Quote Originally Posted by frawri
I would love to get an older dog, and have been looking into our local rescue animals shelters. But the proble is I have a husband that thinks puppy hood is the way to go. I am trying to talk him around it. Because I know it will be me who deals with taking care of that puppy. LOL Thanks for the advise.
Obviously he has no idea of the time & energy it takes to keep up with a puppy!

Since YOU are the one taking care of it, then YOU should insist on what YOU want to take care of. If you have a condition that limits your energy, it would be unfair to both yourself & a dog to end up with more than you can handle.