I would like to get a pet

Hi everyone! I have a dilemma. I would like to get a dog in Berlin but I'm too young to get one because of the involvement required (plus they are too expensive for me atm). Therefore, I would like an alternative pet that's as loyal as a dog, preferably something that doesn't require vet-visits and enjoys walks (I would like to take it places with me, like people do with dogs here).

I've had these pets before:
Turtles - Gorgeous, but BORING!
Fish - BORING!
Bird - Uncontrollable pooing (gross), total airheads, bit me all the time, too much maintenance involved.
Rabbit - It looks like a guinea pig with bigger ears, and that's frightening.
Mice/rats - Gross.
Cat - Not very loyal/affectionate in my experience. (Not a possibility to get one either, due to involvement.)

Also, I would like a pet that can run free most of the time, rather than being caged up, as I am home most of the day.

Has anyone had ferrets? Are they legal in Berlin? Do they require a cage at all or a licence?

Or does anyone have any other ideas? (I know I am being very picky, but animals are a commitment.)

Get some fish! I flushed 3 down the bog at work today cos one of them has started eating the others. And you reckon fish are boring!

An aubergine. Low maintenance costs and you can leave them unattended without them chewing the curtains.

how about a tamagochi?

I second those two suggestions...

So you want a pet...but don't want to spend any time looking after it? mkay...

LOL! I love the amusing suggestions, but I am being serious!

And I would seriously advise any potential pets of yours to steer well clear.

your an idiot!!!

In Germany, Golden Hamsters are quite popular as a pet for a start. Should be also quite cheap.

LMAOZZZZZZ!!! Funny you're seeking employment as an English teacher.

SPG

eric the half a bee?

Dafydd, I'd say you had better stay with the Aubergine as a pet.

I had what we Brits call tortoises for 34 years...

Now my children (or whole family) have guinea pigs. Here are two taken 2 years ago:

oomcha, chances are this will offend you, but I am trying to phrase it as least offensive as possible:

Your attitude towards animals, judging from your post, seems not very mature. Any pet you have had so far got really boring or annoying after a while.

Do the animals a favor and wait a few years until you've grown up a little to get a new pet. Pets are not things, they are living beings that deserve care and love, time and attention, and that cannot just be passed on to someone else because you got bored with them.

I don't think any German Amt will give you a half-a-bee-license.

Guinea pigs have to be the dullest pets of all time. (Clearly excluding vascular flora)

Want to see my pets back in Australia?

We have an owl sitting in the trees nearby each night. Maybe its hoping...

They're very nice packed in clay on a bbq though Or is that hedgehogs . . . .

thank you mariposa,thats what i wanted to say..but the word idiot kept blocking it out.seriously though you are right...

I call them mini-Döner - or Rouladen-for-one

If you know what's good for you you'll get a snake. Right?

Gosh, I love snakes! I find about two snakes every month in my backyard in Australia.

you've got to be kidding. Please reread your original post. If you don't have time and think you're not mature for some animals why would you be better with others? You want a pet you can take with you, but you don't want a large pet and have ruled out the majority of common pets.

Cherchez l'erreur... Your pets are in Australia and you're in Germany? That says it all.

Who is taking care of your pets now that you are in Germany?

Pets are not decorative items. Many Hollywood stars may give you the impression that that's what they're there for, but they're not. Carrying around a tiny dog in a Louis Vuitton bag is really immature and stupid, no matter how fashionable it might be.

You would save money on food - just take it to the U-Bahn station where there is a constant running (literally) buffet...

My "senior" tortoise (called Turvey) RIP

Just get a boyfriend.

Very affectionate and can be low maintenance.

Well, she already tried that one, though.

Get a stuffed pet and a designer handbag. You get all the status and none of the hassle. Either that or a new significant other. Get two so they're not lonely. I find humans to have the benefit of being both temporarily amooosing and able to take care of themselves. Like dogs though, it really depends on the human.

ps: yes Im joking, just in case its not obvious.

Here are two lonely pet rocks that are looking for a good home. These are affectionate and require very low maintenance

AS BD sas Get a boyfriend...

Free trouser snake included!!!

Your "senior" tortoise fucking rocks! Thanks for sharing.

I would like to have two enormous tortoises graze on my lawn, except they're illegal in Australia.

Tortoises who eat grass are vunerable to a fungus disease. Stick to lettuce...
Ours were partial to earthworms...

HAHAHAAHAH!!!

Anyway, I really love being flamed on the internet, so keep it coming, folks!!!

As for my pets in Australia, they are actually family pets (my parents bought them). In Australia, I live with my family, but I take up most of the responsibilities so that's why I like calling them "my" pets. They're like my babies.

Nimrods.

pets are easier than boyfriends and they love you more and appreciate you more. (well, at least my dog does)

BD I have this notion that Oomcha is going to dis her boyfriend like she dissed her former pets and she will say the following after few months...

"Boyfriend-Gorgeous, but BORING, Uncontrollable pooing (gross), total airheads, bit me all the time, too much maintenance involved.
He looks like a guinea pig with bigger ears, and that's frightening.Gross.
Not very loyal/affectionate in my experience. (Not a possibility to get one either, due to involvement.)"

How long are you going to stay in Germany? If you want a dog so bad, why do you not wait the months until you turn 18 and get one then?
I personally would not want to leave a dog at home by itself all day, as a dog is a social animal, but that is your responsibility.
I'd also want to make sure that I can take the dog back to Australia with me, in your place.

Shouldnt this be in Adult chat?

So after flaming me for being an immature and irresponsible pet owner, you're suggesting that I get a pet rather than a boyfriend? Yeah, good on ya.

why not just volunteer at a tierheim? you can hang out with the animals and get your fix while you're also helping a good cause.

Grinner- hahaha you're so funny!

dude oomcha calm down. you're the one who's getting all upset. I'm not "flaming you" i don't know you. from what you've posted you sound like you have heaps of growing up to do. I didn't recommned you get a pet. I just commented on someone elses comment about getting a boyfriend- geesh! calm down.

mere have mercy on the animals at the Tierheim.

HEM in “tortoise fucking rocks scandal“

And you're right. I do have a lot of growing up to do. After all, I am only 17.

Just choked on my last remaining "Mingles" from last UK visit...

I'll have you know that was a male tortoise...

Get a bird feeder, put it outside your window, and throw some peanuts in once in a while. Voila! Low maintenance pets.