We are probably lucky we didn't get called on. Like you said, it was just more accepted back then. I can't dwell on it too much though, it won't change anything. If you ask my wife we will probably never get another dog. If you ask me, I could see us maybe getting one a long time from now after most of our traveling is finished. Who knows though. I think it's more about the having to go through the loss again than the minor inconvenience of not being able to pick up and go when we want.