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⌈ Secret Post #2329 ⌋

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Re: Dogs

[intrigueing]

As a general rule, if you have doubts about your stability (real doubts like wanting to be mobile, drastically changing careers or going back to school and not being sure of how you'll handle it, not being able to predict how much time you'll have at home, not have much control over your living situation. I don't mean worries about "oh, but what about [unforeseeable catastrophe]) -- then don't get one.

When you're really sure of your security and stability, that's the time to start thinking about it. You really do not want to be in a situation where you have to give up your dog. Unless you run across a specific dog you want to adopt, you can always, always wait to get one later without any consequences (and the wait will only make the eventual having sweeter), but you can't go "oops, this was a bad time to get one" and just undo it without getting hurt.

I'd say that very best way to know what 'stable' means is to ask friends and to observe friends/family members/acquaintances who have dogs to makes suggestions, ask them what was most difficult for them when it came to adding a dog to their life, what mistakes they made that they'd recommend you avoid, stuff that you can't really think of on your own. If you can get someone with a dog to really talk at length about it, that's a good start.

Also, get some books about dog owning that are rated highly. And go ask the advice of experts (make sure it's a expert who isn't trying to sell you a dog, btw), if you can get in touch with any.

The more information you have about dog-owning from people who have actually been through the experience, and the more confident you are that you're able to predict and/or control your future, the better.

Re: Dogs

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These sound good, I'll have to ask dog owning friends. Most seem to have their own places rather than sharehouses.

I think most of my concerns are around the future? I mean I'm working a minimum wage job that I rather hate, but I'm not in any kind of dire financial situation. Even went on holiday recently. But then there's fears like what if my landlords sell the house and I have to move, or real estate company changes their mind about pets or...any kind of things like that :s So scary! I'd hate to put a dog through that.
But then I've done fine with the rabbits so far, it's been 6 years of independent living with the rabbits in tow? I've handled that and I look after my housemates dog+cat all the time.

I'm just so nervous since it's such a big decision (and was exactly the same when it came to adopting the second rabbit x_x tiny little lives are my responsibility! nervousness)