{"id":74678,"date":"2017-12-16T13:45:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T06:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-wanted-a-dog-but-had-to-settle-for-a-houseplant-its-a-millennial-trend\/"},"modified":"2017-12-16T14:03:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T07:03:34","slug":"i-wanted-a-dog-but-had-to-settle-for-a-houseplant-its-a-millennial-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-wanted-a-dog-but-had-to-settle-for-a-houseplant-its-a-millennial-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"I wanted a dog but had to settle for a houseplant. It\u2019s a millennial trend"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWe are time-pushed, cash poor and banned from keeping pets in our rented accommodation. Plants give us something to come home toI have wanted a dog of my own for\u00a0as long as I can remember, but\u00a0as a child, I was never allowed to have one. Instead, I\u00a0had fleeting love affairs with other people\u2019s canines: Lassie, the lolloping sheepdog in Ireland; my friend\u2019s sprocker spaniel puppies; a neighbour\u2019s tiny bichon frise.I still dream of returning home to snuggle with my own puggle or miniature daschund, but each time I\u00a0seriously think about committing, I\u00a0hear my mum\u2019s voice: \u201cDon\u2019t you\u00a0dare! It\u2019s not fair on the dog!\u201d She is right. My life is decidedly dog-unfriendly and my weeks are peppered with\u00a0dinners, classes, meet-ups. So I\u00a0have settled for potted plants instead. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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