An animal charity huh? Nice work; It's probably what my wife Faith would do with it also. She'd probably not be so specific to just dogs though. I think its a good use of the funds to be honest as animal shelters often get neglected as far as government funding goes and rely solely on donations or fund raising. This is a legit use of the hypothetical money and the whole comment in general shows your caring nature.
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this might be a bit of exaggeration. But I find that connecting and interacting with animals(especially dogs) is way easier than connecting with people. My dog is really my best friend.
I like my cat better than most people I know, so nope, it doesn't sound strange or unreasonable to me at all.