Although I have typically been obsessed with pets, I had never really owned a cat or a dog until my wifey plus I moved in together last year.
She was homesick plus missing all of her pets at her parent’s house.
I had everything from fish tanks to gerbils plus rabbits. Secretly I typically wanted a dog, but my parents refused to get me a greater pet that came with more responsibilities. Now that I have a cat plus dog together, I realize in part why my parents were so reluctant to do this when I was younger. These animals take a lot of labor plus responsibility. Although cats can be easier to maintain on a afternoon by afternoon basis, you have to labor with them plus train them early or they will climb all over the countertops plus appliances in the house. Dogs are notorious for chewing on shoes, baseboards, plus furniture legs. I suppose my least favorite part about having cats or dogs is the sizable amount of hair that they leave all over your house. Whenever I previously changed my air conditioner filters after multiple to multiple weeks of use, there was so much pet hair that I had to start doing it every many weeks instead. I still find hair after many weeks, but it isn’t enough to completely break off the air flow going into the air conditioner. Once I get paid again, I’m going to purchase UV air purifiers for the condo so this hair plus dander can get collected in their filters before it can find its way into our air conditioner filter.