I would settle for a Wolf right now. Even my bleep cat is falling in Love with me, strange indeed. I've been Dogless for 15 months. I think that's the longest since I was 5yo or in USAF in 70~74.
*I have no back fence right now with the Brooklynite building his house in the back.
@corbe So go to an animal shelter and take home an abandoned dog. No fence in your back yard? No problem,adopt an older and smaller house dog. The shelters are full of them due to their owners dying. You will make that little dog happy to be a part of a family again,and in turn he will make you happy you have another dog.
P.S. In the spirit of openness,I don't have a dog,either. Losing my dobie caused me to never be willing to go through that again,and the flip side is due to my age and health,it would not be fair to adopt a dog and have him or her think they have a lifelong home,and then die and they have to go back to living in a cage in a shelter,and hoping someone rescues them.
I do have cats,though. Cats make really good pets,but it doesn't hurt so much when one dies.