It wouldn't hurt to apply to others. My experience with a rescue: the first one I wanted was gone when I finally got approved, then all that came in were males, they required a fenced yard, or they wanted the family to already have another dog. Finally a female came in that I thought she would ber perfect for me, so I sent the foster an email. They felt I wouldn't be a good match. My feelings were really hurt, cause I thought we would be a great team. Then Kiah came up on the website a couple of weeks later, so I sent an email to the fosters; they were working with someone else that had sent an email before I did but they thought I would be a better fit (this was on a Friday). On Saturday morning I got an email saying that the other person was just not a fit for her (wanted a boxer that wasn't active or hyper... I thought she could not have done much research), the fosters suggested she look at the older dogs that needed rescue, Kiah was just a little over 8 months. I went to see her the next day (took 2.5 to drive there), got on great with her and the fosters. They started all the paper work and brought her to me the following Saturday. This whole process took from late February to May 5th when Kiah finally got to come home. Sorry so long, but don't be discouraged; I have a strong belief that I was meant to wait for Kiah and that is why it took so long. I am sure you will find the perfect boxer for you.
Question about rescue
For those of you with rescues.....did you apply to more than one agency???? We have completed all the requirements and told we passed with a "big thumbs up". However, we were just denied the 3rd pup we inquired about 
I understand and fully agree with their experience vs. ours with regards to the right one, but some of the rules are changing as we go and I find myself looking at the available dogs thinking "will they let us have that one??" rather than looking for the one we would like.Example: we were told to plan on a female, as they don't like to place 2 males in the same home. Our home inspector met Donner, said she thought he'd do fine either way and said she has 5 males and 1 female with very few problems. Just got an e-mail this morning, we had asked about a little male recovering from surgery, (no special activity restrictions after recouperation period) denied because he's going to a home with several older boxers and denied because he's a MALE!! GRRRR Sorry to go on so long, I really DO love the idea of a rescue, that's why we started this process to begin with, but I'm getting a little frustrated and hubby is about to go into orbit!!!
My question is this, at this point should I apply to a couple other local rescues and begin the whole reference checks,phone interview, home visit process again to broaden our chances of finding the right pup, or wait it out and see what happens with the next dog we've asked about???????
I understand and fully agree with their experience vs. ours with regards to the right one, but some of the rules are changing as we go and I find myself looking at the available dogs thinking "will they let us have that one??" rather than looking for the one we would like.Example: we were told to plan on a female, as they don't like to place 2 males in the same home. Our home inspector met Donner, said she thought he'd do fine either way and said she has 5 males and 1 female with very few problems. Just got an e-mail this morning, we had asked about a little male recovering from surgery, (no special activity restrictions after recouperation period) denied because he's going to a home with several older boxers and denied because he's a MALE!! GRRRR Sorry to go on so long, I really DO love the idea of a rescue, that's why we started this process to begin with, but I'm getting a little frustrated and hubby is about to go into orbit!!!My question is this, at this point should I apply to a couple other local rescues and begin the whole reference checks,phone interview, home visit process again to broaden our chances of finding the right pup, or wait it out and see what happens with the next dog we've asked about???????
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Thanks so much for sharing those stories, makes me feel soo much better knowing that we're not being overlooked for a dog and that others have had multiple changes in the dog that ended up being right for them. Your obvious successes with the right pups being picked for you have helped cooler heads prevail :lol: It just gets frustrating getting attached to a little face and story only to find that it's not a match I do realize that it's much better to have the right pup, rather than a pup right now so will continue to trust the adoption agency and believe she's out there somewhere!
I do realize that it's much better to have the right pup, rather than a pup right now so will continue to trust the adoption agency and believe she's out there somewhere!
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