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Yes please! We're big time dog lovers. We'll probably wait a while since the're such a big responsibility, but I just can't imagine us without a dog!

We adopted a kitten together, which worked out perfectly, because my FI just happens to be a cat person, he may just be the only guy who is!!

I also have to plug adoption, and to try to make sure you go through a no-kill shelter!

The boy has always wanted a dog and his family were never pet people. I expect there is one in our future. I've always had a poodle and I like dogs, but I don't love them. I am allergic and don't care much for cats. I plan on getting a chipoo or maltipoo or some other kind of poo when we are able.

I totally agree with the others...please consider adoption, but if you find that adoption is not the right fit, whatever you do DO NOT buy your puppy at a store.  Buy from a reputable breeder.  ALL puppies sold in puppy stores (no matter what they tell you in the stores) come from puppy mills, one of the cruelest industries in existence.  Sorry to preach, but this is a topic close to my heart.  We adopted our pup last year, he's exactly what we wanted and couldn't ask for a better addition to our family!   

My FI and I bought a house over a year ago.  I knew I wanted a dog, I always had *at least* one growing up (My parents still have 4).  Plus the FI works evenings so I wanted a companion.  I found a little yorkie/chihuahua mix that I love to death.  I've always been a big dog person, but I couldn't imagine life without her.  She's not the yappy type and she is so sweet & smart. 

Note: I've learned that dogs really are almost like having a baby.  They cost a lot more than I imagined and demand lots of attention!  If you find yourself away from home often then I wouldn't get a dog.  And yes, please look at petfinder.com or your local humane society first.

I promised that if we moved for me to go to grad school, we could get a dog.  So, we've got our Norfolk Terrier.  They are, incidently, the cutest, most amusing dogs in the whole world ;)   And walking him is solid exercise.

We plan on trying for kids soon after getting married and we have a little dog who, as of now, thinks that he is our child.  We're also convinced he doesn't actually know he's a dog...but thats another topic.  We aren't concerned about having the pup around a baby.  It will be an adjustment for all of us, including him, and will require some extra attention and training, but he has been around babies before and with the exception of some curiosity, he is great. 

I'll definitely check out petfinder! :)

I've actually never had a pet, unless you count the ant farm I accidentally massacred as a kindergartener (long story), but P has always had a cat and a dog. We're going to have to live in married student housing for the first year of our marriage (ick!) but we're going to sneak in a kitten...he's such a cat person. And once we have an apartment that allows pets or a house of our own, I'm going to get the dog I've always wanted...a shorthair Yorkshire terrier. Although I've been told that if I ever carry the dog around in my purse, my mother will take him away until I promise not to do it again...

Just three days after moving into an apartment together we got a dachshund puppy. We "met" him the weekend prior at a graduation party where one of the guests was trying to sell off her remaining puppies. Though we had said we'd wait for six months to get a puppy, we fell in love and never looked back. In a year, when we get a house, we're getting a collie, and after that, I get to have my long-haired chihuahua. :)

We got our dog, Ruby (Puggle - Pug and Beagle mix), while living in his apartment together about 9 months before we got engaged. It was definitely like a child test-drive, compromising and getting used to each other's parenting styles! We bought a house right after we got engaged in May and plan to get another dog this summer right after the wedding. I know I will need something to help with my post-wedding depression and I am a teacher, so a summer off is the best time to train a puppy! We hope to get a Chocolate Lab.

We got our first dog, a chihuahua mix, 2 months after I moved cross country to be with him and one month after my childhood dog was put to sleep.  Once we moved into a bigger place, we adopted our second dog, collie/sheltie mix.  I want more, but Mr. Elle won't let me get another until we move into a house with a bigger yard because he wants a husky.

For about a year, I kept asking for a puppy whenever a holiday came around. Last Valentine's Day, I told Mr. Dan not to get me anything if I wasn't getting a puppy! Instead, he surprised me with a proposal and an amazing ring!!

 A few months later, we added a puppy to our family! Shelby is  a German -Shorthaired Pointer and is convinced that he is our child.  He definitely doesn't know he is a dog either.

 

Here he is the day we brought him home.