College students lifestyles often change and living arrangements change frequently, etc. I think it's great you are asking yourself this question. I guess I would say no. There will always be time for a dog when you are more permanently settled, both with work and home. Also, listen to the advice of the posters above. Dogs are expensive. Not just the initial cost, but their vet visits, shots, teeth cleaning, illnesses. I spent $6000 on my boy last year for luxating patella/torn ACL surgery on both back legs. This is a very common thing in yorkies, so although it might not happen to you, could you handle the expense of it right now while a student if it did? I know its hard to wait. I talked one of my sons out of a pet while he was in college. He's now glad he didn't do it then. He's moved to different housing/roommates 3 times since then and getting ready to move to another state now for a job after graduation. He wouldn't have had the time to devote to the pet then or now, but he is observant of dogs and likes to think about what kind he will get someday when the time is right for him.
Last edited by bobohyde; 02-01-2013 at 07:24 AM.
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