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| - A very disappointing experience. I am sure FAR does very good work and thank God we have people who care about lost, unloved pets, but people skills are as important as animal! We stopped at the Pima Road facility as we were on our way down to a pet adoption event taking place down at one of the pets stores. It was hard to find the adoption office and when we found it, there was no one there. We waited about 7 or eight minutes, then thought maybe we were in the wrong place, so we went back out. There was a fenced in area with someone obviously involved with FAR and two potential pet parents" and the adoptee. Politely, we stood about 10 feet away from the enclosure so as not to impose or distract the dog while his future people got to know him. After a few minutes, the FAR lady looked up and virtually growled at us (too much time with the pups?) "Is something wrong?" Her tone and demeanor was very aggressive and unfriendly. My husband told her there was nothing wrong, that we were hoping to adopt a young dog and had stopped in to see their rescues. The FAR woman said, "If you want a puppy, we don't have any", and then turned back to the other people. Ummm---we said "young" dog, not puppy, but frankly, we want our pet adoption to be fun and with people who share our excitement in adding a new member of the family. This woman was not that person. We certainly don't complain about an interviewing process that matches the right pet to the right family or fees that help support the shelter, but I draw the line at outright rudeness. I expect better manners from my dog! She could have at least smiled or---if she was feeling overworked, had just said someone will be with you in a moment.
Our search for "The Queen" continues, but it won't be at FAR.
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