[westendlass]

Some rehoming centres don't do the rigorous checks that the RSPCA do. The dogs are often found wandering and,unless someone claims them, are rehomed after a week. It is up to potential owners using their common sense when choosing a new pet. There is often no way of knowing the previous history of the dogs or the way they've been handled / brought up so it's a case of pot luck. We've always had dogs from these centres and have been very lucky, saying that, when my kids were little we chose a puppy that grew up with them and was very gentle. We have only chosen adult dogs when the kids became adults themselves. It's a real tragedy each time a child is attacked by a family pet but it's the adults who have to answer why they put that child in danger