Wimborne dog charity down to the bare bones (From Bournemouth Echo)

Maybe they would have more support if they were not so picky and the head one at the time not so dominant. About 18 months ago we applied for a bearded collie as we had three over the years who all died of old age. Went along to their induction course, the bearded collie we were supposed to see never arrived, completed all the forms and were considered very suitable. We have a large garden, very good vets references but we were told we were not suitable for the dog in question. They said the dog we had chosen was nervous of bicycles and as we would be walking the dog near the river there would be cyclists there.Really!
I looked six months later and the dog was still looking for a home.

Such a shame that this charity is falling on hard times. We had a good experience with them, and found a lovely dog who is now part of the family. Hope they find new premises quickly.

High Treason wrote:
Maybe they would have more support if they were not so picky and the head one at the time not so dominant. About 18 months ago we applied for a bearded collie as we had three over the years who all died of old age. Went along to their induction course, the bearded collie we were supposed to see never arrived, completed all the forms and were considered very suitable. We have a large garden, very good vets references but we were told we were not suitable for the dog in question. They said the dog we had chosen was nervous of bicycles and as we would be walking the dog near the river there would be cyclists there.Really!
I looked six months later and the dog was still looking for a home.

It's easier to adopt a child. Would never bother with these animal charities. Plenty of animals advertised on web sites looking for homes.

Shelagh Meredith has a reputation for being difficult to deal with. I offered to help raise money for the charity and she was so quite rude so we gave up.
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She needs to wake up to the fact that Waggy Tails is first and foremost about helping homeless dogs and its not all about her.

We have had 6 dogs from Waggy Tails since 1998 and no problems.
Superb caring people who put the dogs first!

My Mother very upset when it was implied that she was "To Old" to have a Dog from Waggy Tails, she is a fit and well and manages to look after my Dogs when I'm at work. She has a lovely house with an enclosed garden and it literally within a stones throw from Cannon Hill Plantation. She had her heart set on a little Shih-tzu but was messed around something awful.
Mrs Meredith was very rude and my Mother was left very upset by the whole business, not surprised they are having problems, I just feel sorry for the dogs that could have homes and don't :(

All these charity shops get some of the donations valued. An item is only worth what somebody is prepared to pay for it surely!

I think everyone needs to remember that there are two sides to EVERY argument. Putting just one side across on here from individuals is very unfair. I have known this charity for a number of years as well as the staff that have been there from day one. I believe myself and have seen for myself that the dogs are very much put first, not the humans as stated by one person on here.

Mrs Meredith is dedicated to the welfare of the animals at the charity - I have seen that over and over, their total welfare and future care is what she is concerned about.

This article is about asking if anyone has storage space for the charity as they are having to move from their unit on Ferndown Trading Estate - don't use it as a chance for tittle tattle, thats just underhand and immature.

With regard to purchasing a dog or any animal off the internet is just stupidity - all you are doing is increasing the amount of dogs that will end up in a rescue sooner or later. Surely you can see all you are doing is giving money to puppy farms and dealers who turn their animal into a breeding and money making machine for themselves. They have no care or thought to the animal's welfare - PLEASE DO NOT buy animals off the internet.

No, I dont have a dog, nor am I employed by the charity or any charity. I work, therefore am unable to have a dog, yet despite being turned down (and I now understand why the charity said no to me), I offered my hand to help out where I can and get my 'fix' of being around dogs. They are fantastic creatures, keep you young, make you laugh, reduce your blood pressure - I wouldn't be without my fix of dogs at all - and all without the pressure of owning one. What do I do? I foster ! So occasionally when I have time off, a couple of weeks at a time, I can take in an emergency dog for them. Its great, works for me and lots of others, then when I need to get back to work, the dog is taken on by another foster carer unless its forever home has been found. This way the animal also gets a chance of being socialised and has a better chance of re-homing.

I've no doubt there will be bounce-backs to this message however I'm not in the habit of responding to them, but felt this was important to put across a fair say on the various comments made.

Well said!