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Good on you, sir! My wife and I are really big on adoption and rescue. We have rescued a Rhodesian Ridgeback, a Greyhound, and a German Short-haired Pointer so far. The greyhound was a sweetheart we rescued from the racetracks in Caliente, Mexico, and came with a laundry list of health issues. Unfortunately, this past October he passed from a massive heart attack apparently. Yes, vet bills are expensive but the way I see it, these things come back aground. Case in point : One day my wife was out walking the dogs a coyote staged an attack on my wife. My ridgeback was an old man at this time, and although he fought ferociously he was exhausted and unable to give chase. The greyhound basically let the ridgeback tear the coyote up during the fight, but gave chase after the coyote took off and swamped him within just a few yards. Greyhound killed coyote and actually drug it's corpse back to my wife for her approval. A visit to the Vet sent us about $300 short but I couldn't complain. We took the coyote's corpse to the vet as well because we were afraid it might have been rabid, and it was. By some miracle both of our dogs escaped rabies and came home only with some stitches. Adopted dogs just seem more loyal and loving of their owners--I think they know we give them another chance at life, and they reward us graciously. We will never buy a dog from a breeder :)

Oh, the ridgeback is still with me and he is 13 now, healthy as a horse and still runs 2 miles with me every day. The GSP is 14 months old, and runs 6 miles daily with my wife. We <3 our dogs!!