I work at the childrens library. I am divorced. My mother used to have a garden. My mother is 65 years old. My mother power walks. I live in Chicago.  I am introverted. My dog is a 12 years old Dalmatian. My dog is a bit of an escape artist; likes to run away but comes back. My dog as been away for a week; that's the longest.
I love to keep a small vegetable garden outside of my house. I am a septuagenarian. I live in the country. I do not like big cities. I do not have pets.
Have you always lived in the country? Did you ever try living in a big city? I just do not like the hustle and bustle of the cities. I like the quiet and calm of the countryside. I am looking for a pet. Any suggestions. I understand that. As an introvert, the noise can really get to me, but I love the convenience of living in the city. As far as dogs are concerned, you know I'm partial to dalmatians, haha. I can understand that. I know that they are a good breed. Are they difficult to handle. At my age I must be careful what I get into. By the way is your dog back. Well my dog is a lot to handle. I had to get some help finding him this time, but he's back. I'm actually going to hire someone to help me mange him, so he doesn't run away again. I just cannot handle that. Is there a smaller manegable dog that you can suggest, or should I think of a cat. Glad your dog is back. I don't think it's every dalmatian, mine has just gotten feistier with age, ha. But cats are lovely too. I had a tabby before I got my dog 12 years ago. She was the sweetest and very low maintenance.   Then it looks like I should go for a cat. You say they are low maintenance. That suits me fine. They also wont mess up my vegetable garden. That is a great plus. Dogs often like to dig up things. Am I right on this. Well you may want to keep the cat out of the garden, but yeah, I think a cat, especially an indoor one, would be good for you. Really. I have to keep the cat away from my garden too. I love my garden too much to let anything mess it up. Looks like I will have to give this pet thing a second thought. Maybe you could get a couple of garden snakes. They'll keep uninvited guests from eating away at your garden. I am scared of snakes. I can never handle that. So bye bye to pets for now. Looks like I am inviting trouble. For me probably the safest would be a fish or a bird.