^ She's cool with it.
At least I assume so... I'll have to ask her sometime!
Zack will join the 'outside' pack. We've got four dogs living with us and I'm allowed no more... which is fair enough. Four is enough.
The wife accepts that if she expects me to live in the back end of nowhere, then I need my hobbies. Besides, the gardener takes care of all dog related matters when I go back offshore to work!