Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Westie dog's owner has died - urgent foster needed | |
Posted by: | Claire Moran | |
Date/Time: | 02/05/15 21:44:00 |
Pleasure, but Vicky, ADM needs to find a way of cat testing dogs, you are severely limiting your potential homes. I got my boys from a tiny rescue up near Cambridge but for everyone who is interested in fostering or giving a dog a permanent home and has cats - and there are very many as most people who love animals love both - they cat test the dogs. It's not difficult, and they manage a huge and successful turnover of fostering and forever homes because of that, and they give you a quite clear 'yes can live with cats or can't', none of this 'oh well, we haven't tested so we don't know and so we won't take a risk'. They are a terrific and very successful rescue outfit, so maybe take a leaf out of their book? My terriers passed the cat test with flying colours from Heathlands, and they all live happily now, whereas if they had been with you I wouldn't have been able to adopt them because you wouldn't have wanted to take the risk because you don't cat test. Just a thought. |