<p>Does your family have a dog at home that you could bring to school with you? My junior yr I lived with two friends. One girl had her family dog from home. He was an older dog and pretty content to spend the day lounging in the house. My other roommate brought a horse to college. She found it was hard to make time for a horse and eventually sold it. (She did not keep the horse in our yard)
If you had a dog from home you could try out how your lifestyle fit having a pet. If it didn’t work out the dog could just go back home.</p>