Pets in College

I personally have never had a landlord that allows pets. Most landlords do not allow them. There are a few that do but most do not. If they find out that you do have a pet even though they told you that you can’t they won’t be very happy. The landlords that do allow pets usually charge extra for a pet.

I know there are a lot of people out there than want to get a dog. I currently am taking care of my parent’s dog for a week, even though I am not allowed to have a dog. There are many things that are a pain that you might not normally think about. The first problem is I do not have a yard to just let the dog go out in and do its business. I have to take the dog out on a leash every time. Also around campus there are no parks or fields to take the dog to. This is a major problem because labs, the type of dog I have, like to go run around. In order to do this I need a large field and have it not be next to a major street, so the dog does not run into it accidentally. It seems really strange to me that there are no parks around; there are not even playgrounds for kids to play at. I know by the dorms there are big fields, but I am on the other side of campus. I have been putting the dog in my car and taking her to one of the elementary schools to play.

I am just saying having a dog in a environment to more work since you have to go much further to find a place to play with it. You also have to go with the dog to do its business every few hours. I live in a house, if you live in an apartment, this would be even more of a pain since you would have to go downstairs.