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Owning a dog in college: bad or worse idea?

  • I'm moving into a house really close to campus next year with 3 other guys and one is thinking about buying a dog next fall. Do any of you have experience with this? When I brought it up with my parents, both thought it was a terrible idea. They both said they each had a dog in college and both got hit by cars. They kept stressing how big of a responsibility it is and how it's very difficult to provide a good environment for a dog, especially a puppy like my friend is talking about getting.

    Just some background info: I've known my friend almost my entire life and he's one of the most irresponsible people I know. He has always had a dog growing up, but his dogs were always poorly behaved (loud, jump on everyone, don't listen, always run away). I also think his desire to get a dog has a lot to do with getting girls. I dont trust him to properly train this dog and I think I'd be the only person in the house motivated enough to train this dog. However, I'm almost never around with school & work plus I just don't want to take on that responsibility. We're normal college guys so we go out drinking on the weekends and plan on having some parties next year.

    So tell me RCMB, what do you think? Good or bad idea? Also, any suggestions on breeds if he were to get a dog?

    Edited title to be more appropriate.

    This post was edited by MSUManiac13 on 4/9/2012 at 9:25 AM

    MSUManiac13

  • Sounds like you already answered your own question bro.

    NGE

  • MSUManiac13 said...

    I'm moving into a house really close to campus next year with 3 other guys and one is thinking about buying a dog next fall. Do any of you have experience with this? When I brought it up with my parents, both thought it was a terrible idea. They both said they each had a dog in college and both got hit by cars. They kept stressing how big of a responsibility it is and how it's very difficult to provide a good environment for a dog, especially a puppy like my friend is talking about getting.

    Just some background info: I've known my friend almost my entire life and he's one of the most irresponsible people I know. He has always had a dog growing up, but his dogs were always poorly behaved (loud, jump on everyone, don't listen, always run away). I also think his desire to get a dog has a lot to do with getting girls. I dont trust him to properly train this dog and I think I'd be the only person in the house motivated enough to train this dog. However, I'm almost never around with school & work plus I just don't want to take on that responsibility. We're normal college guys so we go out drinking on the weekends and plan on having some parties next year.

    So tell me RCMB, what do you think? Good or bad idea? Also, any suggestions on breeds if he were to get a dog?

    it's not fair to the dog...don't do it.

    tVargMan Prime

  • my sister had a dog in college and it seemed ok. Her roomates Boyfriend also had a dog, the boyfriend knocked up the roomate and that dog now belongs to my parents.

    I mean it can work out, but you never know what's gonna happen in our life after school and if having a dog would be a hassel after graduation. You could land a job that require you working 60-70 hours a week which is not a good schedule for taking care of a dog. You could also get a girl pregnant which also would be an iconvience when it comes to dog ownership.

    The best bet is for your buddy to is to bring his dogs from home on occasion and enjoy them from time to time. As I do with the dog my family recieved from the accident impregantion.

    no pics of the sister or roomie here is katrinia bowden

    This post has been edited 3 times, most recently by Duke Silver on 4/9/2012 at 9:33 AM

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    Duke Silver ●

  • It worked for 2 friends of mine. They both had a team to help take care of the dog.

    Friend 1 lived in one of the hockey houses at MSU.

    Friend 2 lived with 8 other dudes on the same track/cross country team at a private school in Ohio.

    All helped take care of the dog.

    Both dogs were really mellow too. That's the only way it really can work.

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  • NGE said...

    Sounds like you already answered your own question bro.

    I know, I guess I was almost looking for someone to tell me it's a good idea. I don't want to be the asshole that says its not okay for him to get this dog, but I seem to be the only one who is thinking about this logically. Of course, it doesn't help when my friend posts a tweet or status about it and almost 10 girls reply with how they'll never leave our house if we have a puppy.

    MSUManiac13

  • Duke Silver said...

    You could also get a girl pregnant which also would be an iconvience when it comes to dog ownership.

    lol

    xsanguine

  • Don't do it.

    Tell him the girls will get bored with the puppy eventually. It'll be awesome for about 2 days for them, and then it'll be business as usual

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    vcmarsh1

  • MSUManiac13 said...

    I know, I guess I was almost looking for someone to tell me it's a good idea. I don't want to be the asshole that says its not okay for him to get this dog, but I seem to be the only one who is thinking about this logically. Of course, it doesn't help when my friend posts a tweet or status about it and almost 10 girls reply with how they'll never leave our house if we have a puppy.

