In this episode, Amy interviews Laurie Hall, who shares her experience going from looking for a pure-bred dog to purchase to making the decision to adopt a rescue dog. Laurie shares her initial goal: to purchase a whippet from a dog breeder and how that thinking changed when she began to look at what she was really looking for in a pet. In the episode, Amy and Laurie discuss: the importance of understanding the characteristics of a dog breed and how that breed would fit your lifestyle the challenges rescue groups face in finding the balance between picky and due diligence in matching adopters to petsthe adoption application process and how rescues and adopters often see it quite differentlythe challenges and rewards of integrating a new pet into your lifeand more! Shoutouts in this episode:Starlight Outreach and RescueSAVE Rescue CoalitionCONTACT STARLIGHT PET TALK!Email us at: Amy@StarlightPetTalk.comFollow us on Facebook!Thanks for listening, and hug your pets for us!