Puppy ponderings

[cearalaith]

Does anyone have experience with adopting from Yolo County SPCA?

As most of y'all know, T-Man has been aching for a dog for years -- and we're finally getting one. He fell in love with a sweet little pup named Pluto at the YSPCA PetSmart appearance on April 4, and I turned in an application for her that day. I sent a follow-up e-mail on the 10th

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[barelyproper]

I would call the main shelter number and ask if it would be possible to set up a play date sort of thing with him and a few other dogs. They expect everyone to want the cute puppies and not necessarily be super serious or consider it properly. Showing a willingness to meet more than one dog and have family time with them to see how they might fit with everyone shows that it isn't just omg puppy syndrome.

[cearalaith]

I would be glad to go to the shelter, but they put a big note on their Petfinder pages and in the Almost-An-Auto-Reply informing the reader that their organization is entirely foster-based, and so there IS no physical shelter for me to visit. I'm not sure why they'd say that when they apparently do have a shelter, but in that light I doubt going down there would help.

We met with all the dogs they had out that day -- about twenty. They want you to put down one dog's name when you submit an application, so I asked T which one he liked best and he selected Pluto. I've actually been hesitant to take him back until I know exactly what's going on with my application, because I want to be able to answer his questions about why Pluto is still being shown at these events when we've already asked to adopt her. Hence my frustration at the lack of communication!

I will take your and satyrlovesong's suggestions as reassurance that I should keep e-mailing them, though. :-)

[barelyproper]

The shelter is actually the animal control shelter, rather than spca, but the agencies work together to place animals.

[cearalaith]

Ah, good to know!

[akumadaimyo]

I'd bet it does have something to do with having no yard and the dog basically living inside that apartment. I can't see most of them giving you the dog if they have some sort of policy with the dog being right for the home. Truthfully I'd kinda worry if someone would let Chrissy and I have a big dog in our tiny apartment. What about a smaller dog? Doesn't Tristan like Pickachu? Mom's dog? Something around that size might work. Just a suggestion. Though he might be too yappy. Mom's dog seems very quiet though.