...for I just got payed and will probably cave.

Lately I've been considering a bit more about getting another dog...And I really shouldn't be. I really can't afford another animal, let alone one as expensive as a dog, and my mom & dad would none be too happy with it...But I've always wanted to have two dogs, so they could play and keep each other company. A lot of people I know have two pooches, and it makes me feel sort of alone in that area...I figure, I'm going to have a career in animals, I really should have more then one. Even if it's just for experience sake...

That's not to say that they wouldn't accept a puppy if I brought it home. They would eventually, they love dogs, and I think that my mother has a sneaking sort of desire for another one. She keeps dropping hints and later she of course denies it up and down. Goddamn it, woman! Make up you're mind! You're killing me, here!

I mean, my parents are the sort who put up with a lot of crap. I'll admit to you that I'm a snotty little c*nt, I talk back, ect. I deserve a good ass-beating...Good luck trying though. ;)

In the end, if I absolutely had to, I could make it work. I could spend less on the other critters and get another dog. Hell, my own dog is such a picky eater that it might be nice to pay for a real dog's eating style for once. So I don't think that's an issue. Rather, it's things that would be expensive for a new dog. Vet visits, vaccines, neutering, and maybe even cropping if I go that route. Not to mention leads, collars, tags...New toys and crates wouldn't even be an issue, either. I have my dog's old crate and bed.

It's also the continued vet care, like heartworm and flea meds and preventives. A heartworm test is expensive, so is the meds, and I already had to wait to do it with my current mutt. We do have a fence, so house breaking would be easier this time around.

Then of course there's the chance that the dog will have some sort of behavior problem, eat a cat, destroy this or that...Then again, he may be easier then my dog was, might be even better...

In the end, there are pros and cons to every side. One part of me wants one really bad, another part knows it's not such a good idea. Yet I've never been one to pass up on something I want. So I'll most assuredly get another dog. When, is the key issue.

I've made a deal with myself. When it gets to the point where my pay gets better, or my small animal population winds down, I'll get another dog. I'll search like hell if I have to, but it will happen.

Yesterday they pissed me off really bad, and despite the shi*ty weather, I got out and went shopping for useless crap just to get away. Well, my TrimSpa Ultra isn't crap...but still. ;)

Just to miff them, I got a wild idea. I went down to the shelter and looked for a dog. It was painful getting barked at plaintively by all those dogs...But none marched my criteria. A big, protective breed or breed mix dog puppy under three months of age. There was one pit bull puppy, but he was four months. The reason why I need such a young dog is because anything under three months hasn't been set in stone yet, they can be socialized around other cats and dogs. And for a pit puppy, who tends to be iffy around both, that's important. As hurtful as it may be, I have to be careful.

So, I left empty handed. Perhaps it's for the best, I'm not really ready for another dog yet. Though if I would have seen one, I probably wouldn't have been able to pass him up. I have no will power. And I just got payed, which would have made it easy to afford the dog to begin with.

Okay, enough prattling on. I just had to rant, get it out of my system. It makes me feel better.