DOODLE AVAILABLE FOR RE-HOME IN RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

There is a doodle available at the Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center in Riverside, California.   Their phone number is

951-688-4340.  Here is the link:

http://www.petsadoption.com/home/index.php?Itemid=52&option=com...

Here is what I found out about him. His name is Buck.

He is what I  call a large medium with a loose-curl apricot coat with darker ears. He is a family surrender and walks on a leash.  I would love to have him but DH says four forever dogs is too many.

[Linda, Webber and Seda]

He is adorable. I wish you could take him, Nancy.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I wish I could get DH to agree, but intellectually I agree with him.

[Eileen Ross and Cody]

Wish I could take him.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Go for it Eileen!

[Deirdre]

Ohhhhhhhhh I want him so bad.......... Nancy, I saw your post when I woke up this A.M. and have been checking all day long in hopes someone would post that they are holding him in their arms. I just know I can't bring another Doodle into this house right now, it would push my poor Bear to the Rainbow Bridge, he's already out lived the Vets time frame. I really feel that he and Gus would have a great time together but...........

[Natasha]

Nancy - did you get a sense of his personality? Did they offer any additional info?

I know someone who might be a candidate, but only if the fit is right.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

This shelter has an adoption policy that all family members must meet the dog in person and spend time with him at their facility. Whether the fit is right would be determined in that manner. I would suggest that your friend make arrangements to get over there and meet the dog, because that is the only way anyone is going to get him. It would also answer all the questions about personality & additional info.
The dog is not listed in their Petfinder listings of available dogs, so I wonder if he has already been adopted.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Karen he was there as of Sunday. I think he was new when I saw him at the park. Natasha, Karen is absolutely correct as to the adoption center's requirements. They want to meet everyone who lives in the home - human and other dogs. I met him at the park fundraiser, and he was very calm - was it because he was overwhelmed by 500 dogs, strange humans and being at the park or is he normally a calm guy????? Don't know. I called on Sunday and he was still there. They were closed yesterday.

[Natasha]

Yes, my friends show really well, but I also know that one of them is a bit more uptight than would be let on and an overly energetic dog or a chewer would not work well in their family. BUT, I'm not convinced that either would knowingly recognize this issue (they would fall in love and that would take over their brains).

I'm not trying to preclude them from going, but I have also seen a lot of incorrect matches and it's SO unfair for a dog to be re-homed twice so I'm a little hesitant to recommend them without knowing more about the dog.

Does that make sense? Funny - I am more concerned about the dog getting the right fit than my friends to get the right fit :)

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Very smart - good call!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I understand your feelings, but what I'm trying to say is that you are not going to get any more information about this dog without going to see him. I can assure you that the phone at the shelter is ringing off the hook and the email box is full. The staff is not able to take the time to answer casual inquiries in detail. They will give information to people who are serious enough about adopting a dog to show up in person.
I don't know this particular rescue, so I can't speak for them, but the rescues with which I am involved do everything in their power to try to ensure that a dog will not be rehomed a second time by trying to match a dog to an adopter.
They are just as concerned as you are about getting the right fit.
You also can't judge a dog's behavior in the shelter; very few dogs are "themselves" in a shelter environment, no matter how good a facility it is. You would have no way of knowing if the dog is energetic or a chewer by seeing him in a shelter or even hearing the observations of the shelter staff. Even dogs in foster homes take days to weeks to begin showing their true natures.

[Terri H and Kramer]

Oh Nancy! You are breaking my heart! I want to rescue all of them but I can barely manage the one Doodle I have.....