Puppy envy
One of my university friends adopted a puppy this week and its left me feeling some serious puppy envy!
Being away from home and living in the city means that pets aren’t really a viable option for me, something that’s always left me craving some animal connection.
You’re not even allowed to have a fish in university accommodation, which is even more disappointing because I have always thought axolotls would make literally the coolest pet (if you’re not sure what an axolotl is, look it up on google, I promise you will not be disappointed).
Numerous published studies have found correlations between pet ownership and positive mental health. However, as found by , the burden of caring for pets can be quite stressful at difficult times and owners should always adopt with their responsibilities in mind.
As a student who is keen to travel and work overseas eventually, the truth is that its just not the right time for me to own a pet, as much as I would like to. It wouldn’t be fair on them, and I would hate to have to give them up.
So, for the moment I am going to have to be content with requesting puppy photos from my friend and asking of every random passer-by, to give their furry little companions some pats.