When the puppy isn't teething on your possessions, he will be teething on your children and yourself. Rescue Groups ask questions and usually find out the dog is teething or actually biting. Rescue dogs are carefully evaluated and the 'teethers' are retrained so they don't chew on their people. Biters are not accepted into Rescue. Matchmaker Make Me a Match.
Puppy love is often no more than an attachment to a look or a color.
Good rescues do extensive evaluating of both their dogs and their applicants to be sure that both dog and family will be happy with each. You can come come home after a long day's work and spend your time on a relaxing walk, ride or swim with your new best friend. Dogs who have been uprooted from their happy homes or have not had the best start in life are more likely to bond very completely and deeply with their new people. Those who have lost their families through death, divorce or lifestyle change go through a terrible mourning process. But, once attached to a new loving family, they seem to want to please as much as possible to make sure they are never homeless again.