I think everyone should have a dog.. We are huge dog and cat lovers. When we got our first scotty Monty he was a "mall dog" from a pet store in the mall. he was so sad and pathetic looking but we got him. We fell in love with scotties. Our second Abbie we got from a reputable breeder and then last year in April we rescued JuJu our 3rd scottie from a woman who had terminal cancer and wanted a great home for her girl. We also volunteer every saturday at a no kill cat shelter and this is why we have 2 cats. I would love to take in more animals but DH says the animals now out number the people...lol