People with Disabilities & SD Awareness

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- George Augustin is looking for "the one." He strolls past the 50 cinder block and glass cages that stretch across the Atlanta Humane Society's large dog room, just as he has many times before.

When he leaves without a new companion, shelter workers are not necessarily sorry.

"Often, people come in several times before they find the perfect dog for them -- which is actually what we would hope they would do," says the shelter's public relations manager Kari Bogosian. If adopters make a hasty decision, she says, "They end up unhappy with the dog and return it."

Read More: http://www.animalsspeak.org/2008-10-23-shop-at-a-shelter-for-your-new-best-friend-t1312.html

Good article! I mostly got to shelters looking for service dogs. Or I should say in hopes of finding just that right dog. Most schools other then guide dog schools also looks into shelter dogs to become various types of service dogs. Just because they are a shelter dog doesn't mean they do not have the right temperment and willingness to work.

A friend of mind even gotten a change of career guide dog to be his mobility dog. Help pulling his wheelchair, picking up things and opening and closing doors. Though this dog didn't come from a shelter it was from a breeder. But you never really know with all the training and evaluations if the dog will continue on.