Typical Rescue Response time/etiquette?

[Trip]

I am not famaliar with the rescue process, this is the first dog I have tried to rescue. Just wondering what I should do etiquette wise... I know some rescue orgs are quite strict, so I don't want to push things.

Backstory:

I went through the application and was approved for the in home interview. We had some local rescue org representatives that were not with the sheltie rescue org come do the home visit/interview. They were very helpful and gave me a lot of tips about the breed and just dogs in general, but were not with the org because of our distance from the group we were applying to rescue with so they didn't approve/refuse adoption, had to report back to the rescue org. That was last weekend, I sent a follow up email the next day to the rescue org as a thanks and let them know they can reach me with any follow up questions and so forth. Haven't heard anything since. Normally I would just sit tight for a week or two before I followed up, but I am going out of the country Sunday for a week and probably won't have access to my email/phone during that time.

What would be the proper thing to do in this situation without pushing the issue?

 

[SheepOfBlue]

I would just drop them a note saying you would be unavailable for a x to x and wanted to give them notice so they did not think you were being unresponsive to status updates (my bet is you will then get a quick update)

 

[Calliesmom]

I would just drop them a note saying you would be unavailable for a x to x and wanted to give them notice so they did not think you were being unresponsive to status updates (my bet is you will then get a quick update)

that is a good plan. Most rescues are volunteers and have real jobs so probably won't get back to you instantly.

I contacted rescue for Callie and between initial contact and sheltie at the house was probably 6-7 weeks.
My previous rescue from a shelter only took one week so I was really hoping things would move faster than they did but size of the rescues were also vastly different- the sheltie rescue had/has so many fewer people than the other rescue/shelter.

Good luck

 

[lovemyshelties]

I concur. Just drop the coordinator a note saying you are going out of town, but are very much still interested in adopting. I volunteer with our local sheltie rescue and know that our coordinator juggles a full-time job with all her rescue organization duties. I don't know how she keeps going!

Good luck!

 

[Trip]

Followed through with an email letting them know I would be gone last week. No response to that email and still no response about my application. I know they have other jobs and are volunteers, it's just frustrating to sit and wait without any kind of contact when I could pursue other rescue opportunities if this one is not meant to be.