Summer House's West Wilson Spills on NYC Pet Plans - What Furry Friend is on the Horizon? - lulu

The journalist, 30, has partnered with Pedigree to help launch a mealtime sauce for dogs

West Wilson could be getting a furry friend soon.

The 30-year-old journalist lives solo in New York City, where he appears as a cast member on Bravo reality hit, Summer House. Like his costars Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula (who share two rescue dogs), Wilson is open to expanding his family with a dog or two.

Talking to PEOPLE about his partnership with Pedigree's Drizzlers, a mealtime sauce for dogs, Wilson says he's currently traveling too much to get a pup. But once he settles down, he could see himself getting a pal for his family's farm dogs in Missouri.

"I live in Manhattan — so my apartment is just a tight squeeze — and I'm traveling a lot. My pets at home, they're farm dogs, so every day I get to watch them get in the truck with my dad and go literally roam pastures," he tells PEOPLE. "I feel like if I got a dog in New York and he met my dogs at home, they would tell him that they have way more space and way more fun."

He continues, "I'm waiting for the right moment, but once I start traveling less, we'll get serious."

Wilson says he can't see himself fostering a pet out of concern he'd get too attached.

"I don't think that I'm capable of fostering and giving away, I would keep him or her forever," he says. "I know myself too well, unfortunately."

In the meantime, Wilson is spending quality time with dogs via his partnership with Pedigree. On May 17, he's hosting a hot dog stand in New York City's Central Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET, where pet parents can bring their dogs to taste the company's new Drizzlers, a sauce for dogs.

Wilson is passionate about spicing up the pet food space.

"Condiments for dogs is such a simple way to give their food some more fun, liveliness," he says. "I do care about condiments. Some people, it doesn't really matter to them — it matters to me."

Wilson is also focused on season 9 of Summer House, which is airing on Bravo. The cast recently filmed the reunion, and Wilson says it went "better" for him than last year's. (During the season 8 reunion, Wilson came under fire for how he handled his split from his costar, Ciara Miller.)

"When I was asked questions, I was ready to be thoughtful and say my piece," he says. "This show is therapy in a lot of ways ... there are things you have to do that you probably aren't good at or natural at. For me, conflict is one of them — I'm just super conflict-avoidant. I learned last year that not having a plan and not saying anything doesn't actually benefit you sometimes."

One of season 9's most prominent storylines involves Wilson's close friend Jesse Solomon, who is navigating a fledgling relationship with new cast member Lexi Wood. During the April 30 episode, Wood said she no longer wanted to date Solomon exclusively after hearing he discussed her "red flags" with the rest of the house.

Looking back, Wilson wishes he'd advised Solomon to "slow down."

Summer House airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m./8 p.m. CST on Bravo.