Dog Health Questions: A question for teen dog owners?

I've always wanted a dog as a little kid, but it's never been the right time for one. Finally, it seems like the right time is not far away. For the past year I've been doing lots of research, I defiantly know which breed I want, how to train it, the right food, etc. I've read almost all dog training books in my library and would be enrolling the puppy in training classes as well.
The only problem is, in a matter of years, I'll be done high school. I'm not too sure what will happen from there, but I'm concerned that I won't be able to take the dog with me, etc. I'm not fully we're i'll be living in a matter of years, etc. Since i'll be doing the main caretaking of the dog, I wouldn't want to leave it with my mom.

So my question is, teen dog owners (and anyone who has been in this situation( who do the main care of the dog, what are you planning to do/did do when you graduate from high school?

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If you don't know what you'll be doing, don't do it. You cannot just say "Oh well! I'll just leave it with a relative or friend." It is YOUR responsibility. Not anyone else's. My mom loves my dog, but when I was planning on going away, she told me that I would have to get rid of him because she works too much to take care of him (which is completely understandable for her & the dog).

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• I'm in college, and I decided to go to a community college, solely because of the fact that i couldn't leave my dog. My parents are very unreliable, and I could never forgive myself If something happened. If you truly want to enjoy college life, wait on the dog until after you graduate. Regardless, training a puppy is too time consuming to be done during your freshman semester, trust me.


• Ill tell you i had that concern but when you get the dog you will fall in love with it and not want to give him/her up. Its easier to give it to someone you see a lot or a relative so you can visit them.


• Almost all colleges don't let you have dogs in the dorms, which sucks. And you don't want to get one then leave him at home. You may want to 'foster' a dog. There are some programs where at a shelter when they are about to euthanize a dog you can bring it home and help it find a home and keep it a while, instead of being put down. But if you don't want to I can totally understand because you'll have to give it away, and because most shelter dogs are mutts and they may not have the kind of dog you are looking for.