Well hey there!
Hello! How are you?
How's your day going? I'm doing great
Good, glad to hear it. The weather lately has been incredible
Agreed! I took my dog on a walk today and it was beautiful outside
You have a dog?! What kind?
A Welsh Corgi. Her name is Nova. She's adorable
Wow, I bet. I wish I had a dog. Someday I'll get one, hopefully soon. They're so much fun
I know right? I just got her last month. I've been wanting a dog for a while and I finally got my chance!
That's awesome! It's so hard to find housing in Provo that is pet friendly. You're almost guaranteed to pay super expensive rent. My wife and I are moving into new apartments this summer that are pet-friendly, so maybe that will be our chance!
That's awesome! They don't allow pets in our complex either but I have general anxiety so my husband and I arranged for a doctor to write as a prescription for an Emotional Support Animal so no expensive rent for us!
That's awesome! I love that you can do that. It's awesome that you can do that without any discrimination. Anxiety is hard enough Where did you get your dog?
We found her on KSL. Her old owners lived in Logan, UT
That's awesome. So you probably didn't have to train her as much as you might have to train a puppy.
Yeah she came fully trained. She's super smart and doesn't get into trouble. Plus she was already used to living in an apartment so that was nice.
That's so awesome. We've been looking into getting either a border collie, or an Australian Shepard
Those are amazing dogs!! My dog back home is a border collie. They are so smart and fun. Not super great for apartments though because they have so much energy haha. Unless they are exercised a ton of course
Yeah, that's the big downside. It's probably the biggest reason we haven't pulled the trigger yet. We want to make sure we can provide for all the dog's needs. It's pretty important
Yeah that's the hardest part of having a dog. Exercising them and being home enough is the hardest part for sure.
My wife graduates in April, so hopefully there will be more time between the two of us. It's sad to think that our dog would have to stay in a kennel or cage all day while I'm at school.
Yeah it's rough. Luckily our dog is really good so we don't have to keep her on her kennel, we just let her roam around the apartment. We try not to leave her too long though.
That's awesome. I've always wondered, do you think it's a lot like taking care of a baby or kid?
Giving them enough attention certainly is similar to having a kid but the fact that you can leave them alone for hours is quite different haha. It honestly depends on the dog. Ours is very low maintenance and sleeps all through the night in her kennel. She doesn't bark or whine or pee in our apartment so we're lucky. But some dogs (mainly the small yappy ones) are not as smart/loyal and cause a lot of problems for people.
That makes sense. My wife and I have friends that recently had a baby, and we get to take care of him from time to time. It's kind of amazing. I know everyone always jokes about women being "baby hungry," and my wife is no exception to that stereotype, but she's really starting to win me over! But, dog or baby, it isn't all breezy fun and games! There's a lot of responsibility involved, and lots of work. Well, I have to go! It's been nice chatting!