Results: Our Rescue Dog Experience (Part 2 of 3)
Published on 03/17/2024
We decided to find a rescue dog online when our local shelter had no candidates suitable for our apartment building. Here is Part 2.
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1.
1.
Three years ago we took a risk and decided to adopt the dog we were interested in sight-unseen, based on her photos and the recommendation of her foster mom, Tammy. Two weeks in a row Tammy postponed the Sunday delivery of our Plott hound/Australian cattle dog mix because of poor driving conditions due to heavy snowfall. Would you see that as "a sign" that could make you second-guess your decision to adopt the dog?
Yes
16%
345 votes
Unsure
21%
450 votes
No. Snow happens.
45%
937 votes
N/A
18%
368 votes
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2.
The foster mom finally delivered our dog on February 14th, Valentine's Day. Thoughts?
How perfect is that!?
24%
496 votes
Sounds like it was meant to be.
27%
571 votes
I'm indifferent.
11%
224 votes
It's just a coincidence.
14%
286 votes
Meaningless!
5%
105 votes
N/A
20%
418 votes
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3.
The dog did not check out her new home. Not surprisingly, as an anxious dog, she lay still on the floor for 2 hours looking like she was trying to make herself invisible. (Dog in photo is not ours.) Tammy was conscious of her heightened distress, and lingered in our home for 3 hours, hoping to ease the dog's transition to her new life. Do you find that unusually kind and caring?
Yes
59%
1243 votes
No
16%
327 votes
N/A
25%
530 votes
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4.
We had been told that the dog found comfort sleeping in a crate during foster care, so we had purchased one, which she slept in that night. Do you find it hard to imagine preferring being in a crate?
Yes, I would feel trapped.
24%
499 votes
Yes, I would feel claustrophobic.
10%
217 votes
No, I understand that dogs feel safe and protected in small spaces.
39%
824 votes
No
7%
138 votes
N/A
20%
422 votes
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