Growing up, my family had a much-beloved dog, Paddy-Wack ("Knick knack paddy wack, give your dog a bone..."), but we don't have a pet now. I'm very thankful that our building doesn't allow them, because the Big Girl would constantly be pestering me about it, if not. I definitely wouldn't want the responsibility of having a pet - we're taxed to the uttermost right now, with two children. We can't even keep a houseplant alive.
Nevertheless, I know that for...
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