Does anyone know why it's hard to adopt dogs from sites like Petfinder?

[hlthe2b]

1. I think this underscores the value of supporting your local shelter--even if that 'cute' little dog/cat is not

offered there. I know there are some excellent foster groups... If you know one locally, I'd suggest going directly to them, rather than through PetFinder. Like you, I would not want my information provided to dozens of different adoption groups or fosters. And, if they are not going to try to implement some uniformity across their adoption groups, then that would seem a red flag as well. I'm sure someone will post what a great experience they had going through them, and I'd not doubt that. But one good experience is not necessarily "predictive" of future experiences.