Cinnamon showed up at our door. I asked "Can we keep her?" and we did. She has not caused any problems. (That were of her doing.)
Gwen we got from a city shelter. As soon as I moved out I wanted a dog and I got one. BF picked her out, though. She was a bit too timid for me but his other choices were all black labs, so....
Any future dogs will be from shelters/rescues or something similar. Or perhaps a "I can't take care of it, do you want it?" situation.
I can't justify spending certain amounts on a dog. Especially since I don't DO anything with them. Gwen is my first experience with MY dog and while we want to get her into agility, I doubt I will get hard-core with it. I don't know enough.
I have the breeds I like but I really want to get in a place where I can foster. Next dog will hopefully be a Happy
I would like to have a senior dog.