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[quote=Anonymous]I do dog rescue.  Your wife is right about the downsides of having a dog.  They are expensive and they do sometimes make messes in the house.  My dog doesn't like to go out to pee in bad weather, for example.  You have to hire pet sitters or board them when you travel, have to get home in time to let them out, have to take them for walks even when it's raining.  I pay a lot of money annually for pet insurance, regular vet visits, and even a couple of trips to the ER, one for a pill he shouldn't have swallowed, one when his seizures started.

To me it is worth all of those things.  I love my blind, deaf, smelly, leaky old dog.

My advice, get involved in dog fostering.  A good dog rescue group should be able to start you with the easy ones.  See what having a dog is really like for your lifestyle.  See if you can cope, or not, before you make a commitment.  Plus you'll make some friends who can swap dog sitting with you if you ever get a dog.

I work with worthydog.org if you are interested.[/quote]

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