Would you adopt a tripod?

[Highbread Dingbat]

From my experience people seem to be drawn to the "defect" dogs and special heart wrenching back stories. They want to feel like they've done a hugely noble thing.
It's some sort of do-gooder bragging rights.

We just got one in through our rescue a few weeks ago, and she's already on an extended home visit, likely to be adopted.

Just stress that the dog can keep up with the other dogs just as easily and no special care is required for that missing leg. (While people love the sob story, they don't want a dog that requires special work).


Edit:
As for whether or not I personally would take one in? It depends on how high functioning the dog is. We do 1-2 hour off-leash hikes through the woods every day. If the dog was unable to keep up, then I wouldn't be able to justify taking the dog in. However, with my breed of choice being a Border Collie, I've seen many not only tripod, but disabled in other ways (back end paralysis, and weakened/missing bones in the legs) dogs of this breed that would be able to keep up just fine.