| At first blush, many people think that an adoption | | | | even get their pet. This provides an unnecessary |
| dog service is a great idea. After all, they are given | | | | barrier to many who could be helping that pet |
| the story of how great it is to help out and take | | | | immediately rather than 6 months or a year down |
| care of a dog that has been rescued from a | | | | the line. |
| dangerous or unhealthy environment and practically | | | | 3. Expensive. |
| beg for your help in adopting the pet. This all sounds | | | | What the commercials don't tell you is that the |
| well and good except the reality is far different from | | | | adoption process is not cheap. It almost seems like |
| what they portray in their advertising. Here, we take | | | | there is a belief that one must spend a great deal of |
| a closer look at some of the reasons why you should | | | | money on a pet for you to be a good owner. This is |
| get your dog from some other place besides an | | | | simply not the case and unfortunately, these services |
| adoption dog service. | | | | also require some sizable expenses upfront just to |
| 1. Too restrictive. | | | | accommodate their paperwork. |
| The rules to get approved for a dog are simply too | | | | 4. Limited options. |
| restrictive. This may be great for helping them find | | | | By choosing a dog adoption service, you are also |
| great owners for these pets, but it also create | | | | limiting your options in what dogs you can find. This |
| unnecessary barriers that keep other great pet | | | | can be a big mistake as the dogs that may be best |
| owners from want to see the process through or | | | | for you may not be available. It is also worth |
| simply be unable to adopt under their rules. These | | | | mentioning that many of these pets will have some |
| restrictions can frustrate some into even not getting | | | | development issues which provide a greater barrier |
| a pet at all which is unfortunate as many dogs need | | | | to proper dog training and cause you to have to |
| homes and many people in this group could provide | | | | incur additional costs. It may sound harsh, but it may |
| this duty easily. | | | | simply a better idea to go with other dogs that do |
| 2. Too time consuming. | | | | not have these problems. |
| One of the things that many people want is to start | | | | As you can see, dog adoption services are not |
| having a dog immediately. They don't want to be a | | | | without their warts. For many prospective dog |
| part of a long drawn out process that can take | | | | owners, they simply will not be the best choice for |
| months on into over a year. Dog Adoption services | | | | them. Please let others know that these services are |
| often are characterized by an inefficiency in process | | | | not their only option as many other great dogs still |
| that requires long delays before a pet owner can | | | | need a home. |