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May 12^th, 2011 at 1:22pm

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What do I need to know before getting a dog?� I'm going to get one from a shelter.� I know a lot of the basics of taking care of a dog, because we got one when I was a teenager, but this will be the first time that I'm the one in charge of everything.� What sorts of things may I have forgotten or not know about?� Where do you go to get a dog license?� How soon will I need to find a vet?� Would a Labrador be embarrassed to be seen in a pink tutu*?

I was going to put this down in Stupid Questions, but it seemed cruel to do that to Mr. A.�

*I probably won't get a Lab, but no matter what kind of dog I get, it will not be dressed up in silly clothes.� That's just not my thing.�

I make pretty things.

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Reply #1 - May 12^th, 2011 at 3:36pm

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There are a bazillion and one dogs that need adopting.� And the people who work for shelters want nothing more than to make sure the dogs go to a home where their human will know how to care for them.� Check into shelters (like Salt Lake County Animal Services).� They have adoption events and promotions and will give you every bit of information you could ever want.� Some of the preliminary stuff they would tell you is stuff like--make sure the size of your dog fits the size of your house/apartment/yard, make sure you don't have allergies before you adopt a dog that sheds, make sure you're ready to housetrain (i.e. wake up at all hours of the night as if you had a newborn child) if you're considering adopting a puppy.

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Reply #2 - May 13^th, 2011 at 7:01am

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They take lots of time. More time than a human baby, it seems. My sister got a dog a couple of years ago, a miniature poodle, but she's in the thick of college now, so it's often that it falls to my mother to care for him. And as much as I don't like dogs, it still makes me sad to go over there and find people going about their busy lives, with Buster penned in his room, begging for attention and belly rubs even from me, who doesn't care.

(and yes, I'll sometimes give him extended belly rubs, because he can trick me by looking cute.)

So, time.

There is one thing you never put in a trap, if you're smart - if you value your continued existence - if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow there is one thing you never EVER put in a trap.� Me.

Listen, I don't know what sort of kids you've been flying around with in outer space, but you're not telling me to shut up!

As long as I don't bleed or cry, I'll do it!

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