Heck Magic I'll probably never have kids...but mark my words, I'll always have dogs. I'd have cats, too, if the dogs would allow it. I don't even want to think about new dogs, but I know as long as there are dogs out there needing a home then I'll have dogs. I guess that's what terrifies me when I think about the end result of alcoholism:
Death
Jail
Institution
Because they don't let you have dogs (or cats) at any of those places. Generally.