I probably couldn't do it. I'd become too attached to the animal.

I would love to rent a pet since I choose not to have one full time.
actually we do have a pet a cat, but we choose not to have a dog, but I'd be willing to rent a dog for weekends or something. That would be fun and I think everyone would benefit with that arrangement.

I couldn't do this because I wouldn't want to give it up. Luckily my apartment does allow dogs!

I can see the appeal and the advantages on this but, isn't a pet supposed to be part of your family? I don't know. It sounds too weird to me.

I don't know. I feel like it would be confusing for a dog to always be moved around not having a true sense of home and family.

I would think the dog might have bonding issues. It may be fun for the people, but maybe not as much for the dog. How about becoming a pet sitter instead? That way the person can actually make money while "renting" a dog.

I've met someone that does this in a way. They have a dog that comes to visit every weekend. Its a senior dog from a shelter and they have another dog. But I'm not sure why they don't just adopt the dog since they already have one and the dog is a senior to begin with.

I don't think that sort of arrangement would be good, or fair, for the dog.

I have a dog but I wouldn't mind renting another dog for the weekend. I think that the dog would just take these days as a vacation from it's real owners. However, for the price of the membership, it seems like you're paying for a full time dog sitter.

Nuh uh, bad idea. Too hard to give up. Especially if you really, really do want a dog. I'd cry and make a fool of myself! Thank goodness I have a dog now.

But if I "rented" another for awhile, I'd still cry saying goodbye, just because it'd be SO much better behaved than my mischievous dog!

No way...I get too attached and wouldn't be able to say good-bye!

I'd get waaaaay too attached. It's not really fair to the dog either, being carted around to different houses. Wasn't there a movie where some guy rented a family and a dog too?

If someone only wants a dog for a short period of time, why not be a petsitter? That way you'd at least make money.

correcting, i would love to rent i pet cuz I CAN´T HAVE EVERY PET I WANT

I just wonder about the dogs. Where do they live? If they go home every night and are just "rented" during the day, it's pretty much the same as being walked by a dog-walker or sitted by a pet sitter, except they get to do fun things dogs like.

But, I agree with others: it would be bad for bonding. What if I rented a dog and LOVED it?? Or the dog LOVED me? It would be so sad. And expensive because I'd have to "rent" him all day, every day, for as long as he was rentable.

No, not a good idea even though I would LOVE to do it! I want a dog so bad! My cats don't.

I wouldn't mind if the pet was waiting to be adopted.

I don't think this is fair for the dog. Dogs may be friendly and want to meet everyone, but at the end of the day, they want to be with their family. My dog loves going to visit "grandma" and "grandpa," but by night time, she's ready to go home with mommy. Plus, if you fall in love with the dog, it'd be hard to return him/her!

I think this is really unfair to the pet. As much as people don't think dogs become attached to their people. They do. Volunteering at different shelters and rescues I've seen the effect of 'abandonment' first hand. In my opinion, this is just cruel. Next they'll have a child renting service.

As Petsugar said, if you want a pooch to hang out with, borrow a friends. If none of your friends have pooches, go to a local shelter or rescue and hang out with them their. The pooches always appreciate a good walk and a little love.

I'm sorry but that sounds like a really bad idea to me. As mentioned by others, its not healthy for the pet.

Volunteering to work with dogs at the shelter is a far better way to get your pet "fix".