    Does your friend know you post here and know your username? If so I'd like a report on his reaction to you calling him one of one of the most irresponsible people you know and the claim that you would be the only one in the house that would be motivated enough to train him.

    Duke Silver ●

  • Duke Silver said...

    Does your friend know you post here and know your username? If so I'd like a report on his reaction to you calling him one of one of the most irresponsible people you know and the claim that you would be the only one in the house that would be motivated enough to train him.

    I don't think he posts here. He might lurk every once in awhile though. My friends and I tell him that to his face all the time so it's nothing he hasn't heard. My reaction when he told me he was going to get a dog was the only worse idea I can think of is him having a child.

    MSUManiac13

  • Not fair to the dog, don't do it.

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    GoHard24 ●

  • Your friend sounds like a douche

    Ogie Ogilthorpe ●

  • MSUManiac13 said...

    I don't think he posts here. He might lurk every once in awhile though. My friends and I tell him that to his face all the time so it's nothing he hasn't heard. My reaction when he told me he was going to get a dog was the only worse idea I can think of is him having a child.

    thats how we knew my sisters friend was gonna be a good mom because she was so good with the dogs. I know it sounds ridicoulus to say but she has been a good mom.

    Duke Silver ●

  • Don't put the dog through all of that, man.

    xsanguine

  • I got a dog the second I moved off campus. I was CRAZY fucking anal about that dog. I did lessons I couldn't afford. I also had roommates that respected my anal-ness and a girlfriend who lived a few doors down who also was as crazy about pets as I was.

    Dog did absolutely fine, was loved and cared for and generally had a great MSU experience over the next 3 years.

    That said, I would not recommend it. You have to be absolutely attentive to a puppy or dog to make them a relatively decent member of society. You can't slack. You have to work really hard and do the right things or that dog will turn into a monster. The next thing you know you will be giving it up to a shelter or that weird Asian restaurant in Frandor.

    Knibb High football rules

    WhiteBoyHatcher

  • Based entirely on your assessment of your lifelong friend, I give the idea two enthusiastic thumbs down. I wouldn't ordinarily say that.

    Convince him it's a bad idea.

    Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx

    tGreenWay ●

  • Another important factor is money. Is he gonna expect everyone to chip in to take care of the dog, or even chip in to buy the dog? Is your landlord cool with it?I live with crmc and they charge like 200 a year for a pet fee, im sure whoever you rent from will have some sort of rule like that.

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by Duke Silver on 4/9/2012 at 2:27 AM

    Duke Silver ●

  • Selfish.

    hoke- to alter or manipulate so as to give a deceptively or superficially improved quality or value.

    The Doctor ●

  • Your parents are smarter than you think.

    EdMartinsLoan ●

  • Do it for the girls. A bunch of people own dogs. Stop being a scared little girly-man.

    SpartanElement

  • Duke Silver said...

    my sister had a dog in college and it seemed ok. Her roomates Boyfriend also had a dog, the boyfriend knocked up the roomate and that dog now belongs to my parents.

    I mean it can work out, but you never know what's gonna happen in our life after school and if having a dog would be a hassel after graduation. You could land a job that require you working 60-70 hours a week which is not a good schedule for taking care of a dog. You could also get a girl pregnant which also would be an iconvience when it comes to dog ownership.

    The best bet is for your buddy to is to bring his dogs from home on occasion and enjoy them from time to time. As I do with the dog my family recieved from the accident impregantion

    roommate sounds hot, pics?

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    TeamCaptainJohn

  • Don't do it. If you can't talk him out of it talk him nito an older dog from the humaine society. No training if you pick right, less needy cause they only have 3-8 years to live most likely. And still cool animals. But i still vote no dog.

    Martin Spartan

  • Duke Silver said...

    Does your friend know you post here and know your username? If so I'd like a report on his reaction to you calling him one of one of the most irresponsible people you know and the claim that you would be the only one in the house that would be motivated enough to train him.

    Most people who are considered "one of the most irresponsible people you know" usually are well aware of this position... and don't care. lol

    Stils

  • Are you financially responsible enough to own a dog? Have you taken into account the costs of vaccination, neutering and routine care? What if it gets sick. Can you afford veterinary care? Costs of food. Costs of boarding.

    If you can't afford your own car you cannot afford a pet.

    EdMartinsLoan ●

  • Awful idea considering you are never around. Not fair to the dog.

    Buffalo Spartan ●

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