why do so many pounds NOT work with breed rescues?

Every "pound" I know is more than happy to release the dog to any of the groups you named, especially if they pay the fee.

I have not heard a SINGLE story where a kill shelter would rather kill the dog rather than adopt out. To me, this either sounds like urban legend or a mistake. Shelters don't get their jollies off of killing adoptable or placeable dogs.

Our local shelters don't automatically give dogs to rescue if the dogs are highly adoptable. They would much rather collect the money that the dog brings in to help the other dogs that aren't so readily placeable. All the breed rescue groups I work with have deals with local shelters where they work with each other as much as possible, in the best interest of the dog.

In some cases, according to the rules of the shelter, the dog MUST be processed by the shelter and stay for a mandatory period before it can be released. Barring mistakes or severe illness, the dog is not at risk of being killed during that time. Once that time has passed and no one has adopted the dog, breed rescue is then allowed to get the dog.

I can't speak for all shelters, but with none of the rescue groups that I work with have I heard through the grapevine that in other areas shelters would prefer to kill the animal rather than place it with rescue. And while some private rescues have mandates that don't allow their monies to be spent on shelter fees to spring a dog, most rescues find a way to come up with the money one way or another if the shelter cannot release the dog to them without payment.

It depends on the staff at the pounds.

In my personal experience...

For breeders:

* Many shelter workers don't see a difference between backyard breeders and reputable breeders and thus don't want to give the dog back.

* They think the person will go back to breeding the dog (this is only applicable in specific circumstances. Rare but I've seen it).

* They think the person is going to turn around and sell the dog again (to another owner that may dump the dog again).

For breed rescues:

* They want the **** cases- They may or may not be able to rehabilitate the dog but that's a lot of money to spend when there are other perfectly adoptable dogs that could take that slot.

* They want a dog that just came in- shelters can adopt out breed X too!

* They sent the dog to an owner that brought the dog to the shelter.

* Not all rescues are good!

For private rescues:

* Proof you're a rescue?

* You don't qualify for reason X

* A lot of shelters just don't think private rescuers can do it.

And these are just circumstances I've seen personally.

More often than not shelters want to help out the breeders and rescues, but sometimes they just feel it's not in the best interest of the dog (now if they're right in that circumstance or not is up to debate).

When I did breed rescue the pound would CALL me to come get any dog that looked remotely like a Sheltie.

They charged me nothing, because they recognized that the rescue would take care of the dogs medical requirements, so we made things easier for them.

I dont know what the problem is where you live.

One reason that was common in the pound I worked in when a breed rescue would come look at the dogs was most of the dogs were aggressive and not suitable to be placed in a new home. Some were extremely dog aggressive, had terrible separation anxiety or were bad fear biters and many other reasons.

No idea where you live, but the "pound" - Animal Services is the proper name - gladly works with legitimate rescues where I live in Florida. They will call us when they get a dachshund that is not picked up by it's owner, or is not adopted, rather than euthanizing it.

They also call us when they have dachshunds that can't be placed due to pregnancy, health issues, even behavior issues. They know that we will rehabilitate the dog, work with any issues, spend the money needed (as long as our funds last anyway) to get the dog well and place it in a foster home so it learns to be a great companion animal - then we find a good forever home for the dog.

As to making any money on these dogs -- that's so dumb I have to laugh. If it weren't for donations, we wouldn't have any money - and I can't even count the times I've spent my own money to vet a dog - so have our other members. Real, legitimate rescue is never a profit - we all do it because we love the dogs and want to save as many as possible.

They work with other breed rescues and the Humane Society as well. Actually, we ALL work together, if we don't have room, another rescue or the Humane Society may. If they are full, they ask us if we can take the dog.

If we see a particular breed of dog at Animal Services, I will do all I can to get the proper breed rescue to take it in so it isn't euthanized.

We've all worked hard to establish a working relationship with each other so that as many dogs as possible can be saved.

If your "pound' is not doing all they can to get dogs into good homes rather than being put down, do what I did - write to your local politicians, county board members, etc. and agitate to get cooperation. Write to your newspapers and state the problem too. A couple of my local legislators were very helpful in getting Animal Services to cooperate with rescues, it worked miracles - don't give up - agitate and don't take "NO" for an answer.

WHAT??!?! Please post a link to that question.

Our Lab/ Retriever breed rescue works with shelters all the time. Like reputable breeders we require that anyone who adopts from us return their dog to us in the event they cannot keep it, for any reason.

Our rescue sees any dog taken into the program as our responsibility and we go to great lengths to ensure our dogs don't end up in shelters again once we've pulled them.

Reputable breeders require this too. They feel responsible for the dogs they bring into the world.

So I'm confused.

I just want to point out that MOST breed specific rescues will not place dogs with aggression issues. So I'm not sure where one person got their information that rescues were only out to find the crap dogs and try to adopt them out.

I have also heard of some pounds being difficult with rescues.

Some pounds even have a scam going - "hey donate to this rescue and they will pull the dog of your choosing out from death's row right away, otherwise this dog will die tomorrow". So they literally sit there and wait and if someone sends money they pull the dog off death row - if not, they euthanize. Apparently the rescue is directly related to the pound. But these are not "breed specific" rescues.

I have no idea why a pound would deny giving a dog to a breed specific rescue. Selfishness?

All the rescue/shelters I have worked with are pleased to work with breed rescue and are thrilled if they get a particular breed that they know the breed rescue are only too pleased to take.....I have come across one 'breed rescue' who no one would work with( no one being other breed rescues or shelters) and it was because this person had set up rescuing Danes and the concern was that they were not re-homing in the correct way and also becoming a 'hoarder'...which I have to agree was true...

I had an identical question on my old account approximately 3 years in the past, replaced into suspended so could no longer discover it. right here this is no longer achievable to offer up your dogs to everywhere different than the pound and no one is in plenty doubt approximately what their destiny could be there. somewhat a protecting pen for canines who've 5 days at maximum formerly being killed. The close by ''shelter'' does not take in canines from the well-known public. additionally they do no longer take in strays etc that are too ill, they deliver them directly to the pound. They keeps up their aim of by no ability putting a dogs down by ability of having different centers to do it for them. you will could desire to commute an undesirable long thank you to come across a place to offer up your dogs the place it could have a danger of being re-homed. top now the only possibilities are the pound, merchandising your dogs via advertisements or facebook or abandoning it (which a lot of human beings do by ability of tying it up outdoors the shelter during the night). What you're featuring exceptionally plenty exists right here and maximum canines deserted finally end up interior the pound and are killed. in spite of having in basic terms basically over 2% of the full inhabitants of the united kingdom, we've the utmost expenditures of strays and canines being positioned down and is the residing house to city labelled the 'worst place for strays' interior the united kingdom. persons are conscious of it, yet there's a great distinction in being conscious and relatively putting your hand on your pocket or taking the attempt and time to instruct others. returned all the themes come right down to the owner, their motives for paying for a dogs, their very own ideals around canines and how heavily they take the accountability. additionally wasn't conscious that the 1st SPCA set up over 2 hundred years in the past in England additionally took in all way of populations as nicely as horses! learn some thing new time-honored...

I know of shelters and rescues that will not release to the breeder..

however, most shelters I know will work with local rescues to get dogs out of there.. high kill shelters expecially will work with rescues.