I'm on the fence. I'm not sure how much you make at your part-time job ( and I really don't care ) but you need to think about YOURSELF as well and your expenses. Food, shelter, bills and clothing. Getting a dog, any kind of dog is like having a child. They will need food, medical costs, toys and etc. I don't see how a part-time job and being on your own would work. Not to say it can't work and some people can't pull it off.
Again, you mention about the yorkie and it's long coat as "girly". NO OFFENCE to ANYONE or any males but personally Yorkies are in general a "girly" dog. Have you thought about any other breeds that don't shed and are small? Have you considered a shihtzu?
My yorkie personally doesn't bark alot but she came from a bad home and is just slowly coming around, however when she DOES bark, I can hear her outside of my apartment. Yes I live in an apartment but it is definitely not as tiny as yours, my apartment is pretty big.
Being a puppy it won't need that much space for now but I can't remember how much you said you had space there, 500 sq feet? That seems like what, a bedroom perhaps? Do you want to confine your dog to a small space like that for two years, I know you will take the dog out and walk it and so on but thats a pretty small area to live with a dog. Especially with carpets, yeah you will clean up the poop and the pee but you can't just use all those cool cleaning supplies you say you have. Certain chemicals and cleaners can HARM YOUR BABY! Your carpet will start to smell and get nasty, I just had to take my carpet out because it was ruined. Potty training can go on for a while, mine still has occasional accidents at 2 years old and yorkies are known to be stubborn at potty training.
My mom also has a yorkie who does not stop parking and she lives in a townhouse and people get annoyed. Even if you have someone above you, what if they are sleeping at night and your dogs barking like a mad man, then what will you do?
I also bought my dog for 500, and I've spent around 1,000 in the last 8 months on vet costs, are you ready for that? These dogs are small and fragile, anything can happen, they are very delicte dogs.
I was in college and working part time as well last year and I know I couldn't handle a puppy then. |