To have a dog, or not to have a dog? That is the question.
Paraphrasing Shakespeare is much easier than making a decision to become a pet owner, at least in my household.
Growing up I always had a plethora of accidental pets: a homeless dog I stumbled upon, a cat who made his domicile in the elevator cage of our apartment building, a dove who broke its wing and landed on my balcony, even a white rat whose story I cannot recall. These are all happy memories: pet ownership....