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Originally Posted by WaterPKMNMaster  Yeah, I wouldn't do anything like that. I know getting a dog is like getting a new brother or something. I'm ready for it, which is why I have waited this long to DEMAND one! lol. Both my parents had ones when they were little but noooo, we could never have one. Now that I'm living by myself (for most of the week) I am more independent and can do more of what I want (no, I'm not a rebel or anything, lol). |
I think it's awesome!
People thought I was nuts for getting a dog at my age and in college, but I don't regret it AT ALL. The first few weeks I was kinda like "What did I get myself into?!" LOL. But I think I was lucky because he was never BAD and didn't go through a lot of chewing or biting like most pups, just occasional. I'm just a dog lover, period, so I will always have a dog around. When I move out on my own, I'll be getting another dog. Jackson would NOT be good as an only dog lol. At home, he lives with my moms dog and then when we visit my dad, they have two.
And truly, after you get through those first 6 months, the dog becomes fairly "easy" in my opinion. He's not THAT much work now that he doesn't have to go potty every hour and you can trust him outside a crate/xpen, he's trained now for the most part (begging is a major problem still among a few other small issues lol) but those first few months can seem really hard. It's like having a newborn baby.
Lol, I started watching "The Dog Whisperer" and "It's Me or the Dog" a few times a week when I first got Jackson and they have helped me tremendously. I get compliments that he's a really good dog all the time and I owe it all to those shows!! lol. And myself, I was pretty dedicated in the beginning with him.