Urgent: GA BMix in need of Rescue!

[luzmery928]

Well I have received a respond using the above suggestions…THANK"S SO MUCH...I really feel we are on our way to our new furry child.

[sharronhurlbut]

I really do believe that the right dog will find the right family.
Its often not the first dog we find, but waiting for the correct fit is
so worth it.
Its so tough when we want to help b's and just don't find one.
We are all cheering you on!
Do keep us updated on your quest.

[luzmery928]

Will do..thanks for all the help

[luzmery928]

Just wanted to give you all a BIG THANKS for the great advise about contacting the BRAT coordinator directly. I am now scheduled for a home vist next wed. I am really excited and hoping it goes well. Wish me luck!

[sharronhurlbut]

Oh, I do so hope it works out for you and the dog you can help.
Do keep us informed.

[tanza]

Hey Sharron,
Is BRAT going to start DNA testing the rescues to see if they are affected before placement?

[sharronhurlbut]

I think that is an excellent question and I will ask.
I know I did for my 2 b's who are my pets.

[luzmery928]

Can I trust that the B I get, hopefully soon, is in good health if they come from BRAT?

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@sharronhurlbut:

What are you disagreeing to exactly?

Sorry, I have be in Las Vegas the past couple days. I disagree that dogs can't do well in homes where the owners work during the day as well as have small children, whether in a foster situation or not.

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@JazzysMom:

I think the point is{Sharron will correct me if I'm wrong, I'm sure!} , with rescues or dogs that have been in some way traumatized in life, that it is generally better to have someone home with them to work on building trust, stress issues, etc. In those cases, you are not dealing with a normal dog, and often times a normal home is not adequate to repair the damage done by previous owners or life experiences.

NOT that dogs in general can't do fine in homes w/working couples.

I agree that this can be the case with some dogs but not the norm.I don't believe that most dogs in pounds come from traumatized homes. I think most come from owners that don't want to deal with behavior issues, are moving away or just plain don't want to deal with the dogs at all.

[sharronhurlbut]

Most of us have to work outside the home.
BRAT has found that homes with small children, have little time to add rescue dogs to their families, successfully.
These families often "bounce" a rescue basenji back to the group, which is hard on the dogs and the familes.
So, they have set up a policy that homes with children under the age of 8 have to have board approval.
So, I am assuming you have small children, and work…and have b's.
How do you do it?

[sharronhurlbut]

I have found that most rescue dogs always have issues, be it seperation anx or housebreaking, something.
I am speaking of basenjis, not the general run of the mill dog.

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Easily. My son is 7 and is here every other week. He has sports which my dogs attend with us. If for whatever reason, like the last couple days when we went to Vegas, they stayed at my boyfriends parents house with their dog.

My boyfriend and I have a different work schedules so the dogs aren't alone for more than 7 hours IN GENERAL. Things have come up but that is the norm.They are in a ex-pen together so they have each other as company.

I respects BRATs choice to have these policy's. I guess I didn't notice that when I offered to foster or adopt that they would not accept fosters or adopters who had kids or worked. But I have noticed the trend while reading the rescue board.

[luzmery928]

O.k so we passed the home visit. Now let's just hope we find a B close enough to transport!!!

[sharronhurlbut]

Wonderful!
Do let us know how it goes…
Do you have a dog on the BRAT web site you would like, if transport can be arranged?

[luzmery928]

Oh yes I've responded to Oliver in Florida, Stripes in Idaho, and Siriana in Missouri. I received a responds from Siriana and they can fly her as long as I cover the expenses. Unfortunantly my daughter's 13th b-day celebration just passed so we are a bit tight right now but are trying to hurry and save in time before she's adopted. We have not heard back from the other two boys yet.