My dog sleeps next to me at night. She even sleeps next to me throughout most of the evening, as I do homework or just watch TV. Thanks to the loudest snores her 17-pound body can produce, I never feel like I am alone.
My mom bought my dog from me yesterday. When we arrived at the emergency veterinary office, I filled out the paperwork as the animal's registered owner in Westmoreland County. But when it was time to pay the people, we were confused as to who should be filling out the forms. My mother knew she was going to take care of this bill, as my earnings are meager at best. The woman behind the counter, with eyeballs enlarged by her glasses almost to the size of the giant Steeler-emblem earrings she wore, straightened us out by asking, "Well, who's taking financial responsibility today?"
When I got my dog about a year ago, I was ready for the financial responsibility of feeding her, getting her shots and flea medication, and getting her spayed. But now, like many people, I am not in the same financial situation that I was in a year ago.
As my mom signed the papers, she said, "This seems about a fair price. I mean, she is used."
According to the article linked to below, some places in the country are seeing fewer pet adoptions and more pet surrenders due to the recession. So it's not only the people who are suffering. My dog and I were both lucky that my mother didn't have a dog, and that she is generous enough to help me with these unexpected expenses when they come up so that my dog gets to continue spending her evenings snoring next to me.
http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2009/10/14/News/Recession.Leads.To.Fewer.Pet.Adoptions-3802254.shtml
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