Certainly, many dormitories do not allow dormers to own pets. The common rationale to that is the fact that pets can be somehow noisy and that other dormers might not want to live with animals close to them. However, this does not demerit in any way the good things owning a pet can bring about, besides, pets can be trained and tamed so as not to interfere with the lives of other people living in the same dormitory. Here are some of these benefits;

    Pets Alleviate Stress

      Being in college can be very stressful for most students. In fact, the stress level during college can be so overwhelming that it can result to anxiety and depression.

      To counter the possible negative effects of stress, students often resort to joining sports varsities and other clubs, working out with peers and participating in different sorts of socialization. But sadly, some students just can’t handle it right, and would turn to vices and illegal drugs.

      However, not all students have the luxury of time or money to spend on socialization just to overcome stress. For students with heavy academic workload, some activities are simply too time-consuming. Luckily, according to recent studies, there is another way to alleviate stress amongst college students. That is, owning a pet. Well, better pets than illegal drugs.

      Moreover, pets can make their owners at ease and comfortable by doing some funny antics or any sweet gestures exclusive to them. And most of the time, the simple sight of one’s pet being so happy to see its owner home can be enough to blow-away an entire day’s stress.

    Pets Provide Companionship

      This is rather straight forward, and applies well to students who treat their pets nicely. Though pets do not talk like humans do, pet-owners can actually converse to their pets and talk about the truckload of tasks they were up during the the entire day, or their disappointments over certain activities. Pets can even escort their owners during evening group studies and during other random trips outside the dormitory. Assuredly, pets can always be there for their owners.

    Pets Teach Responsibility

      Owning a pet entails a lot of responsibilities; and responsibilities make better students. The incorporation of responsibility to students is subtly introduced to the pet-owner each time he or she has to wake up earlier than usual just so he or she will have time to feed the pet, to exercise and play with the pets, while assuring that other tasks are also complied at the same time. Pet owners also have to make sure that other dormers are appeased with the pet. Putting this all together teaches the pet-owner to strike the balance between valuing himself, his pets and his neighbors.

      Having a pet is like living with a younger sibling or a child. More than being a caretaker, the owner becomes responsible for the well-being of the pet. This sense of responsibility often results to better students. Some studies actually show that students who own a pet tend to handle school work and tasks more efficiently than those who don’t.

Luckily, there are already some dormitories which allow lodgers to own pets. What’s left for pet-owner-wannabees to do is to secure all necessary permissions for his pet; in dorms which disallow pet ownership, some might resort to illegal keeping of pets, and probably hide pet cages under their beds or inside their closets. This is not a good practice though, but if out of desperation a student might opt for this option, just make sure the pet is properly taken cared of despite the secrecy.

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