[jollofricepeas]

1. Buy a dog. 2. Buy a dog.

It will literally make you do all of the things that people listed here including give you a reason to exercise, socialize, not sit for long periods, and establish boundaries for work hours.

If you’re a horrible person well then don’t buy a dog. Dogs deserve good people.

[BoiledCabbage]

You would think the recommendation would be "adopt" not "buy"...

[Jensson]

You typically don't get dogs for free, they aren't like cats.

[jollofricepeas]

Exactly ;)

[burntoutfire]

You do, at a shelter.

[Kevin_S]

You usually do pay for a dog you adopt from a shelter. It's cheaper ofc. I paid 200, which covered his shots and vet bills that the shelter initially paid.

[taigi100]

Depends on the country. In here they are all free (Eastern EU)

[jollofricepeas]

In the US you pay for dogs. Cats are free. No one likes cats; they kill birds. Dogs only injure hoomans.