Olimpia
Biologist & Ecologist
I'm going to try to make this as ambiguous as possible, but I'm too furious to not talk about this. I can't be the only person that thinks this is complete BS.
My roommates (2) and I have two dogs right now, my Shetland sheepdog, Mina, and a west highland white terrier, Niko. Both are small and very sweet dogs. So one of my roommates decided that he also wanted to have a dog, so he wanted to adopt one from a rescue, and specifically a terrier.
So we found rescue X, that specializes in a specific terrier breed. Not pit bull terriers, but small yappy happy little terriers (picture something like a Scottie). So rescue X sent us an application along with an article about their breed. We read this, which said that they would not allow you to put two male terriers together, and since we have Niko, we're like ok, let's get a female. So we fill out the very lengthy application and everything is good.
Well, two days later we get a very unpleasant phone call from the head lady yelling at us for even considering applying for an X terrier. That don't we know that X's are hunting dogs and that they have an intense hunting instinct, so it would kill all our reptiles. What's more, that their hunting instinct is so strong that it would kill our other dogs! (This is a 15 lb dog we're talking about) They never give their dogs to multi-pet households because everything will be killed, and you can't take X to the dog park or anywhere near other dogs ever! And to top it off the lady had the nerve to tell us that they would only consider us if we gave away our other dogs!
Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous! Not only have I known plenty of people in Europe with this breed that happily have them in two's or three's, (and I myself have had terriers before and they have had other terrier friends) but any dog has the potential to be dog and small animal aggressive, but it can all be trained out. What's more, you're robbing your dogs of a social life, which is extremely important in keeping dogs mentally healthy. Which only irritates any behavioral problems the dogs have now! It's terrible!
I'm fuming, honestly. I can't believe that these people can be so backwards and ignorant about dog psychology. There's a dog out there now that has missed a chance at a super fun life with three young people, 2 other dogs, a big house, a yard, and a beautiful dog park because the rescue organization is ignorant.
Does anyone else think that this is ridiculous?
My roommates (2) and I have two dogs right now, my Shetland sheepdog, Mina, and a west highland white terrier, Niko. Both are small and very sweet dogs. So one of my roommates decided that he also wanted to have a dog, so he wanted to adopt one from a rescue, and specifically a terrier.
So we found rescue X, that specializes in a specific terrier breed. Not pit bull terriers, but small yappy happy little terriers (picture something like a Scottie). So rescue X sent us an application along with an article about their breed. We read this, which said that they would not allow you to put two male terriers together, and since we have Niko, we're like ok, let's get a female. So we fill out the very lengthy application and everything is good.
Well, two days later we get a very unpleasant phone call from the head lady yelling at us for even considering applying for an X terrier. That don't we know that X's are hunting dogs and that they have an intense hunting instinct, so it would kill all our reptiles. What's more, that their hunting instinct is so strong that it would kill our other dogs! (This is a 15 lb dog we're talking about) They never give their dogs to multi-pet households because everything will be killed, and you can't take X to the dog park or anywhere near other dogs ever! And to top it off the lady had the nerve to tell us that they would only consider us if we gave away our other dogs!
Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous! Not only have I known plenty of people in Europe with this breed that happily have them in two's or three's, (and I myself have had terriers before and they have had other terrier friends) but any dog has the potential to be dog and small animal aggressive, but it can all be trained out. What's more, you're robbing your dogs of a social life, which is extremely important in keeping dogs mentally healthy. Which only irritates any behavioral problems the dogs have now! It's terrible!
I'm fuming, honestly. I can't believe that these people can be so backwards and ignorant about dog psychology. There's a dog out there now that has missed a chance at a super fun life with three young people, 2 other dogs, a big house, a yard, and a beautiful dog park because the rescue organization is ignorant.
Does anyone else think that this is ridiculous?
