Badger, when we first got yukon, it wasn't about which doggie from the dog refuge (www.dogshome.org.au) was the coolest & we weren't picky. The rules at the dog refuge are that they suit the dog to the person's home/lifestyle not the person to the dog. Do the doggie homes there do the same thing?

Yukon wasn't suited to a family with younger children so it made sense to us to adopt her. We don't know her history but we are aware she's not an "open" & friendly doggie to strangers. I have a feeling a male human wasn't kind to her before

There'll be a doggie at your home in the future