Should you buy a dog? There are a number of factors.
Pros
A dog can:
- Protect you (No excuse to not own a gun.)
- Protect your stuff.
- Allows you to go bird hunting.
- Can give an innocent reason for a new mate to come up to your apartment.
- Can be used as a reason for a day date (go to the river/beach, hike, dog park, walk around town).
- There are dog centered events where dog owners go (training, certain restaurants/breweries, dog events.)
- A woman who owns a dog is not spending all weekend sleeping around- she has to go home and look after the animal.
- Dogs attract the attention of women.
- Will make you leave your apartment continually.
Cons
A dog may:
- Get sick/have medical expenses.
- Can be dangerous to you or others (don't get a pit bull. I know this will piss people off.).
- Will need to be boarded if you go on a trip.
- Might eat your stuff/destroy the apartment.
- Be a responsibility you may not be ready for.
- Some apartments will not allow you to have a pet. Sometimes there will be weight or breed restrictions as well. There may also be a pet rent that is charged.
- Walking up and down stairs four or more times every day for your dog gets old.
You want to rent and you own a dog? Nothing beats being charged $50 extra each month on top of additional deposit because you have a dog and then getting hit with a $500 bill when you move out because they insist on replacing the carpet on top of what they gouged you. Fucking crooks.
Side story: once years ago I was confronted by an irate black woman. She was likely on drugs and this was one of those BLM protest weekends. She was screaming at me because she believed I had not picked up after my dog. Not only was she incorrect- it was clear she just wanted a confrontation. As I tried to walk away she ran up behind me. Merely saying that I would unleash my 100+ lbs. half-pit was enough to send her running away.
That being said. A dog provides a lot of companionship. I recommend a medium sized dog. Let's say 30-40 lbs. That size dog should still have a loud bark to scare off intruders but not be so big that it will scare women you bring over. He should still be big enough to grab a pheasant by the neck and bring it back to you too.
Expect that you will be shelling out $500 or more dollars just to buy him. And he will piss all over everything until you train him. Buy Amazon Basics brand dog poop bags. 900 count for way cheaper than you will find anywhere else. If you feel you need to crate him (which I don't agree with) Amazon has the best deals on cages as well.
