If you’re not allergic, consider a pair of cats instead. My partner and I (who also travels for work) have automatic feeders and litter boxes set up. Our neighbor checks on them if we’re both gone for more than a couple of days. If you’re single and bid shorter trips at mainline, you can easily have cats. On a regional schedule it would be very hard on them. Get two so they keep each other company.

Cats aren't an alternative to dogs. Who the hell wants cats? Have you ever had a dog? They're nothing at all like cats.

And the owners fight like cats and dogs. Just sayin’…

Government should take care of those unfortunate souls, too bad they were born in the USA.

Same goes for my dog, if I wouldn't have gotten him he would be dead. It's a cruel country, at least I can make 1 life better in my lifetime. Either way: Dogs > 99.9% of humans.

yeah, this was the wrong place to ask this question. Just gave everybody an opportunity to yell into their megaphone from their soap box.

Cats are not dogs, and dogs are not cats. People that try to make one the other are going to be disappointed, and aren't giving their pets their best lives.

Fixed it for you!

Well… if you start making career decisions based on keeping a pet…..then yes you’re on the wrong forum.

f’kin A plus +1

Dogs = children = psychotic = you will die alone.

If you got kids and a yard and a forever home, enjoy. Dogs are bonding pack animals.

If you have a dog because you need to tell someone what to do, well then you have bigger issues.

Wait until you retire.