I come from a background in rescue, so before we purchased Rhaegar from his breeder, we applied to Cane Corso Rescue first to foster, then to adopt. We never heard back, not a word. I really tried to not take that personally, but it*s really hard to not be a little offended. Don*t get me wrong, I*m not bad mouthing them, they are a great very dedicated group who works EXTREMELY hard for the breed. I was later told that we had just slipped through the cracks. That is understandable, I know they are inundated every day with applications and pleas for help, but we sent multiple applications, as well as multiple inquiries about our applications, so I don*t know. I could see a few things possibly causing concern. We don*t own our house, we rent, but I attached a letter of permission from our landlord. My boyfriend and I aren*t married yet, but we have lived together for five years. We are young, and yes, I am a student, but Kerry is an RN with a good job. I have years of experience with the breed, and both my dad and my former stepmother currently have dogs adopted from CCR. Are we rich? Far from it, but I have access to the very best vet care at extremely discounted prices, and we have made provisions for any emergencies or expensive procedures (a savings account and a dedicated credit card for vet care). My pets have never gone without. Hopefully it comes through on here how much I love them and how hard I try to do the very best for them. Honestly I*m not even really sure what I could do to try to be a better dog owner. So I*ll admit it was partially out of frustration with rescues (we were turned down by another rescue) that we chose to get Rhaegar from a breeder (and I did get some crap from my family about that decision). I didn*t expect to love raising him this much, and we really want to do that again. I definitely know that I*ll get back into rescue eventually, but I*m pretty sure we want still to get another CC pup from a breeder.
So Rhaegar was supposed to be an adult rescue, lol, but now I wouldn*t trade him for anything!