by coincidence...Bonnie was located by us through a Scottie rescue group out of the DC area...we had to go through a similar deal that adoptive parents go through, checked out the house as well as us, hell I HAD to shower and everything! LOL.....Yes it's a good feeling to be that soul who find his soul, just when he thinks he's lost it for ever....I mean that dog has NO idea he/she's replacing anything.
We may well get another dog, would like a Beagle, but man they have so much energy and sometimes my body has no juice in it....Always wanted a Schnauzer too...I dig those guys (Scotties and Schnauzers) with the eyebrows...remind me of wizards for some reason....Like you say it has to "hit" you to make it feel right, so far nothing doing.....