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I think Chris has a good idea. Though most rescue organizations won't allow you to foster if you are a first time dog person, there are other areas that they might want you to help out in-fundraisers, transports, adoption fairs, etc, before they send a rescue to live temporarily in your home.
Remember taking on a foster dog has some issues all it's own. You need to be able to understand the dog, work with training issues-a big time job, behavioral issues, quirks of the dog, etc. You are responsible for the dog just as it is your own, not including medical.
Volunteer at the local shelter, it's a great place to get experience in working with dogs. And they can use all the help they can get, especially at this time of the year.
Might help show your mom how responsible you can be.
And one more time I will harp on you about this---what plans do you have for training your dog?????? Have you investigated local training centers, clubs, classes?
I'm sorry, but I require each and every dog I place in a home, to have plans already in place for training their dog. I have only had one dog that I removed from a home and that was because they lied and never took the dog to training classes-and low and behold, the dog has many behavioral issues.
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