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Originally Posted by Apollonewton
It's not the patience, it's the time frame I have to work with. I'm free completely for the month of June (moving into the new place on June 1st). So, I figure this would be a perfect time to get a dog. I have 30 days to spend with it before I get more busy with my job. But if the paperwork stall and I ended up with the dog on June 20th or so... then I will have much less time to train it.
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these rescues have requirements that take over a month and a half to fulfill? i find that hard to believe. why don't you ask the rescues what the general timeframe is for the application process, and then start it that amount of time before june 1? you can also look at local shelters; purebred labs are pretty common in shelters and there will always be a lab mix available. puppies go fast but they do show up in shelters. most shelters don't have an application process that takes more than a few days; the one where i got my dog just had me fill out a questionnaire about what my expectations were about taking care of a dog, they looked it over, and i got her the same day.
keep in mind, although some rescues have really draconian requirements for adopters, most are pretty reasonable and they only screen potential adopters the way they do for the sake of the dogs. they don't want to adopt to a neglectful or abusive home, or someone who is going to give up the dog again because they didn't know what they were getting into with dog ownership. as others have said, a reputable breeder would take even longer because not only would you have to fill out paperwork and probably have a home visit, you'd also have to reserve a pup who hasn't even been born yet, then wait for it to be born and get old enough to leave its mother.