for a pup we both liked the look of, but the rescue people told us he'd already been adopted (they just hadn't got round to taking his photo offline). So I chose a different dog (from a different org) and we couldn't be happier. The first dog was not meant to be ours, but this second guy is perfect. Your perfect dog is out there waiting patiently for you to find him.

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:55:56 GMT

I tend to never give up, so take that into consideration when you read this ...

I would go back and have them call the people who adopted Dash and inquire how he's getting on and are they SURE they will be keeping him. If not, another family wants him.

Yeah, I know, it's highly unlikely ...... but what if ....... ????

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

emmysmom — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:37:01 GMT

So sorry Matty, unbelievable! Are you going to try to adopt another dog??

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

beastielove — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:46:05 GMT

Matty...

My heart goes out to you,Steve,Libby and Tanya. What a cruel and despicable thing to happen to all of you!

I'd like to suggest that you contact Grey2K...the wonderful organization that I told you about that's located in Arlington,MA...and let them know what happened and give them the name of the place that you dealt with.

I'm willing to bet that they'll help you to find a reputable place to rescue a greyhound from. Their phone number is 781-488-3526. Here are some contact names for you:

Christine Dorchak/President & General Council

Carey Theil /Executive Director

Amelia Cook/Director of Research & Advocacy

Dana Demetrio/Executive Assistant

Hope this info helps.

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All of my children have paws =^..^=

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

apple1964 — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 23:39:43 GMT

Good evening all! I am so overwhelmed from all your kind posts about Dash and what happened. I tried to get information about Dash and his brothers and sisters but, I could not get anything. Steven let his anger get the best of him and he is very annoyed at himself for not staying there and at least adopting another puppy Greyhound or not. I sent a letter and e-mail to the head man there and it was returned to us unopened . We are going to adopt another puppy but, this time we will go to our neighborhood shelter here in NJ where we can pick up the puppy and take him to the vet to get checked out. Our local no kill shelter where we rescued our dear pluggy has more lab puppies coming in next week that will be needing homes. our very kind friend at the shelter will let us know when the puppies come in. I hope and pray that Dash got the home he deserves. I feel so bad about the whole situation and so out of control with everything. In short it was a thoughtless and heartless thing to do to us. I think Steven got angry and annoyed mostly because he was afraid that Libby would get upset. She put us to shame big time. And keeps Dash in her everyday prayers. Have a great weekend all and I will update this thread when the puppies come in. Thanks again for your kind posts.

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

apple1964 — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 23:43:10 GMT

On 9/3/2014 beastielove said:
Matty...

My heart goes out to you,Steve,Libby and Tanya. What a cruel and despicable thing to happen to all of you!

I'd like to suggest that you contact Grey2K...the wonderful organization that I told you about that's located in Arlington,MA...and let them know what happened and give them the name of the place that you dealt with.

I'm willing to bet that they'll help you to find a reputable place to rescue a greyhound from. Their phone number is 781-488-3526. Here are some contact names for you:

Christine Dorchak/President & General Council

Carey Theil /Executive Director

Amelia Cook/Director of Research & Advocacy

Dana Demetrio/Executive Assistant

Hope this info helps.

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All of my children have paws =^..^=

Thank you Beastie! I am going to report this. Thank you so much for the links you provided us with! Now we have some control of this situation. Have a nice weekend!Anna

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

apple1964 — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 23:50:39 GMT

On 9/3/2014 Clover29 said:
You said Dash had a blue collar with his name and your last name on it, but the rescue people still gave him to someone else (with a different last name, presumably, or that's a really big coincidence)? I don't blame your husband for being mad, the rescue people made a big booboo there.

We applied for a pup we both liked the look of, but the rescue people told us he'd already been adopted (they just hadn't got round to taking his photo offline). So I chose a different dog (from a different org) and we couldn't be happier. The first dog was not meant to be ours, but this second guy is perfect. Your perfect dog is out there waiting patiently for you to find him.

Hi Clover, We provided the blue collar and had his name put on it ! I had a feeling he was not feeling well , he had a ear infection but, compared with his siblings he was not as active or eating as well as the others in the litter, Tanya asked why he was so listless and was told that he was just fine but, the medication made him tired. Now I wonder if this puppy was ill to begin with? [I did not want to post this before in case Libby read though these posts and found what Tanya and I discovered.]

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

emmysmom — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 01:15:14 GMT

On 9/5/2014 Matty6 said:
On 9/3/2014 Clover29 said:
You said Dash had a blue collar with his name and your last name on it, but the rescue people still gave him to someone else (with a different last name, presumably, or that's a really big coincidence)? I don't blame your husband for being mad, the rescue people made a big booboo there.

We applied for a pup we both liked the look of, but the rescue people told us he'd already been adopted (they just hadn't got round to taking his photo offline). So I chose a different dog (from a different org) and we couldn't be happier. The first dog was not meant to be ours, but this second guy is perfect. Your perfect dog is out there waiting patiently for you to find him.

