hi, first  of all sorry i'm on mobile so excuse everything

I've wondering do any of you guys have dogs? (any other pet related experiences are ok too) 
Do you still manage to care and provide for them during bad times? 

I've been doing quite awful lately (in recovery for a year now and doing well but having a bit of a rough summer), and a dog has always been a wish of mine, well things got so bad that my mother agreed to one today, infact during a conversation, she said 'I.. I will get you a dog, I'll let you have one okay?'
now, I grew up part-farm so.. I know how to deal with pets but I'm afraid that my lil rollercoaster get's the best of me and I don't think i could bare having a pet and it being taken away from me (as has happend once before) also not to mention it's stressful for the poor animal too! 
ok so sorry that's it!! SO YEAH SHARE SOME' pls