I had put dogs on the back burner for years (used to have running hounds and tree hounds). As retirement loomed I was looking at getting a retriever. Wife saw me looking at some breeder material, said, "What's this? You're not getting a dog. I won't have it."
Fast forward a couple of years. One morning the (new) wife says, "Get up, Honey. Today's the day we go get your puppy."
