Very well, I'll bite.
I have been a lifelong lover of canines. My wife, on the other hand, grew up never having a pet save perhaps for a goldfish at some point in her distant past childhood. A few years into our marriage I wanted to get another dog; I had not owned one since we'd married. So, I found a four-year-old Blue Heeler rescue thinking it'd take the movement of heaven and earth to get my wife on board with getting the dog. Had that been the case, had she adamantly refused to share in the care and love of a new dog, I would have felt unable to adopt him. However, she took to our new puppy son from the get-go, and enjoys walking him, grooming him, playing with him and just being in his company as much as I do. My overall point being: if having a new dog in the house is going to create friction and/or resentment between human household members, you might want to reconsider, because frankly, that's not fair to the dog.
