Bless you for adopting. I will never get an animal other than adopting, and right, they do come with some baggage. But so do we. And they do want to please. I adopted my Nemo cat at 6 months. I was looking for a female kitten, so much for that. At bedtime he is now like one looooong strip of Orange velco attached to my side. We have our issues but by adopting you are saving an animal that didn't deserve the first few months of its life that it got. Can't wait to see some pictures!