Comments on: The Apartment Dog http://care.dogboston.com/the-apartment-dog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-apartment-dog Boston's Dog Friendly Resource Guide Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Sacha http://care.dogboston.com/the-apartment-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-3157 Sacha Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:31:14 +0000 http://care.dogboston.com/?p=160#comment-3157 i really want a dog i always have but i do work 9-5 every day other than weekends and mondays. I have a boyfriend but he doesnt live with me there for i go and see him from work some nights although he does stay down mine alot. I live in a apartment i really want the company of a dog i love going on long walks through forestries and things and miss having a dog to do it with any answers? i really want a dog i always have but i do work 9-5 every day other than weekends and mondays. I have a boyfriend but he doesnt live with me there for i go and see him from work some nights although he does stay down mine alot. I live in a apartment i really want the company of a dog i love going on long walks through forestries and things and miss having a dog to do it with any answers?

]]> By: Dani http://care.dogboston.com/the-apartment-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Dani Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:41:26 +0000 http://care.dogboston.com/?p=160#comment-752 I agree with the above post. While any dog can be made to work with plenty of exercise and training, recommending some of the dogs in the original article as 'apartment dogs' is just wrong! A lot of them are barkers and half of them are hunting dogs. Hunting dogs are bred to run a field, all day long! That's a LOT of energy! When choosing a dog, it is always important to consider your own hobbies (hiking or TV? Jogging or cooking?) and THEN the breed, and then do some footwork to find your perfect dog! And to make it a successful match, follow through with the training required for every breed! I agree with the above post. While any dog can be made to work with plenty of exercise and training, recommending some of the dogs in the original article as ‘apartment dogs’ is just wrong! A lot of them are barkers and half of them are hunting dogs. Hunting dogs are bred to run a field, all day long! That’s a LOT of energy! When choosing a dog, it is always important to consider your own hobbies (hiking or TV? Jogging or cooking?) and THEN the breed, and then do some footwork to find your perfect dog! And to make it a successful match, follow through with the training required for every breed!

]]> By: Jo http://care.dogboston.com/the-apartment-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Jo Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:47:03 +0000 http://care.dogboston.com/?p=160#comment-187 Hi, Unfortunately, some of the breeds that you've mentioned as doing well in an apartment setting are not very good apartment dwellers, especially in a city with lots of noises! Dogs known to be barkers in your list include Pomeranians, American Cocker Spaniels, English Springer and Sussex Spaniels (very high energy hunting dogs),Lhasa Apso (a guarding breed, they're bred to alert bark!), Dachshund (HUGE barkers) -- and especially beagles! Beagles are *not* good apartment dogs at all; they're a high-energy hunting breed with a very lovely, LOUD bay. They need a LOT of exercise (as do Bassets), both mental and physical, in order to keep their destructive and noisy habits at bay. One of the best apartment dogs you can find is the Greyhound. Retired racers make great apartment dogs. If you adopt from a rescue that fosters the dogs and matches them up with the right owner (in NE, GreyhoundWelfare.org is an excellent organization), then they're already house trained and settle in quickly to a home environment. Hi,

Unfortunately, some of the breeds that you’ve mentioned as doing well in an apartment setting are not very good apartment dwellers, especially in a city with lots of noises! Dogs known to be barkers in your list include Pomeranians, American Cocker Spaniels, English Springer and Sussex Spaniels (very high energy hunting dogs),Lhasa Apso (a guarding breed, they’re bred to alert bark!), Dachshund (HUGE barkers) — and especially beagles!
Beagles are *not* good apartment dogs at all; they’re a high-energy hunting breed with a very lovely, LOUD bay. They need a LOT of exercise (as do Bassets), both mental and physical, in order to keep their destructive and noisy habits at bay.

One of the best apartment dogs you can find is the Greyhound. Retired racers make great apartment dogs. If you adopt from a rescue that fosters the dogs and matches them up with the right owner (in NE, GreyhoundWelfare.org is an excellent organization), then they’re already house trained and settle in quickly to a home environment.

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