Well, some are, at least.

[The amount of thought Haise is putting into this is endearing. Evan grins at his friend, rather gently.]

Honestly, being a good pet owner comes down mostly to being attentive and willing to do your research. There's a million how-tos on pet ownership out there, though honestly there are as many temperaments of pet out there as there are temperaments of humans.

You'd do just fine, I think.