Ditto what Dixieland said. My dog's name happens to be Sadie and I got her right after college. (My first priority was get a dog, then a job). Sadie has been my best friend since but a lot of the rough times were due to the fact that I had no money because I paid insane rent just to have a place that allowed dogs.

Ever see the movie My Dog Skip? It's so sad when the boy goes off to college and his dog, now elderly, just sits on his bed waiting.