Would the dog have access to the outdoors to use the bathroom? Do you have the time to take it for daily walks? Some people think its "cruel" to get a dog if you are gone all day, but I think that's silly. As long as you have time every day to devote to playing and walking, engaging it when you ARE home, then you're fine. Honestly, all my dogs do is sleep all day. They'll do the same thing when you're at work.

Unless you're working 10-12 hour days, then you should be fine. We just lost our older Boston Terrier last week, he was a great companion to our 5 yr old pug. And even with each other, all they did was sleep all day. my husband and I both are students now, and are only gone for about 4-6 hours a day, they were more than happy to get their walks in the evening, and play time with us later in the night. However, we could not have survived without a dog door. Neither of our pups could hold it when we WERE working full time hours.

I say go for it! Maybe not a baby, but something about a year old with lots of years to enjoy each others company. I know that when we're ready to adopt again, that's what we're looking for. Our Boston was a rescue, he was around 9yrs old when he passed (caught pneumonia and died suddenly), we only had him for 3 years, and I would never do anything BUT rescue again.