animals
i love animals. just about every kind. when t is around them, and you can't seem to find him...he is likely on the floor with them. which makes it mind-blowing to people as to why we don't have them, well, except the toads, that is.
in answer to the "why toads?" question. i really don't have an answer, other than, they are supposed to be easy, they aren't supposed to form attachments (they don't care who is feeding them) and they don't take tons of time and effort. to this end, i also say, is that really a pet?
i had always thought, way back when, that t was the reason why i didn't have a dog right now. it was amazingly liberating to realize that i wouldn't have one, even if i was single. seriously. i have had people argue with me and tell me that of course, i have time to have one, i just would need to cut down on the running, biking, etc. i completely disagree. i would be TAKING a dog to do those things (ha ha, vision of a dog on a bike just popped in my head...don't worry, i know my mind is 5 years old).
i leave the house at 6:30am at the latest. i get home, most days, at 6pm. that is absolutely NO WAY for a dog to spend, much less a puppy.
what i did realize though, is that i do not like having animals where there are really no experts on. that you cannot take to a vet if they are not eating, that you think that you are going to come home and find them not living....that is just not fun. i want a pet that there are answers for and that people KNOW about. not one that (gross, i know) eats its skin when it sheds and looks like it is morphing into a gremlin.
don't get me wrong, i love those guys...but i think it's just because that is what we have.
i love animals. just about every kind. when t is around them, and you can't seem to find him...he is likely on the floor with them. which makes it mind-blowing to people as to why we don't have them, well, except the toads, that is.
in answer to the "why toads?" question. i really don't have an answer, other than, they are supposed to be easy, they aren't supposed to form attachments (they don't care who is feeding them) and they don't take tons of time and effort. to this end, i also say, is that really a pet?
i had always thought, way back when, that t was the reason why i didn't have a dog right now. it was amazingly liberating to realize that i wouldn't have one, even if i was single. seriously. i have had people argue with me and tell me that of course, i have time to have one, i just would need to cut down on the running, biking, etc. i completely disagree. i would be TAKING a dog to do those things (ha ha, vision of a dog on a bike just popped in my head...don't worry, i know my mind is 5 years old).
i leave the house at 6:30am at the latest. i get home, most days, at 6pm. that is absolutely NO WAY for a dog to spend, much less a puppy.
what i did realize though, is that i do not like having animals where there are really no experts on. that you cannot take to a vet if they are not eating, that you think that you are going to come home and find them not living....that is just not fun. i want a pet that there are answers for and that people KNOW about. not one that (gross, i know) eats its skin when it sheds and looks like it is morphing into a gremlin.
don't get me wrong, i love those guys...but i think it's just because that is what we have.
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