Actually guys. Most of the people volunteering and running the shelters wouldn't qualify. In fact when I volunteeref at the humane society in Shelby county it was well understood that a "good home" isn't always a "qualified home". The shelter director usually has final say in the matter (and our director most often wanted (1) fenced yard, (2) a vet in case.something happened and not trying at the last minute in the middle of an emergency to find one (3) what happened to your last pet (although there was no way to really tell). (4) Can you afford to feed it. She often sent qualified aussies and border collies to horse/cattle/dairy farms who untilized them. She also placed a border collie mix to a young man who lived in an apt who ran marathons. The dog became his running buddy and you still see them out jogging to this day. Not saying all shelters are like this, but most directors take a much more "realistic" and workable approach. Mike On Feb 11, 2014 9:09 PM, "Anja Heibloem-Stroud" < anja_heibloem-stroud@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Don't feel bad Liz, I wouldn't qualify either because gasp I eat my goats. > I can't tell you the number of people in the last twenty years that have > bought a puppy from me because rescue would NOT adopt to families that > had/have kids. Now the kids are coming to get a puppy from me. Anja > > Sent from my > iPhone============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS > of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author > AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group > and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions > expressed in any post. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE > PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: > http://showgsd.org/mail.html > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================