- Location
- Close to Devon/Somerset border
Reading @Boogie 's post about that beautiful girl going off to become a guide dog mum has reminded me of this .
A few weeks ago I had contact with someone, not really a friend, more a friendly aquaintace. Anyway we've spoken from time to time and she told me she and her husband were thinking of getting another dog in the spring. They have a gorgeous black lab, a year or so older than Molly and are very caring and knowlegdeable lab people.
Not being too keen on going for a pup again, they thought perhaps they would go for an older dog in need of re-homing. Amongst others, they contacted Guide Dogs To be brief, they had a home visit and were assessed as suitable for a failed guide dog, should one become available.
A few weks later they were contacted and asked if they were interested in a young dog that was not suitable to continue with his training. On enquiring, this aquaintance, I'll call her A for brevity, was told that this young dog was a sweetheart, lovely temperament but had a physical problem. He had been diagnosed with dwarfism.
She contacted her insurance company who her dog is covered by and when she told them this dog's problem, they say NO. There was no, OK but with exceptions, it was just absolutely NO outright. So, she said no to Guide Dogs, not able to take the risk.
How sad is that? I don't know the details of dwarfism and what other problems it carries but it just seems awful that a lovely natured dog with a physical deformity may not be able to find a good, caring home. Upset by this.
A few weeks ago I had contact with someone, not really a friend, more a friendly aquaintace. Anyway we've spoken from time to time and she told me she and her husband were thinking of getting another dog in the spring. They have a gorgeous black lab, a year or so older than Molly and are very caring and knowlegdeable lab people.
Not being too keen on going for a pup again, they thought perhaps they would go for an older dog in need of re-homing. Amongst others, they contacted Guide Dogs To be brief, they had a home visit and were assessed as suitable for a failed guide dog, should one become available.
A few weks later they were contacted and asked if they were interested in a young dog that was not suitable to continue with his training. On enquiring, this aquaintance, I'll call her A for brevity, was told that this young dog was a sweetheart, lovely temperament but had a physical problem. He had been diagnosed with dwarfism.
She contacted her insurance company who her dog is covered by and when she told them this dog's problem, they say NO. There was no, OK but with exceptions, it was just absolutely NO outright. So, she said no to Guide Dogs, not able to take the risk.
How sad is that? I don't know the details of dwarfism and what other problems it carries but it just seems awful that a lovely natured dog with a physical deformity may not be able to find a good, caring home. Upset by this.
