Sarah and I planned to get a dog this weekend. As there are no pictures of dog's on either of our blog's, you'll infer that we didn't get one. Just as we were about to head to the shelter to pick out someone else's discarded and/or lost pet, I called our landlord to be sure about the pet policy; it turns out that dogs are only allowed in first floor apartments. Does that seem arbitrary? Yes. Is it arbitrary? I'm quite sure. In any case, no dog. And it's not worth it to pay $50 extra a month (the price added to rent for a pet) for a cat, so don't even think about it. Sorry all you cat lovers, you know who you are, a dog is called man's best friend for a reason.