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[CLKD]

 .  Purring.  Loudly.   

If you ask the kennels they should at least show your round.  They mayB looking for people to greet owners/dogs ;-).  It's not all shit and shovel .

Let us know how you get on. 

[getting_old]

I'd second the Cinnamon Trust. They're a really great organisation, and I know someone who used them whilst they were in hospital. Afterwards the lady continued to visit and walk the dogs sometimes.
If you do get a dog, and want calm, then I'd say avoid terriers. They may be small but have bags of attitude and everything is on their terms. They need frequent physical and mental exercise. Personally I adore them, but from everything I've read they're the doggy equivalent of marmite (love em or hate em!).

[CLKD]

Agree getting_old.  1 has to be a certain person to be owned by a terrier 

[Penguin]

I know with rescue dogs from Many Tears in Wales (we've had two from them), they are always looking for fosterers. No idea where you're based, but perhaps you could start fostering a rescue dog and then go on to adopt if it worked out. They have a lot of older spaniels of all types from the puppy farms in Wales that have been dumped when they got too old to be bred from. Mainly bitches, although a few male dogs. It's so sad. We got a six year old who had never been walked or experienced grass and had muscle wasting in her back legs for sitting so long. It was wonderful seeing her blossom with good care.

[CLKD]

Puppy Watch were active across Wales in the 1980s, I tried to support as much as I was able to.  Dreadful conditions.   . LAs simply weren't aware of all the barns etc. where dogs were bred continually, however, often the UK KC would accept registrations  .

A rescue can be great fun, mine was 7 months from a family of 4 kids, two large dogs [brother and sister], a large cat and semi detached house.  Something had to go - she was loved there as well as being loved here ;-). 

[Penguin]

Me and the kids got my husband a dog dna test kit to do for Lils for Fathers Day as he's obsessed with finding out her background breeds. Rescue had her as a pugalier, didn't know for sure as breeder dumped her outside due to slight overbite, but she definitely isn't either a pug or a cav!

[CLKD]

I can usually identify mixed breeds; the Staffie gene usually over takes any others for example so what ever the mix, it is often obvious.  As long as the temperament is sound and there are no health problems, go for what ever takes your fancy ;-).

Some UK rescue centres however seem to have a 'dog of the day' - no longer are potential owners allowed to look round  .  Friends were offered an Akita - small garden, 3 very young children, 1st dog !  they walked away.