Everyone thinks that having a pet on campus and in your dorm room is great. For the most part, it's not really. I hate to break the perfect illusion I know everyone creates in their mind about having pets on campus, but it's the truth. Of course there are moments that make all the pain and hard work worth it, but it's best to realize just how much work really is put into it. I'm going to use a simple pro and con to demonstrate the struggle and its benefits.

Pros

- you always have emotional support when you need it

- endless cuddles

- they're super adorable and Snapchat/Instagram worthy

- you make new friends because everyone wants to see and play with them

- it attracts almost everyone of both genders

Cons

- constantly having to give them attention

- everything smells like them

- they don't listen to you

- they always want your food

- walks/getting around with them takes forever because everyone wants to see and play with them or they get side tracked really easily

- you can't grab food with them because they're not allowed like anywhere

- people in your dorm hall think you're crazy because you're always yelling about something your pet messed up

- no one remembers your name but they remember your pet's name

- people come up to you yelling your pet's name but you have no idea who they are

- everyone will always love them more than you

In the end it doesn't matter the amount of cons there are though, you will always love them completely anyway.