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Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie  hi Vanessa,
i am sorry that your parents won't allow you to have a dog. well, when i was younger and living with my parents, i was NEVER allowed to have a dog either. the only pets allowed by them were fish...not exactly the pet i wanted. but you mentioned that you already have a dog right? so that's kind of nice 
you will have to wait till you are older, maybe A LOT older. I got my first 'real' pet when i was 22. because i was making my own money, paying for everything on my own, and my parents no longer had a say in it.
i really do know how you feel though. it really sucks. when i was little, i used to bring home stray animals(cats and dogs) i find, and try to hide them because i really wanted to keep them. but my parents always find them, of course, and i was always forced to return the animals back to where i found them. but even at that young age. i would go to school, and try to see if someone else could adopt them
so i have a suggestion for ya. you can try to volunteer at rescue organizations, or animal shelters. this way, you can help the animals in need, and get your fix of having all these wonderful animals to care for!
good luck to you and i hope you consider volunteering. : |
Excellent Post, if you volunteer at a shelter it may help your parents to see how responsible you are, but also keep in mind like a previous poster said, you will soon be heading off to college, it's really a good idea to wait until after college to get your dog, a dog is a lot of responsibility totally dependant on you for it's care, and unlike a child a dog never become independant of you. College is going to take up ALL of your time, you can't begin to imagine... and even when classwork is not taking up your time, you will want to be able to have fun with your friends.... wait Vanessa, now is not the time, but trust me, you DEFINITELY WILL GET YOUR DOG at the right time.