My 12 year old son has been praying for a dog and I have always added “when he is 18” (I was not a dog lover). Then he started adding “at the perfect time and the perfect place”. Yikes. That totally left it in God’s hands—and He has changed my heart! Now I am looking forward to getting a dog and we’d really like a golden. We’ve heard that we shouldn’t get any but certified healthy ones and they run between $1000-1200, but that will mean we never get one. Anyone have any suggestions?