[Donnafrflorida]

Abut twenty years ago they asked me “who was going to car for my puppy while I was working” I refused to quit my job hence they turned me down. No puppy.

[Secret Agent Man]

So from this one experience did you stop going to other shelters to see if you could adopt, or go back once in awhile to see if the shelter changed its policies, or did you let this one time turn you off forever and assume all shelters were the same as this one?

[Shannon]

Maybe if you'd thought about the question and why they were asking it you would have gotten the dog. Nobody was asking you to quit your job.

Who is going to care for a puppy while someone is away at work is a valid question. If you take an 8 week old puppy and leave him alone for 8-9 hours how on earth will you ever get that pup house-trained? Feed it lunch? Sorry, but pups that young shouldn't go from an early morning breakfast until an evening dinner with no food in between.

Many people send in a neighbor mid day to feed and take a young pup outside to do it's business.

From the rescue's point of view, too many dogs are turned in because they're not house-trained. They didn't want your puppy to be the next one brought back.