rustybucket Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 i'm looking for a spaniel and was wondering if anyone has had any dealings with NESSR and do you know if they rehome to working homes. rustybucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 No dealings but I'm sure working homes are not a problem. One of the guys on the Scottish Gamekeepers forum was publicising them and I think a few members on that forum had used NESSR with good reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechessam Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 They will home certain dogs to working homes, but I am not a fan of them I am afraid. If you do take a dog from them ensure you know its history and it has had its health checks done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybucket Posted April 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 They will home certain dogs to working homes, but I am not a fan of them I am afraid. If you do take a dog from them ensure you know its history and it has had its health checks done ok does anyone no of an alternative to nessr? rustybucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 They will home certain dogs to working homes, but I am not a fan of them I am afraid. If you do take a dog from them ensure you know its history and it has had its health checks done Would you care to expand? That might give an insight into your opinion before condemning a charitable organisation on open forum. I have had no dealings with NESSR personally, but they work hard to provide appropriate homes for dogs in their care and I know people who have successfully re-homed dogs. To rustybucket - it is unlikely, but not impossible, that you would will find a dog trained for the field through NESSR - or any other rescue organisation. Can I ask why you are considering a rescue dog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybucket Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Would you care to expand? That might give an insight into your opinion before condemning a charitable organisation on open forum. I have had no dealings with NESSR personally, but they work hard to provide appropriate homes for dogs in their care and I know people who have successfully re-homed dogs. To rustybucket - it is unlikely, but not impossible, that you would will find a dog trained for the field through NESSR - or any other rescue organisation. Can I ask why you are considering a rescue dog? i wasn't looking at getting a trained dog through a rescue centre but a young dog i could train myself. rustybucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Worth a look then, the problem you'll have is that the pups are unlikely to be docked - not ideal for a working spaniel when (at least in your part of the world ) you still have a choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechessam Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Would you care to expand? That might give an insight into your opinion before condemning a charitable organisation on open forum. I have had no dealings with NESSR personally, but they work hard to provide appropriate homes for dogs in their care and I know people who have successfully re-homed dogs. I did not condemn them, but said that I am not a fan. And as you raised the question, I know of a dog that they placed into foster care last year, it would seem that they knew nothing of this dogs history, it was taken straight from a dogs home and placed it with temporary owners who also had a dog. The foster dog, once at its temporary home was found to be full of kennel cough, and subsequently passed this to the other dog. Totally irresponsible, I trust this answers you question in full!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 I did not condemn them, but said that I am not a fan. And as you raised the question, I know of a dog that they placed into foster care last year, it would seem that they knew nothing of this dogs history, it was taken straight from a dogs home and placed it with temporary owners who also had a dog. The foster dog, once at its temporary home was found to be full of kennel cough, and subsequently passed this to the other dog. Totally irresponsible, I trust this answers you question in full!! Fair enough, but my understanding is that a foster carer would be just that, a volunteer and temporary carer to whom a dog coming into rescue could be placed with no prior warning or health checks. Thereafter potential long term owners would be vetted and the dog health screened prior to being placed in it's permanent home. A volunteer foster home taking a dog straight in would, I would have thought, been aware of the circumstances under which they were taking the dog in? A foster carer is, in effect, part of the organisation so to hold the organisation responsible is not, IMO, particularly reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechessam Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) The foster home was not aware of the fact the dog had kennel cough, had they been made aware they may have reconsidered, or taken necessary measures. There is no need for a full health check to identify cough, it can be done by anyone with experience of dogs within minutes of first meeting the animal. The organisation placed the dog, therefore bears responsibility, they are after all a welfare organisation. What thought was given to the welfare of the fosters dogs that subsequently came down with kennel cough? While the intentions may be good, in this case perhaps they should have looked at the bigger picture, just getting a dog out of the pound is not a good enough reason to ignore the health of the dog. Kennel cough was particularly rife last year, and it spreads very quickly how would you feel if you were an unsuspecting victim? I have my views and I know who I feel shoulders the blame, if you disagree that is fine, but as you say, you have no experience of dealing with them and suggested that I had condemned them unjustly. My views are from personal experience. Edited April 29, 2009 by Beechessam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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