Many families are looking for a 2 year old female that is housetrained, has no bad habits, and has gone through obedience training already.  We hardly ever get those dogs and when we do, they find homes very quickly.  Often these dogs don't even make it onto the web site.  Be prepared to wait several months for that dog.  However, we always have dogs that are, shall we say, less than perfect.  Dogs with health problems, dogs needing obedience training, and dogs with more than just a few years behind them are always available and waiting for forever homes.  The less perfect the dog, the shorter the wait.  (Adopting a less than perfect dog can actually be a very rewarding experience.  Read some of our Happy Endings and look at the Golden Oldies page to see what we mean.)  We do consider our oldest applicants first, but sometimes they do not match a certain dog.