Not trying to jack your thread man, but its a relevant post.
These were my girls. Since they passed, I've had a couple foster dogs. A stupid (in a cute way) smelly little puggle, and a lab who I dropped 1600 on for acl surgery since my scumbag neighbor was ready to have her put to sleep. Shouldn't have had dogs, much less children imo.
Anyways, this is a serious issue between me and my girl (not dog) right now. She wants another rescue dog. I don't. I simply don't want anyone else to have their proverbial finger prints on my dog. She's all like 'well I don't want to clean up shit', and my response is than basically dont get a dog, because it happens. Especially since I favor larger breeds, I'll take care of the training. It's a serious point of contention in our relationship right now. Not to mention she wants a smaller dog, and I want a blue pit.
Sorry for the rant, and again my condolences. Nothing sucks more than losing a pet.