we're so vain

As someone who's worked with just about every kind of dog and every kind of owner, I had already unscientifically determined that people tend to get dogs that resemble themselves in both looks and personality. One of my best friends in high school was from a family of very very thin people, and, of course, they had a whippet. And then there are the portly folks with the bulldogs and the yappy little Upper East Side girls with their yappy little dogs-in-a-bag. I love most dogs, but I really want one of these. Sadly, I fear getting one would require an apartment that is greater than 144 square feet and at least one of the following: free time, excess income, husband. Yeah, not gonna happen any time soon.