Mary, I bet it feels really good to get that off your chest.

But don't worry, we arent going to judge you. A lot of us got our dogs from places that we now know we shouldn't have. You saved those poor dogs' lives, and if you didn't get Max that wouldn't have happened, would it? Don't feel guilty. You are a wonderful person.
we all feel like we need to rescue them at some point or another, even if we say we don't. My mom and I went into a pet store one time after we dropped Tucker off at the groomer. We went in the back and in a small cage there was the cutest little cockapoo. The only thing that kept us from 'saving' him was that he was way too expensive.
I thought I'd tell you that little story to show you that everyone gets that need to save them all. Don't ever feel like you don't deserve to be here. K?