Before my husband & I were married I had a large dog and so did he. He needed to find a "safe house" for his dog after Grizzly got into trouble so I ended up with him. We laughed later about how we HAD TO GET MARRIED because he wanted his dog back and I wanted my mother out of my house I also had a few cats. As our dogs became older we both knew we needed a young dog to learn from the best, our two big ol' dogs. We ended up with the CheekyBitch from a friends litter. After our two older dogs finally went to RB we both knew Cheeks (and we) needed another dog. Then I also came across two more kittens. There never was a decision to be made. We both just knew what was needed. Now my husband is taking care of our big ol' dogs at the Rainbow Bridge & I'm taking care of our four dogs (and my sons three) and my two cats (and my sons three). End of story, at least until the next dog or cat finds it's way home.