By the end of summer I was ready to seriously start looking to add a dog. I never expected it to be this hard! There is little to nothing in rescue along the lines of what I want (all puppies and huskies). When there is a dog that is somewhat a maybe, they are adopted before i can even get screened. The province's lab rescue WILL NOT SCREEN ME so that's a write off.
I've contacted breeders and there are few older placements to begin with never mind smaller ones. There was one but I had concerns and in the end the breeder decided to keep her. Another I didn't contact due to distance, i wasn't sure enough to make the trip.
Rehomes don't get back or it's a no.
So two months in and I've come up with nada and I haven't even gotten to MEET A DOG point.
This is just a vent. I'll keep looking. I also know that I have a high bar for a dog which makes it hard (narrow age range, size range, and good wtih kids/dogs/cats...) and will require more patience.
At this rate I may end up getting a puppy haha
ETA: if anyone has litter-breeder recommendation - looking for smaller labs for sport-obedience (but primarily pet so not "over the top field" or crazy sporting kennel either)