Do you run a dog rescue?
Are you making it impossible for many potential adopters to take home one of your dogs?
I find that rescues tend to keep adding items to their adoption rules as time goes by. I get it: after a bad adoption/ return a rescue might say, "hey I don't want that to happen again." But no checklist can ever cover every goofy thing that people might do.
Better interviewing, possibly a location inspection, and using seasoned adoption counselors is a better route. You'll still get returns, but you also won't turn away good homes over some technicality.
Pet dogs are a product, and you must compete in the marketplace. If it is less hassle to just go to a pet store, then many will opt for that instead of being given the 3rd degree and treated suspiciously. An adoption application shouldn't be so involved that it is aversive to completing the process. Maybe you are the problem, not the person you are interviewing.
Kindness and understand go a long way.
Plan accordingly.
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