Pet me

My new apartment allows small pets on approval. My fish, eager to please, have begun sprucing up, and I haven't the heart to tell them that they are exempt and will not need to interview with the coop board. But the question remains, should I think about getting a cat again, or even going all out for a small dog?

These are not questions that I want to answer now. I have months, and will probably allow myself to fully settle in before making a decision. And yet, when I see announcements of pet adoption fairs or they feature shelter animals on local morning news shows, my heart beats a little faster.