for those who have adopted a dog from a rescue

did you have any fears about rescueing a dog? Our family would like to get another dog and I have filled out an application at a german shorthair pointer rescue is there any advise as to what to look for in a rescue? what type of questions I should ask and so on? all your answers would be greatly appreciated..thanks

the reason I chose a german shorthair pointer is because I grew up with the breed as a kid.

If you are working with the breed rescue, they are MOST careful about placing the dogs.

Here is the National GSP rescue

http://www.gsprescue.org/main2.html.

You can verify with them if you are working with one of their regional contacts

Does this look familar:

http://www.gsprescue.org/gspr_forms/adop.

Breed Rescue will interview you as much you them about the dog.

The clubs' breed rescues go to a great deal of trouble to determine the dog's temperament, personality, likes and dislikes (particularly kids and cats and other dogs in the household), health, and level of training. They make a huge effort to match the right dog to the right home - and if they don't have one they think will be suitable for your home, they won't place jsut any dog. Great way to avoid the puppy training, newspapers, chewing.They have dogs that are purebred and sometimes part-bred (1/2 or so of their breed.) Dogs that come through rescue are so thrilled to have a forever loving home having once been abandoned to a shelter or rescue that they are typically extra devoted and loving. Dogs lose their homes for reason that are not their fault: death, divorce, a move and they couldn鈥檛 keep them, financial problems鈥?