Thank goodness I am not alone. The thing that worries me most is that we spent three months trailing round various rescue centers looking for a dog to adopt, during which time we got to know the type of dog you generally find there. Probably 6 or 7 out of 10 were Staffies, while the rest were mainly larger breeds such as Rottweilers or Alsations, the type of dogs that many people typically struggle to cope with if they are not sufficiently prepared, which I suppose is why they were there in the first place. Each rescue centre was very specific about coming to check out a potential new home but at no time did they check whether or not we would be capable owners, especially with dogs that already had established behavioral problems. If we had gone to a breeder then we would of always had that support there for us to refer back to if needed, but if we had a rescue dog, would an already overwhelmed rescue center be able to help?