I think with proper guidelines and counseling the Pet Lending Library concept is an excellent idea. I really think quite a few dogs adapt quite well to new surroundings and situations...and generally anything other than being in those cages at the shelter is preferable. I was so doubtful when I "adopted" Tucker. I was concerned if my current dog and he would get along and whether we could bond. Tucker had been adopted from a shelter by a family and after six week they were going to take him back. The lady knew we were wanting to adopt. I didn't want a male but told her I would take a look at him. She brought him over and said we could keep him for the weekend and see how things went. Well, it didn't take a weekend, only a couple hours for me to know this was our dog. But really that "trial run option" was what gave me the extra push to go for it. If you haven't done this before, one can be easily swayed to just "get a puppy" instead. If this method can be used to help certain people who otherwise would not adopt, I think it would give more dogs a chance. The counseling and interviews should hopefully help screen out people who are triffling to begin with. We all know taking in a pet is a big change in life stlye. I'm for people who are trying to think of new ways to get some of these dogs a permanent home. There will always be folks who shouldn't have dogs to begin with and will bring them back. But they are there anyway. That's how we get the dogs in the shelters in the first place.