Originally Posted by
oldoakknives
Yes I know they have rules that can sometimes sound silly or over sensitive. Please bear in mind that any mistakes on their part could easily end up being very detrimental to their work. Yes people who have dogs that live with cats, young children, small furry pets etc but can you imagine the headlines if a rescue dog harmed any of these? I have a spaniel at the moment, and before him had another spaniel who lived to 13. We're both retired now so have plenty of time for him, but when we got our previous spaniel we were both still working. Although our hours were staggered he was still left, for up to 4 hours at a time, alone at home. We never had any problems and he seemed fine with it but I wouldn't expect someone re-homing a dog to think it was ideal, it wouldn't suit many dogs. My own views on dogs with children are that dogs don't understand children, and putting them with children, who don't perhaps understand them, is not only dangerous for the child but could be a death sentence for the dog. There are many videos on the internet of dogs with small babies and children, there are probably many we don't see which didn't end as well.