I would like to get a pet

This is true - we have a wide range of birds including woodpecker.

Unfortunately we also have a damned owl that hangs around as soon as it gets dark and mutters "WHU" every 5 seconds.
It also uses my car for target practice.

Sellotape sunflower seeds to your window

How about practicing with plants first? They are living things which need care. They thrive if you pet them, talk to them, and remember to give them water. If your plants are alive after a year, THEN you should think about a pet.

When I was your age, by the way, I had a rat. She was the best. Potty-trained, sweet, friendly, and intelligent. They unfortunately only live two years, and then they tend to get respiratory diseases (which they are bred to catch easily, so we can experiment on cures). Too bad you think they are icky.

oomcha, darling

didn't read all of this thread, so forgive me if somebody mentioned this already...

get a gay man. they are loyal to their female friends. they won't interfere with your vow of celibacy. they tend to be good looking and clean and danceable. they know all about lots of things, such as risotto recipes, shit-hot clubs in Berlin, hair-removal creams - you name it, they can help.

pets are so 80s, oomcha, darling, get a companion fit to face the millenium with you

Chia pet.

Best suggestion, EVER! Very creative, realistic, and well-written!

Cheers!

LOL

I always found them to be able to sustain the quality of life I gave them.

as i believe that that would be the equivilant of an SPCA then I agree. In canada you can even be a foster parent to a pet and just have them for a couple weeks, you might want to look into that, you might still be to young for it, but maybe your roommate can help you out (assuming hes older), considering that he'd have to deal with it to..

good idea. I'm going to start fostering here (US) and I volunteer at our local animal shelter (the one my dog is from). or get an extra job of dog walking. You can paid to hang out with a dog once a day or a few times a week.

My older sister did some fostering for cats---not easy, since the job was to take a basically feral teenaged kitty and try to make her a suitable pet. And as soon as she gets sweet and cuddly, you have to give her back. Lots of work. But dog-walker is an excellent idea---you might even earn some money.

Male cats tend to be a lot more affectionate than females. My kitty cuddles with me, misses me when I'm gone and follows me around the house! BUT I dont' have to walk him, take him out to go to the bathroom or any of that stuff!

I disagree. I can't have a dog, because even though I'm home a lot, I want a pet I can leave for a weekend. Also, i can't be bothered to take them out all the time, or walk them (I am active, but I'm so active doing my other active stuff...you get the idea.) However, I consider myself a responsible cat owner. I play with him every day (the only toy he likes is a ball on a string that I have to move), I groom him, take him to the vet, feed him healthy food...etc.

My brother has always had Burmese cats...FRIENDLY ?? Both the male and female, while keeping that arrogant attitude cats do have that they're in charge - were incredibly affectionate...I remember one would get up on the dining room table (and always give ius filthy looks if we tried to push him off, which we regularly did...but they don't tae too well to stupid humans' training attempts) and then plonk himself down right in the middle of the newspaper my father was reading...like he was looking for where the point of focus was..

Sorry, just a side...certainly doesn't meet oomcha's criteria of not needing involvement - the same cat once pointedly ignored my brother for two days after being picked up from the cattery - where my brother had had the audacity to leave him for a week..

Haha, I never leave my cat at the cattery. I always plan my travels for times when someone can take care of him. Either someone that can come feed him and hang out with him for a bit every day, or someone that can even take him in their home. He still misses me, but he's not totally loney and he gets to be in familiar surroundings.
If you are the 'cat mother' they are more affectionate to you as well. they are also extremely choosy about who they like, and often this is based on NOTHING. My cat used to belong to a roommate of mine, but the day I moved in he decided that I was his favorite person...however he practically ignored the third roommate. Some of my friends he LOVES, but others he acts like he couldn't care less about them.

Get a mogwai, just make sure you don't get him wet or feed him after midnight and keep him out of bright lights! Mogwais are usually pretty self-sufficient and don't need constant attention. For futher details see the film "Gremlins".

I think you didn't understand what I said. She listed off most regular domestic pets as "boring", "don't like" or "done that". Then stated she basically wants a pet without the responsiblity. I'm not saying active people can't have pets or people who want a pet cannot have a low maintenance pet.
I understand I'm a bit anal about care and training of animals, but then again I'm also a dog trainer (well, kind of- just starting, but I do have my first few clients).

Amen to that, but the logic still doesn't add up. Every pet gets old and is likely to start requiring vet visits at some stage, and when they get to that stage they will be less flexible about being taken places. Sounds like the suggestions of other posters about fostering in an animal rescue centre would make more sense till you're settled somewhere (in every sense of the word).

But she'd actually have to GO THERE, that requires too much effort.

