Times Are Ruff For Specialty-Breed Rescue Groups

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By Melissa Bell for the Washington Post

Rosemary and John Yun were looking to adopt.

For months, the Ellicott City couple waited. They filled out applications asking about their neighborhood, their jobs and their daily routines; prepped their home before an agency checked in on them; asked friends to provide references; and visited with foster families where they were told they were not the only couple in contention. They hoped they wouldn’t be disappointed yet again.

Finally, one day last fall, the phone call came: Benji, a mix terrier, could join the Yun family.

The Yuns, who are now adopting a child from Korea, would joke that looking for Benji “was just as hard as finding a human baby,” said Rosemary, 38. But the dog was worth the trouble. “He’s so smart; he’s super cute; he’s just a great dog,” said the biotech company manager.

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