Hi Clover, We provided the blue collar and had his name put on it ! I had a feeling he was not feeling well , he had a ear infection but, compared with his siblings he was not as active or eating as well as the others in the litter, Tanya asked why he was so listless and was told that he was just fine but, the medication made him tired. Now I wonder if this puppy was ill to begin with? [I did not want to post this before in case Libby read though these posts and found what Tanya and I discovered.]

Matty, my son adopted a darling cat from a shelter. He was fine. He adopted another kitty a few weeks later. She became ill and she infected the other kitty. She died and his other kitty barely survived. They have now instilled making sure all the pets are healthy and vaccinated. Maybe Dash was ill and not adopted after all. You'll find your perfect dog! My son went ahead and adopted another female kitty and she's fine. This whole thing scared me. I have thought about getting another dog for Emmy, but because of what happened to my son, I think I'll just keep Emmy to myself!

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

Pandalady — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 01:58:20 GMT

Matty,

I, too, am so sad that this happened to you. I had tears in my eyes reading how Libby took the news and wished Dash the family well. What an angel on Earth you have in your precious daughter! I will pray that you find just the right puppy for your wonderful family! You truly are an inspiration to us all! Much love to you and your sweet family (two and four legged)!

Hugs, love and prayers,

Panda

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

beauty junkie — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 04:39:07 GMT

I am so very sorry this happended and even more sorry for Dash as he would have been part of an amazing family I would do what Tinkerbl44 said and just try. This is so very unfair too all of you.

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

apple1964 — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 15:36:33 GMT

On 9/5/2014 graceandmercy said:
On 9/5/2014 Matty6 said:
On 9/3/2014 Clover29 said:
You said Dash had a blue collar with his name and your last name on it, but the rescue people still gave him to someone else (with a different last name, presumably, or that's a really big coincidence)? I don't blame your husband for being mad, the rescue people made a big booboo there.

We applied for a pup we both liked the look of, but the rescue people told us he'd already been adopted (they just hadn't got round to taking his photo offline). So I chose a different dog (from a different org) and we couldn't be happier. The first dog was not meant to be ours, but this second guy is perfect. Your perfect dog is out there waiting patiently for you to find him.

Hi Clover, We provided the blue collar and had his name put on it ! I had a feeling he was not feeling well , he had a ear infection but, compared with his siblings he was not as active or eating as well as the others in the litter, Tanya asked why he was so listless and was told that he was just fine but, the medication made him tired. Now I wonder if this puppy was ill to begin with? [I did not want to post this before in case Libby read though these posts and found what Tanya and I discovered.]

Matty, my son adopted a darling cat from a shelter. He was fine. He adopted another kitty a few weeks later. She became ill and she infected the other kitty. She died and his other kitty barely survived. They have now instilled making sure all the pets are healthy and vaccinated. Maybe Dash was ill and not adopted after all. You'll find your perfect dog! My son went ahead and adopted another female kitty and she's fine. This whole thing scared me. I have thought about getting another dog for Emmy, but because of what happened to my son, I think I'll just keep Emmy to myself!

I am so sorry for your son and the kitties.. OMG I hear this a lot lately. That is why we decided to adopt from our local shelter when the lab puppies come in. Yes, we decided on a lab mix or a Labrador. We love the breed and Pluggy got along well with our other three. And I know this breed well because we had five of them ... Oh not at one time but, we had many labs growing up. We are going to file a complaint with this rescue group. And I have a feeling that our Dash was not adopted out to anyone but, was ill and was put to sleep. They could have adopted him out to us anyway. Steven and I would have done our very best for him and whatever he needed he would have had. We were all bonded to this puppy. And this hurt very much. As Tanya would say "it is what it is" And she is right. I hated not having any control over this situation. Stay well everyone and there pet kids!

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RainyDayGal — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 23:23:36 GMT

Many years ago we went to the local animal shelter and found a dog we loved and we put our name on the list. We were at the top of the list so we were very confident we would be able to bring her home. We stopped by one day before the waiting period was up just to take a look at her and spend time with her. Someone had stolen her out of the cage. I was so upset. I could never bring myself to go back to that shelter ever again. I have since adopted other dogs, just never from there.

Re: A problem with our adoption of Dash......

apple1964 — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 23:39:00 GMT

On 9/8/2014 RedConvertibleGirl said:
Many years ago we went to the local animal shelter and found a dog we loved and we put our name on the list. We were at the top of the list so we were very confident we would be able to bring her home. We stopped by one day before the waiting period was up just to take a look at her and spend time with her. Someone had stolen her out of the cage. I was so upset. I could never bring myself to go back to that shelter ever again. I have since adopted other dogs, just never from there.

I am so sorry this happened to you Red .. I am still upset over this, not knowing what happened to that puppy and why. it seems we have no control of the situation. But, how thoughtless of some people.. I feel sad for the dogs and cats they care for.