If I adopt a dog, will the people who work at the shelter come to my house and inspect it?
Does anyone know?
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If I adopt a dog, will the people who work at the shelter come to my house and inspect it?
Does anyone know?
My local animal shelter - no. The rescue where I volunteer (occasionally) - yes.
Why is probably a good question, particularly in view of your other threads.
My local shelter verifies the info (landlord allows the pet, etc.).
You'd have to call each shelter to find out. Some do, and some don't. Either way, there is an application process and also probably a waiting period until the app is approved.
Be forewarned. If someone offers to give you a free or cheap puppy, there is probably going to be something wrong with it -- it's already sick or came from dirty surroundings and was with sick dogs, or was born and spent its young life in a cage without exercise and any love. If you go for free or cheap, you will get lots of problems and maybe will end up with a very sick or dead puppy.
If you want a healthy dog, go about this the right way, not the easy and cheap way.
Will my house and land out side have to be perfect if they come to see my house?
What do you mean by "perfect"?
You're not getting photographed for House Beautiful magazine. The place should look comfortable and clean. The grass should be cut and no garbage or debris lying around in the yard. The house should be relatively clean but the shelter realizes people live there. Dishes should be washed and put away, clothes not lying around or hanging on furniture, the floors should be free of dust bunnies and dirt, furniture shouldn't be ripped up, the indoors smell should be agreeable (not sewage or urine), the residents of the home should be polite and not yelling at each other.
Like... if someone comes to my house, should I clean it in advance? Or would that be lying?
Comes to my house to inspect.
Would cleaning be a three-day agony, or simply picking up stuff and putting it where it belongs? Pretend the minister or your doctor is coming over. How would you want your house to look?
If your house is normally a dump and you have to spend hours or even days cleaning, yes, that's lying.
Umm... I don't really know, we try to keep the house clean but sometimes it is a disaster. Usually we have a clean up on saturdays
Tell me three things that make it a disaster.Quote:
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Clutter on the counter tops and table, Stuff dropped on the floor that's not picked up, Cloths and stuff (in my room)
I mean "clothes"
Like I said, the shelter people understand that you live there and can't keep the house looking like a magazine all the time. Is the house generally clean under the "disaster"? -- cabinets without food smears and drippings on the doors, stove and refrig free of grease and dark fingermarks, curtains and drapes not ripped or dirty?
No.. out house is not like that (I think) The problem is... I HATE cleaning. Do you have any cleaning advise?
I mean "our"
I volunteer at a shelter as well as help with an adoption agency for dogs, the agency does house calls, and it would have to pretty darn yucky for that to be taken into consideration. We mostly look for space (land and house), we look to see if it is an animal friendly neighborhood, and if you have other pets, how they react around strangers and if they look healthy. The shelter I volunteer for does not have the time nor the man power to make house calls. We do ask people to fill out the application, and we check references and vets, and make our decision based on that and the phone interview we do.
We don't care if your house is un-tidy, although a clean house does look better, it's not the deciding factor. We especially watch for any hoarding indications. That is a big thing for us. If there are any indications of hoarding we usually decline the applicant.
What do you mean by "hoarding"?
What do you mean by "hoarding"?
Papers and clothes and bags of stuff lying around all over the place and not sorted through or put away -- like those TV shows where people can't give up stuff and the stuff takes over their house.Quote:
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Have you ever seen the show Hoarders? People who suffer from animal or regular hoarding.
Compulsive hoarding (or pathological hoarding or disposophobia) is the excessive acquisition (collection and acquiring) of possessions (and failure to use or discard them), even if the items are worthless, hazardous, or unsanitary. Compulsive hoarding impairs mobility and interferes with basic activities, including cooking, cleaning, showering, and sleeping.
I asked in another thread, but do you mind telling us how old you are? :)
Have you guys decided on a dog yet? It seems like you are taking your time and asking all the right questions, so I bet you guys will have no problem with adopting. Is your mom just as excited as you are?
Oh.. them my mom is the opposite. She is really good at throwing stuff out! I think right now our house is in good condition! Except for part of out kitchen (we are redoing our kitchen cabinets and stuff so we had to load the stuff that used to be in the old cabinets onto the floor of our room that's part of out kitchen!
My mom is not exited too much... they are only giving me a dog because I really want one. But I am not allowed to get one before until August, September, or October. I am the only one who is excited. Hahaha. But it is really sweet of my family to let me get a dog! :)
Wow.. that's really messy!!
I mean "then"
"Getting a dog," raising a puppy, requires the cooperation of everyone. Will your parents help with training and housebreaking the dog? If you are the only one who thinks this is a good idea it could be a very unhappy experience for everyone, including the dog.
I don't do the actual inspection BUT I do know that the people who do look for things the puppy can get into, particularly harmful cleaners and the like, in plain view. They make certain that the people adopting know puppies are inquisitive, chew, get into everything they can find. You can try but you cannot police them 24 hours a day.
What? I think my whole family will love the dog. I think!
Are you saying that someone will try to kill the dog unpurpose?? I'm so confused??
are you saying that someone will try to kill the dog unpurpose??? im so confused???
Puppies are like human toddlers -- they get into stuff you never would have thought about. Just a day or so ago, someone posted on here that her puppy was bleeding and wouldn't drink and wouldn't move. She thought he had gotten into the garbage and swallowed rib bones from their supper. By morning, the dog was dead after bleeding all night. He might have had torn intestines from the bones or been suffering from parvo. That's why you have to outthink your puppy and what he might get into. You have to puppy-proof your house.
(Do you know what parvo is?)
Also, it costs money to own a puppy -- vet care, shots, maybe emergency vet care, leash, collar, toys, dishes, kennel, obedience school.
What is parvo?
It's a very contagious virus that puppies can get.
Canine parvovirus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If the puppy shows any signs of this, you must get him to a vet asap.
I really don't want that to happen to my future dog :( :( :(: :(
That's why adopting an adult dog (not a puppy) might be a good idea, simply because parvo won't be a problem plus some training has already taken place. With a puppy, you have to be especially alert to any changes in behavior or eating habits.Quote:
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But I really want a puppy though... what do you suggest??
Like I said before, read up on puppies and what to expect. When they are teething, they will chew on everything. Someone in your house has to be the alpha person, so the puppy learns obey that person instantly. Having a puppy is a lot of responsibility -- not just a furry thing to roll around with and pet now and then.
What will the puppy do when you're at school? What if no one is at home? Where will the puppy be then? How will you train the puppy to pee and poop outside?
Well.. if the puppy poops or pees in the house... I will scold it. And bring him/her/ outside
How will you scold it? Will you smack it too, maybe with a rolled up newspaper?Quote:
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Then the next time the puppy pees or poops in the house, what will you do? And the next time? And the time after that?
What about during the night, say, to a.m. and the puppy starts crying and even howling? Then what?
Where will the puppy sleep at night?
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You are in this WAY over your head. You need to do some research BEFORE you (or your parents) purchase a puppy.
They have the attention span of a gnat. Unless you catch the puppy in the act it will have no idea why it's being punished.
I see dogs which are returned or turned in to shelters every single day because are not prepared to raise a dog.
Adult dogs often come with their own sets of problems.
How do your parents feel about paying for Vet bills (which can be sizable)? And neutering?
He/she will probably sleep in my room in a crate or a bed. And I probably won't hit it. And if she/he had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night... I would probably ask someone to come with me out side :) And do you have any suggestions on how to properly train a puppy to go to the bathroom out side??
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