Bailey is, as were are told, an Australian Shephard/Labrador Retriever Mix. What I do know is that she has freakishly huge paws, a penchant for licking faces, and a mighty strong dislike for nighttime crate training. We got her through the Double Dog Rescue and she originally hails from Tennesse where apparently no one spays or nueters their pets nor takes in unwanted ones as Bailey arrived on a truck with many other dogs, puppies to adults, hoping for a better homelife in Connecticut.
What a beautiful dog! I hope she appreciates your beard.
She is a sweetie and is totally digging the beard.
Hi James,
I’m considering adopting from Double Dog. How was the adoption process? How long did it take, did you get to visit, and were there any guarantees “just in case”?
Thanks – and your dog looks very much like a part of your family. Isn’t it great???
Hi Cyndy-
I am James’s wife and I am the one who worked with DDR. DDR works with clinics down South. Bailey was transported from Tennessee. It was very easy to adopt from them. I worked with an woman named Molli who was fostering Bailey and her siblings. I emailed Mollie on a Thursday morning and heard from her within minutes. I picked up Bailey in Enfield the following Wednesday. DDR has different foster homes in the South and some in NE. It all depends on where the dog is located for you to visit. It usually says if the dog is in NE. If would like I can send you the little blip that I was given about DDR. If the dog for some reason doesn’t work out, they will take the dog back. They haven’t had many dogs returned because they try to place each dog with a family that fits well. Bailey came to us extremely healthy and vibrant. A co-worker of mine also adopted from DDR and had a good experience too. Let me know if you need more information or if you would like to speak to Molli. I hope you do adopt from DDR. They are a great group!
Hi Jenn- it’s been a week since I emailed Molli- no response, and I don’t see an application. Any info you can send would be great. clbjorn@cox.net Thanks!
Well I had a bad experience with Double Dog Rescue in Harwinton. I know that there aren’t a lot of unwanted pets in Connecticut, so most rescue dogs that are available come up from the south, which is fine, but I want to see a dog before I adopt it. There are several organizations that bring dogs up from the south, but at least they’re upfront about it. Double Dog Rescue claims on their website that “Our dogs are fostered in homes throughout the New England area….We welcome visits between adopters and dogs but do be aware that they may be located in any number of places throughout New England.” I found a dog with them that I liked, and submitted my application, answered the follow-up questions, got the vet referral, and was ready to schedule in the in-home visit that they want to do before adoption, when I found out that the dog I was interested in was actually living on a farm in Tennessee with 28 other dogs. So not only was the dog not in New England where I could visit it, but the dog wasn’t even being kept in a home. It makes me wonder how they could claim on their website that this particular dog was house-trained. The foster parents admitted that this almost 2 year old dog had had little human interaction because she was just one of between 28-68 dogs that they had on their farm at any one time.
I adopted a 5 month old dog from Double Dog and couldn’t be happier with her! She’s the sweetest dog I’ve ever met. She loves affection and returns twice as much as you give her. She doesn’t bite and she housetrained easily. She’s a playful, loveable mutt that looks like a miniature Lab. Many strangers ask us how old she is thinking she’s a pedigree pup as she’s only about 15″ at the shoulder and she’s now 8 months old. She’s doing great in her obedience classes. The only problem she has is separation anxiety which is beginning to fade.
I understand why some people hesitate about buying a dog from out-of-state. I had reservations about buying a dog “mail order”, but after I spoke with several Double Dog people, my gut feeling was go for it. We love our dog and can’t imagine life without her. I guess the best advice I could give is to follow your own gut feeling. I’m glad I did.
That was our experience, Arlene, and my wife still talks to the reps from Double Dog as well as the vet which sourced our dog down in Tennessee. It was certainly a positive experience and we too couldn’t be more happier with our dog, she is great with our greyhound, our cats, and our toddler; just a big lovable goofball.
Hi All,
I live in RI and wanted to comment on DDR in Tennessee. I adopted a border collie/fox terrier mix about 8 months ago and he (Koda Bear) is the greatest lillte guy. This is my second dog I adopted from Tennessee and the other was from a different agency, she is a golden/lab mix I got from Goldenn Huggs and they did come and do a home check and checked all your referances. Taylor is about 3 and she is a darling. Both fully house trained and get along with my two cats and my seven yr old daughter. I can not say enough about the dogs in the south. They do not like BLACK animals down there so they don’t get adopted and then they get put down. So if it wasn’t for these groups my dogs would probably be dead. All I know is I have had a great exsprience with them and that is the only place I will go. The fee includes the vaccinations and the transportation up here. Which I pick both of them up in Conn. Good Luck to all and please adopt before you go to a breeder. You can get PURE BREEDS in a shelter, you just have to look and take your time, which you should do when making a life long commitment anyways. Paws to all.
We recently adopted a female weimeraner from DDR and are VERY happy with her, she’s a love – I can’t believe anyone gave up this wonderful girl. She just graduated elementery school and the trainer said she’d never met such a wonderful weim. Our experience with DDR was truthful and honest. I was very impressed they called our vet to check on us. They transported one female to Ct so we could meet her, but we weren’t sure about her. We then went to see Abby at a foster home in Greenwich. I’ve also met a foster mom in Simsbury. In fact we’re already checking their adoption lists to get Abby a sibling.