“A lot of people look at dogs like presents.  Each dog I got, I knew the responsibilities I was getting into,” Neydi explained.  “All dogs have a capability of living a long life.  I don’t think some people realize they’re living things.”

But the Romeros don’t have infinite funding or room, so they’re setting the limit at five.

“We’re going to try to push till our fifth anniversary, and from there we’re going to stop,” Neydi said laughingly.

But their ultimate goal is to one day turn their home into a rescue where they can foster dogs.

“It makes more sense.  If we keep going, it’s going to be pretty wild.  In a perfect world we would be getting dogs every year… but it’s the real world.”