For the Commitment-Phobic
I thought I had seen some silly ideas for animals in my day, but Rent-A-Pet? This one brings the pet industry to an all-time record high (or low). Well, what do you expect from the land of diamond-studded collars and doggie treadmills? Hopefully, you won’t see this kind of silliness in Boston any time soon.
I don’t even have to go into the details about how bad an idea this is. Can you imagine the poor dog being shuffled around from person to person, not knowing which is his real home? Renting cars and furniture…yes, that makes sense. Renting pets at your leisure? Are our commitment issues that bad in this country? I’m not saying it’s a decision to rush into. Certainly, it took me over 7 years to get to a place in my life where I can commit to a dog, but come on…either you have time in your life for a dog, or you don’t!
People…people…here’s what you do. This is merely a suggestion, but it’s not that difficult…really. I have friend who wants a dog. So, I let her puppy-sit my little pooch whenever I have to go out of town. Seems an easy enough way to determine if she can handle the responsibility or not, right? Or how’s about volunteering at your local animal shelter. There are programs very similar to this one, only you don’t have to “pay” to bring companionship to an animal that could really use it.
Sheesh…talk about being afraid of commitment. What’s next? Full body tattoos that come off? Oh wait, they already have those.
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