Do do cringe when you get certain emails? Rescue related

We have 3 shelters in the surrounding area. There are 3 people who have my email for pug rescue. I just cringe when I open my email account and see an email from one of these people because I know that it is going to be a plea for a pug. Obviously, it is better than the shelters work with rescue vs the alternative, but it would be magical if there weren't pugs in need in the first place

Specifically, I got an email from the Cleveland shelter for two black pugs that were found by a home health nurse. Cleveland has some really rural areas so there is no telling where they were found. The female looks like she has recently nursed and the male is in tact. Ugh!

Ugh is right cuz where are they going to go??

I am not sure what help my wife and I could be but we are just about settled in now and we have the next 2 months of nothing before my wife is due. If a situation comes up where you might need a temp home for a while maybe we could help. As long as they are good with other pugs we would be okay with it.

Yes, that's one of the frustrations with rescue and why it's a 24/7 job-no matter if you have your own job, life, family. Those emails/calls are the worst because you know the alternative is horrible, but if there is no room, then what? It's not like you can just not answer emails for a week (but boy, would I like to!).

Poor puggies!

Jana, in my case it's more when certain people call my cell. When they pop up I always know it's a pug that needs rescue. Some of them are great and are willing to help with the process, but others just expect me to take over and make it all ok. Typically I am ok with that, but right now with trying to sell my home, relocation and a new job, I am at times, a little overwhelmed already. But nothing I am doing is worth risking a pug.

I'll tell you what made me cringe a few weeks ago...

We have these dogs (non-pugs) that were seized as part of an animal hoarding / cruelty case. They case was finally finished (woman was convicted over 50 counts of animal cruelty), and so then the dogs we had became elligible for adoption.

Well, the news did a little story on it, and our name showed up as one of the rescues that has some of the dogs.

Do you think people started calling?? Yes, and guess what they said, "Hi, I'm So-and-so, I'm calling because I want one of those abused dogs."

Made me so sick! Who calls and asks for an "abused dog"? It was all about the sensationalism. I had to call those people back, and all they wanted was to talk about the case, the dogs in relation to the case, and can they please just come meet them? Oh no, no application, just wanna see the abused dogs.

Sigh.

Renee wrote:...It was all about the sensationalism. I had to call those people back, and all they wanted was to talk about the case, the dogs in relation to the case, and can they please just come meet them? Oh no, no application, just wanna see the abused dogs.

And the calls I am taking this week have been about "Can I come down and see the dogs and pick out which one I want?"

We tell them the dogs are in foster homes, and to fill out apps, but still...

Dboardman wrote:I am not sure what help my wife and I could be but we are just about settled in now and we have the next 2 months of nothing before my wife is due. If a situation comes up where you might need a temp home for a while maybe we could help. As long as they are good with other pugs we would be okay with it.

I'm sure a rescue group is going to be very grateful for your offer!

Dboardman wrote:I am not sure what help my wife and I could be but we are just about settled in now and we have the next 2 months of nothing before my wife is due. If a situation comes up where you might need a temp home for a while maybe we could help. As long as they are good with other pugs we would be okay with it.

I found the foster application on SEPRA's web site. http://www.rescuepug.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=374&Itemid=120

Definitely fill out a foster app. We can always use more foster homes even if its only on a temporary basis. Just be upfront and let them know you are expecting a child but that you would like to do your part to help.