<p>Adopting a rescue dog/older dog rather than a puppy is no guarantee. We got our beagle from rescue 9+ years ago when she was 3. I was a SAHM then which she loved. Ever since I returned to the workforce, she has been acting out. Destroys things in the house and wets on the carpet sometimes. I love her and will never give her up, but as she is aging am really thinking that we may not get another when the time comes. H and and I will be empty nesters a year from now and I would really like the freedom.</p>