10-18-2016, 05:18 PM
if you want a dog that's like a kid, get a miniature schnauzer. (for the record I have a miniature schnauzer and 2 children). At first its' all playing and pooping wherever. Then both the dog and the kid think they're smarter than you, start getting an attitude and just look at you like you're an idiot 90% of time.
But before you get a dog, you have to think about how much you like you're current lifestyle. Because even if a dog isn't a kid, it still impacts how you do things. Like you said you like(d) to travel. Got to put that dog somewhere. You like going out for the evening? That dog is going to to have to go poop, so you can't be out until 4 in the morning. Having a kid is like that, but to the extreme.
And on a related topic, do people actually not want kids then one day just think "Man! I really need a kid!"? I always wanted kids. I dated a girl when I was 19/20 who didn't want kids, so I knew it wasn't a long term thing. And now over 15 years later, I have kids, she doesn't. And I'm talking about a real 'change of heart' type thing. Not an "I'm bored let's have a kid" type thing.
But before you get a dog, you have to think about how much you like you're current lifestyle. Because even if a dog isn't a kid, it still impacts how you do things. Like you said you like(d) to travel. Got to put that dog somewhere. You like going out for the evening? That dog is going to to have to go poop, so you can't be out until 4 in the morning. Having a kid is like that, but to the extreme.
And on a related topic, do people actually not want kids then one day just think "Man! I really need a kid!"? I always wanted kids. I dated a girl when I was 19/20 who didn't want kids, so I knew it wasn't a long term thing. And now over 15 years later, I have kids, she doesn't. And I'm talking about a real 'change of heart' type thing. Not an "I'm bored let's have a kid" type thing.
