Have a dog! A dog can help you:

    • ate my homeworkkeep your feet on the ground (you’ve got to clean up after him).
    • think of someone other than yourself on a daily basis (food, water, shelter).
    • have someone to listen to you when no one else cares.
    • have a place to sleep when you’re rejected at home.
    • helps keep you close to home or at least not gone too long.
    • have someone who’ll do what you say.
    • keep your sanity by taking your mind off your problems.
    • learn about joy in play and obedience.
    • deal with anger resulting from disobedience.
    • cope with the eventual sorrow over loss.
    • learn stewardship over one of God’s creatures.