So, I’ve been with my husband forever. We got together when we were young and I said then, and have said all along, that I would like a dog. For a long time, two decades plus, our life wouldn’t have suited a dog so I never pushed it. We’ve now completely settled in our forever home, have upper primary aged children, cats (of a breed that is fine with dogs), elderly parent that means we won’t be travelling as much as we used to, and yes, have a busy life, but who doesn’t? I think now is the perfect time to, finally, get a dog. Have said I’ll do all the care of it, etc… (I do all vet, food ordering, etc… for the cats) but he’s adamant he doesn’t want a dog. I really, really want to finally get one. I know he’d love it when it was here (I sort of sprang one of our cats on him years ago and he adored it when he came round to it) but I don’t feel I can go against his explicit wishes. Do I have to just remain dogless?