Maine Ranks #1 In Laws To Protect All Its Creatures Great & Small Until recently, I'd never had a pet in my whole life. Well, not in my adulthood. Maybe I dated some women with cats, but that's about it. We did have cats when I was a kid, but they weren't mine or my responsibility. But now that I have a dog, I can't imagine for the life of me why I waited so long to do so. But really, the reason is something I said just a minute ago.... Responsibility. I always felt I was either too busy or whatever, to have a pet. So I never felt right about keeping a pet around if I couldn't care for it appropriately. And not just the food, I mean like being a good pet owner, and spending time with your furry muchachos and muchachas.