Pawsitive Match Rescue Foundation

At the time of reviewing the Pawsitive Match Rescue Foundation, there are two other reviews. One of which is quite scathing, and the other is positive.
I completely understand the perspective of the scathing review — that sounds like it was a negative experience, through-​and-​through. A sequence of errors on multiple parts, and I am really sorry to hear it went that way for her. I also understand the positive experience, though my experience is not as a foster home. I’m glad they were able to work so swiftly for her experience.
My experience is as someone adopting from PMRF, as well as someone who has had experience with them in other capacities.
In terms of adoption, they were extremely thorough with everything. They want to make sure the dog they’re releasing for adoption is going to a caring home, and that the dog will have the best life it can with the new family. That is something I appreciate quite thoroughly, and through their interview process, it seems as though they are very careful with their selection process. The foster homes with whom the dog was staying was fantastic! Super kind, and clearly very experienced in dealing with dogs.
The other way in which I am familiar with the organization is I have friends in Mexico who speak very glowingly of PMRF. The rescue foundation worked closely with these people to help bring dogs from Mexico up to Canada to find homes. From what I understand, all of those dogs did eventually find homes — and that is wonderful. The PMRF doesn’t have a closed view — they don’t just worry about what’s going on around Calgary — and that’s something I really appreciate.
If you are looking at adopting a dog, I would completely recommend giving the PMRF a bit of your time =)

My experience with Pawsitive is complete opposite of the reviewer’s below mine, which is quite a good thing I’d say.
I started fostering with Pawsitive Match about 6 months ago. I had told them that due to the size of my house, I could only foster smaller dogs. They were kind enough to send me emails just to myself when they had a smaller dog come in and would ask me if I was able to take him or her in. Eventually, I took in a sweet little dog named Duke. I fell in love with Duke and my family and I decided to adopt him! The adoption process was super easy and we couldn’t be happier with him.
This one time we had agreed to taking in a little puppy in hopes that he and Duke would get along well and that they could become friends. After 2 days of having him, we knew that wasn’t going to happen. Duke did not like this dog at all, and the dog needed more attention that I was able to give him. He needed to be constantly watched ²⁴⁄₇ but due to work, I could not look after him that much. I told my Pawsitive Match foster guide that I could not have this dog in my house unfortunately, and she looked after it right away. Within a few hours she had resolved the issue. As horrible as I felt for having to give this dog away to someone else, I knew it was for the best and I was so thankful for Pawsitive for being so helpful and quick with everything.

You know, I didn’t want to write a review for Pawsitive Match because I think it’s important to rescue animals and give them another chance. But, there are a lot of agencies out there and after my experience, I would recommend steering clear of this one.
A few weeks ago, my husband and I adopted a beautiful dog through this agency. The 4 year old dog was described as «great with kids» and «gentle with humans». We met him briefly and he seemed shy but we assumed that this was his sweet, quiet nature the agency told us about. We brought him home on a Saturday. Over the course of the next four days, he had bitten my father (breaking skin), my sister-​in-​law, and snapped at my husband and I numerous times. He had a flat personality and was clearly traumatized, displaying fear aggression. (As it happens, he was with his owner in Cancun when the owner «met a bad end»).
My husband emailed the agency on Monday morning to tell them what had been going on and ask them to find a new home without children since he was displaying aggression and we were concerned for our son’s safety. 24 hours later with no word, we re-​emailed after being snapped at again, stating that we were surprised at the lack of response given the serious nature of the problem. We received response: «sorry, I dropped the ball on this one, I’m on the case». By the evening, we still had not heard from the agency. Then the dog bit my three year old in the face, unprovoked. Latched on. I am thankful that I was standing right there and stopped it. I emailed the agency telling them to call my husband immediately as the dog just attacked a child. Nothing. I called our contact (no answer, no call back), the «emergency line» (answering machine stating they were away until June 6^th), and finally got a hold of a volunteer on the payment line (go figure). I said if they did not figure out a way to get the dog out of my house immediately, I would drop him at the City pound.
In the meantime, my husband called the volunteer foster mom we had picked the dog up from and she said she’d be up within the hour (she was, she is amazing). The agency then EMAILED us back and said that it was difficult to organize a foster and they were trying to get a hold of the coordinator. If we could figure it out, why couldn’t they? Over the course of the next few days, we got the run-​around about our refund and finally received it when we basically threatened a more «public forum» regarding their conduct.
Now, the reason I chose to write the review is because after being told that there was work to do with this dog, I see he is being shown publicly for adoption and his ad STILL states that he is «great with kids» and «gentle with humans». After watching my three year old get bit in the face by this dog, I am amazed at the lack of common sense, preventative measures, and problem solving that Pawsitive Match displays.
The sentiment of their agency is nice and all, but I would recommend the SPCA or agencies with a physical shelter over Pawsitive Match any day.