Having lost our beloved rescue dog we decided it was time to offer a home to another. The dog was on the website in kennels at Harefield. We received a telephone call telling us that we sound ideal new owners. It was a little further than we have travelled for our previous rescues; we live in Kent, but the dog was in need of the experience and lifestyle we could offer. Went to meet him and he was exactly as we expected. Nervous at first but the handlers were surprised at how well he took to us. We arranged further meets, each time becoming closer to the dog and him to us. We were told we would need 2 more meets and they would arrange a date for us to take him home. Bear in mind the round trip for each visit was over 100 miles and takes 3 hours. On our 7th meet a behaviourist appears, not present at any of our other meets. Next day I get a phone call cancelling our meet for later that day as we are not suitable owners!! No reasons given, phone call did not come from a handler or behaviourist. We are experienced with the breed, adult only home and someone is home all day. Clearly the dictators at Dogs Trust believe that a nervous anxious dog will thrive better in a cage than in a loving home. If you are thinking of rehoming a dog from them, think again. They are highly likely to disappoint you, and much worse , let the poor dog down.