Get a monkey - they are the best pets ever. They are clever and never boring. In just 3 months they can be taught to use a toilet (and wash their hands) and with dedicated training you can even teach them to cook and clean the house (we had one who made an awesome Borshch - RIP Mr. MacPhisto). In that way they help you and if you have a well stocked fridge they will look after themselves for the occasional weekend away. Alternatively have some kids although they do take longer to train.

Dont get a pet, adopt a baby instead

First of all, VenusInFurs responded fine. So, I think it is you who didn't understand what I said for starters. I basically said I can not get a dog because I will not be able to live up to THOSE responsibilities while I live in Berlin by myself. That does not make me irresponsible - it simply means I will not be able to fulfill all the responsibilities required for a dog. VenusInFurs also said the same thing about her and dogs, but she makes a great cat owner. Surely, someone who's on a scholarship like yourself should have no problems interpreting anything I've said.

Get a short haired blind trouser pussy. They're great fun to play with.

You keep griping about scholarships, universities and intelligence whenever you get a chance, even on totally unrelated threads like this one. Did you get turned down by the university of your choice because you weren't up to scratch or something? That would at least explain your hostility.

LOL. Nope. I got my first preference.

And I wouldn't call it hostility, more like subtlety. Go figure.

I don't know about pets, but one thing you definitely need is a dictionary.

Why would I need a dictionary? On the other hand, you could probably do with a better lexicon.

Ever heard of a monolingual dictionary, or doesn't your vocabulary extend that far?

This argument calls for a string bikini jello wrestle!!

LOL. You should probably quit while you're ahead. Instead of redeeming yourself with your comebacks, you delve deeper in the other direction!

I've never seen such shameless linguistic flirting

Redeem... delve... At least you know how to use a thesaurus. Ciao.

who's gonna win the Last Word Competition???

And I know who doesn't know how to use a thesaurus nor a dictionary. lolz.

@Moonboot,
Gotta be Oomcha...she's got MAD skills!!

edit: Maybe not, lolz is plain cheating. There is no such word

Guess she doesn't have such a great load of skillz then.

whatever Oomcha. some of us honestly tried to help by suggesting activities you could do that are animal related and might fit into your life at the moment.
If you feel the need to personally attack go for it, but you're not making much sense.

I am glad to hear I'm "on scholarship" or whatever you said. I wasn't aware, but I could definately use the money

But her stylz iz phat, yo!

@mere: Well said!

Oomchas last sentence wasn't particularly well written either!

LOL.

But is she the postess with the mostest?

"I got scholarships to pay for probably about half of my undergrad and depending on what I decide to do in a few months i'll get grants/scholarships to pay for my fullmasters, if I choose that road. If I don't my employer also will pay 100% of tuition if I get an A in a class, 75% for a B etc."

Go read the thread about tuition fees.

Actually, to swing the thread back to your pet woes, this thought just crossed my mind; in the blokes loos at Augustiner on Kaufingerstr you can buy Travel Pussies for €3. Maybe this is your answer, the pet you can keep in your purse? I'm not too sure why they insist on including lubricant in the boxes as cats don't have any joints that need it.

Glad to know you remember all of what I say.
This is irrelevant to you getting a pet, but I HAD scholarships and I MIGHT get some. If you re-read what you quoted from me I never said at the moment.
I'm still a bit confounded as to your whole point in this. I clarified my point to someone. I wasn't arguing with them just correcting what was a possible misunderstanding of what I said. So no need for you to get all high and mighty telling me I'm wrong when all I did was justify my statement to someone else (not you).

Anyway, I suggested some possibilities for you for working/volunteering at an animal shelter, dog walking, etc. It's up to you to choose what you're doing or what pet you're getting. Only you know what you can handle and what you'd ultimately enjoy.

I mostly remember the bad grammar. The grammar made it sounded like "at the moment", rather than "previously". Plus, regardless whether it's the former or the latter, the implied meaning still stays the same.

As for the other crap you wrote, I'm not even going to bother responding to it. You just don't seem to be getting it. At all. Ever!

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If posts were maded better sounded then there would be so much more love on TT.

aye aye Yeti!
plus i don't know how much further people can clarify other than verb tense. using the past tense generally means you HAD or DID something while the future generally means you MIGHT. but ehh what do I know. Obviously a 17yr old with something stuffed up her bum knows better than I so more power to her for showing me the light.

I was walking down Davies St. just yesterday when a woman answered her mobile whilst stood next to me - having clearly been asked "How are you?" she responded "I am fly". Fly? FLY!? WTF? Terrible.

Looks like you could also use some grammar lessons: you should have put "or" up there in your so-called sentence, not "nor".