Almost done with marley and me.

I have been reading Marley and Me for the past few weeks and I am really enjoying it so far. I am up to the part of the book where the family is starting to realize that Marly is an old dog and that he is dying. I feel that this is one of the reasons I would not like to have a dog. People tend to get really attached to dogs and think of them as an actual part of the family. I feel like I would not be able to allow myself to become attached to an animal because I would dread the day when you start to realize that its all downhill for the dog.