Donkeys are cool - but no. He is actually 2, he does have a young brother who is a yearling now.
And no they don't have a rocker.
So I will tell you what is happening. On Thursday I am meeting a lady who would like me (and my gf) to look after her 4 horses, 2 sheep and 2 geese. In return we will get to live in the guest house free of charge. She lives on a 22 acre farm, in an incredibly swanky part of town, about twenty minutes from downtown boston. She has no problems with us getting a horse and it staying there no charge too - not sure we will get our own quite yet.
I love the countryside, miss being around horses, and our dog will have a great time on such a large amount of land.