Completely in agreement.. if me and the mrs ever get a dog, it'll be a rescue dog...

Neither of us have owned dogs since we were kids, and I miss having one around,
but realistlicaly we're neither up to the responsibility of caring for one....

At least not until she retires, and then it will be a very serious decision...

It'll most definitely not be an emotional whim, which is probably the cause of most pet dogs ending up unwanted...

Back in the 1980s my sister had the most beautiful border collie for training and dog obedience shows,
I loved visiting home and taking it for walks..
but my sister suffered mental health issues and just had it suddenly put down for no good reason,
when she was in one of her more irrational moods..
Sadly, our parents couldn't reason her out of it...