We have a rescue right now. I too wish more people would do this because it was a really tough decision on our part... we wanted to take every dog at the shelter home with us and it was a little heartbreaking to know that some of our "alternates" have a chance of being put down.
well i am quite certain that I am going to end up having more dogs than I probably should throughout my life. I wish the "designer" dog situation would go away, since there are so many dogs out there with no homes already.