Is this because your daughter is heading out?
My parents didnt get a dog when I left, they remodeled though.
We have a yellow lab that's 12 and we wanted to get another before she goes so she can pass on good habits and routines to the pup. But there's probably a little truth in hoping the pup will draw the daughter back home on a few more weekends than she'd otherwise come. We also have a 9th grade daughter though so it's not all about the college kid.