My daughter is in college also and lives by herself, she has been raised with every kind of animal around..but she was wanting a yorkie also after I got Lexie, she sounds alot like you, very responsible, but I let her keep Peanut over the weekend not to long ago...She has changed her mind, she now wants to wait, till she has more time to care for one, she didn't realize how much is involved in everyday care...She works, goes to college fulltime and what little time is left over for socializing...No one here is telling you, that you don't deserve or cant take care of it, but there is alot of time you have to spend, & I know Joy said she is glad she found out before she got one....