I'm having a bit of a dilemma in terms of finding my next four-legged companion.

Do I seek out an older dog that will have a harder time being adopted, a disabled (i.e. tripod) dog that is otherwise healthy but still harder to place because people want the cutest and the prettiest, or a rescue from a horrible place where they escaped certain death but isn't getting the attention it deserves in an over-crowded sanctuary?

Unfortunately I don't have easy access to meet them so I'm kind of committing without actually having met them.