Just showed this to my wife as this is literally her daily plan. The dog would be a licensed therapy dog if I lived in a functional country (and I would be treated for depression and we would be twice as far through her medical issues and would not be seeing homelessness on the horizon)
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I don't have a dog Ó╭╮Ò
Depending on how your life situation is, your local animal shelter would be more than happy to help you rectify this injustice
And even if you can't take one home with you, they may still let you volunteer to help out while visiting, like bringing them on walks.
I want a dog. But I need a place with a yard first...
No you don’t. See: Seattle with more dogs than kids. I have to walk my dog 3 times a day. She keeps me going outside, and it’s a great excuse for a walk to the park.
Truth.