Have you decided you won't be getting anymore pets and, if so, why?

Have you decided you won't be getting anymore pets and, if so, why?
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I tell myself that I won’t get anymore pets after one has died, but I always do. They are a lot of company and having a pet is incentive to get up off the couch and take the animal outside or go for a walk. After this one, I don’t know if I will get another one. As much joy as she brings me, it’s hard to do things. I work 25 miles from home and I have to come home after work to feed her and let her out. I can’t stay in the city and shop or meet up with friends after work. To go on vacation, it’s 30.00 a day to board her.
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