#- because i wasnt born doing 50 diffferent sports with a dog

[shepherdenjoyer]

this is the information that we had about D dog. that's the info on her page (put through a translator, but its accurate) regarding how she is with other animals, and during the interview reactivity was only mentioned as a possibility not as a known fact about this dog. only dog? no problem. no cats? even less of a problem. potential for reactivity? sure. it can happen with any dog. known aggression towards other dogs? why the hell are you waiting for people to apply and go through a fucking interview before letting them know a week later that they're not fit for this dog and that that's the reason why. all that does is give people false hopes and upset that could be avoided by clear, direct, honest communication of a dog's issues/challenges. i heard about the specific language/way of wording things shelters and rescues use but i had hoped it wouldnt be a universal thing, at least not something i'd experience myself. turns out i was wrong!

maybe im being immature and unfair to these people, they probably dont all have the same amount of knowledge of the dogs and communicating all that inbetween volunteers/workers/and us can be difficult. but im angry and im allowed to express that ffs.

#mine #back to puppy plans and not terribly happy about it and not optimistic either #(more than)half expecting every breeder we get in touch with to assume we're in it for the looks or cool factor #or that we wont be active or involved enough and basically tell us to fuck off in polite terms #idk if im resilient enough to have to explain how invested and enamored i am with those breeds over and over only to be rejected - #- because i wasnt born doing 50 diffferent sports with a dog #maybe im wrong and it'll be a great and supportive experience. find that hard to imagine at this point though #which is also why im trying and mostly failing to think about other things right now. bc ik this isnt a good mindset to be in. #i just want a dog. why does it have to be so fucking complicated #it seemed like we were finally going somewhere and we werent and this whole deal was pretty much all for nothing