I would also like to add that the adoption fee is there for a reason. Many people like your friend want a dog but not the costs. Eventually, the bills can and will catch up and the dog will, again, be relinquished. To ensure this NEVER happens, shelters and r-e-p-u-t-a-b-l-e breeders require a minimal fee. Compared to anything else in this world (including gas *snickers*), 125$ adoption fee is EXTREMELY cheap! Your SIL is not a good example to play off of, either. A responsible owner would have altered their animals. Oops litters are part of why there are so many strays and unwanted pets in shelters every day of the year. Besides that, she would have demanded you pay at least 20$ or something. Why? To ensure that you have the funds to successfuly and properly raise an animal, and to help dispell the possibility of you relinquishing the animal. Please. Tell your friend to wait. Please.