[PennysMum]

I don't think it is impossible for the dog-in-college thing to work-- I've seen several people do it and do it well. Heck, I've known of a guy with an Irish Wolfhound that lived with him in a dorm (don't have any idea how he talked them into that!) I've also seen what happens when it doesn't work, unfortunately... my sister adopted a dog for her boyfriend while they were in college. They broke up, he threatened to send the dog to the humane society if she didn't take it, so she did. She had the dog for a year and a half and became very devoted to him, but when she graduated she got a job in a city where she couldn't afford a house and could not find any apartments in her price range that would allow her to keep the dog. She had to re-home him, and it was heart-breaking for her. I suppose if you're graduating in a field that will offer you a lot of options as to where to live and such, it can turn out okay-- but the situation my sister landed herself in was really rough.