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Originally Posted by Britster  We can just agree to disagree on this one.  Unless I die or become gravely ill, Jackson will be with me for the rest of his life. You don't know me enough as a person to state that. I'll talk to you in 13 years I guess. If anything were to happen to me, I've got about 10 relatives that would take him in a heartbeat (and we have discussed this). He is a member of this family and always will be.
I will agree that most ppl don't go into getting a dog with the intention of giving it up, but most college students also don't put as much time, effort, money, love and training into a dog as I do. I just didn't like you stating so factually claiming it's an impossible feat when it is indeed very possible to own a dog and be in school. I would advise anyone though to REALLY think about what they are doing before deciding on a dog. 99% of people I know, that are in school, could not handle it.
Many people have children, not purposely, while young and make it through school being a single mother raising a child. It happens. You do what you have to do and maybe the beginning was tough, but the outcome in the long run is worth it. You may have some rough times, a few years where you are finding your way, or working more, but is it worth it to give up a dog just because you are having one tough year, when there could be 10 or more great years with that dog? You get through it together. |
My first post was speaking about college students in general. Of course not everyone who gets a puppy in college has to give them up. I was just agreeing with Cindy who wondered about statistics.
Hopefully you will never have to give Jackson up. My point was that life after college is a big unknown so a college student would have to be able to look into the future to be certain that her after college life could include pets.
The only way to know if you have fulfilled a commitment is at the end, not the beginning. That is not a criticism of you or anyone else, just a fact.
Hopefully you can come back to YT in 13 years and tell me "I told you so!"
