Dear Amy: What do you do if one parent in the family wants a dog (as do all of the children), while the other parent (the one who does 95 percent of the housework) does not? I am in a 19-year marriage. My husband and I have four children. Our oldest (twins) just left for college. My husband is now insisting that we get a dog, (a puppy!) for him and our two sons, who are still at home. Amy, we had a dog for six months, about five years ago.