 They wanted to know how well their shelter was, how effective their shelter was at placing in forever homes, forever homes. Dogs are forever. Does that mean you have to keep the dog? No. If you get a dog and it is not for you and you hate the dog, the dog is better off somewhere else. Don't think you have to keep a dog that you do not honestly love. The dog knows it. They know it. And the dog is, that creates more anxiety for the dogs.