Strass, we aim to please!!! I'm glad to hear that you'll be going the rescue route, you won't be sorry. As for the baggage, they get over it. The worst thing that we've run across is a bad case of separation anxiety.

Good luck in your search. If you can't find what you want locally, you might try www.petfinder.com to see if there are any dogs you might be interested in in your surrounding area.