I am entering a Master's program this fall. Looking at my schedule, I have only seven hours of class a week on average. I am going to be finding a bachelor apartment in Edmonton... and it is dawning on me... my dream of having a dog might just be feasible for the first time in my life. I will be able to live comfortably, with my only other responsibility being a research assistanceship with very flexible working hours. I tend to work in the house and am generally a homebody, but am also quite