NiceWorg, I can understand your desire to have a pet, but when you're in college/university it's not the most ideal conditions for keeping one, particularly a dog or cat. They need daily care, food and attention, not to mention vet visits all of which adds up financially, and if you go away frequently, are in class during the day and have to share facilities, who will be responsible for the pet? What happens when you move or graduate- are you sure you'll be in an apartment where pets are allowed?
When I was in college and now that I work in one, I see pets discarded all the time because students move out and don't have anyplace to take the pet or just get tired of taking care of them. It's quite sad! Domestic animals don't do well being left out on their own and it's hardly fair to the pet to take it for a few months or a year and then dump it. NOT that I think you meant that, NiceWorg, it's just that I have seen it alot.
If you want a pet under the conditions you describe here, I'd suggest fish (aquarium) or maybe even those frogs they sell...what the heck are they called....sigh...someone in my dorm had them. They are black and tiny and live in aquariums. Oh well, a gecko might be good or even a hamster, you could take it home on the weekends!
[ 06-11-2003, 09:01 AM: Message edited by: Cloudbringer ]