The last dogs to be adopted?

[lute]

What do you think are the last dogs to be adopted?

[DrKym]

By far in 25 years of rescue work with many of the so called aggressive breeds ( Rotties, dobies , pitts etc.) and many mutts. The hardest to place are those that need lifelong med care or are visibly handicapped

[Sophist]

Actually, in my experience, the correct answer is "seniors".


But statistically, I know it is the big, black dogs.


Third? Maybe hounds.

Whenever I have volunteered at a shelter, the handicapped pets had to have owners very carefully screened because so many people attempted to adopt on an impulse due to pity. Even with extra careful screening, they never seemed to stay in the shelters long at all.

[Kfamr]

I think it's a tie between black dogs and bully breeds.

[k9krazee]

I think it's a tie between black dogs and bully breeds.

That's what I was thinking too.

[BC_MoM]

Actually, around here.. the "bad" breeds are almost the first to go! From what I've seen, it's the black dogs that are last.. seniors not too far behind.

[dukedogsmom]

Actually, in my experience, the correct answer is "seniors".


But statistically, I know it is the big, black dogs.


Third? Maybe hounds.

Whenever I have volunteered at a shelter, the handicapped pets had to have owners very carefully screened because so many people attempted to adopt on an impulse due to pity. Even with extra careful screening, they never seemed to stay in the shelters long at all.

Wow. Dasher must be really lucky then. He's a big, black senior dog.

[Sophist]

Wow. Dasher must be really lucky then. He's a big, black senior dog.

Very, very lucky.

Big, black and senior is a triple-whammy for a shelter dog. Glad he found someone who saw past that!

[K9soul]

I'd hazard a guess that around 80%, if not more, of the dogs that end up in my local humane society are labs and lab mixes (most commonly black as well). There are just so, so many. The vast majority of "oops" litters are lab mix litters too.

Dasher is very blessed to have you Val. I know he loves you deeply. He's got a wonderful momma!