A lot of people have a lot to say on this thread so I did not read all of the responses...I will say when I read the original post that I thought a cat would be your best option (then I saw the post that said you don't like cats!). I can't imagine having a dog in college (I had a fish). I did not have any type of a "normal" schedule in college and like you mentioned, you have odd hours at times which would not be able to bring consistency for a puppy (which is really what they need). Even now, I'm almost 30 (with no kids) and I have a hard time waking up at the puppies' normal wake-up time (6AM) on the weekends. I can go back to sleep after they've gone potty & had their breakfast, but I still have to get up for them. I can't imagine doing that in college - plus I went out, studied late, stayed over at other people's places, etc, and you can't do that if you have a dog. That said, I saw a post from someone else here who is in college & loves their dog. Just be aware that a dog cannot be left alone for long periods of time, and know that yorkies can be VERY LOUD barkers (not all but I can tell you that mine do!).
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