Whats a good apartment dog?

[BD2003]

Me and my homies want to get a dog for our upcoming apartment, and I was wondering what breeds would be good for an apt. I grew up with a beagle in an apt, loved that dog to death, so I'm kinda partial towards them. We also were thinking of getting a jack russell terrier. Any ideas?

 

[BlamoHammer]

Originally posted by: BD2003
Me and my homies want to get a dog for our upcoming apartment, and I was wondering what breeds would be good for an apt. I grew up with a beagle in an apt, loved that dog to death, so I'm kinda partial towards them. We also were thinking of getting a jack russell terrier. Any ideas?

If you get a Jack Russell make sure you walk it every single day. They are HIGH energy dogs and will rip your apartment apart if you dont give them a proper outlet to use up that energy. Otherwise they are kickass dogs but I wouldnt recommend them unless you plan on exercising it constantly.

 

[ElFenix]

get a cat. they sh!t in a box.



heh, remember that quote that nvidia could sh!t in a box and people would buy it?

 

[datalink7]

Mastiff.

Huge, fun dogs with low energy

 

[Anubis]

English Bulldog

walk them arround teh block and they wanna passout

 

[thomsbrain]

get a pug. cause they just rock.

 

[glen]

A Whippet

 

[Mloot]

bassett hound

 

[yakko]

A cat.

 

[kyutip]

If you do get a dog, please consider adoption instead of from pet store.
Most of them are really nice dogs that were dumped by their irresponsible previous owner.
Beside, I think most of animal rescue have a good "return" policy.
You can try and bond with them first, and see how they react in your apt.

 

[NewSc2]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
English Bulldog

walk them arround teh block and they wanna passout

seriously, these dogs are so perfect for a bunch of guys. all they do is sit around and zone out, and they're really nice to everybody (won't bark or bite at parties). They're loyal dogs, and they keep good company.

 

[Calin]

Jack Russel terrier could be a much too active dog to be kept into an apartment. However, I know someone that have a german brac in apartment.

Calin

 

[dullard]

Please be nice to your neighbors - get any kind of animal but a dog. There is nothing worse than waking up from every sleep to a barking dog.

 

[StageLeft]

a cat

 

[Azraele]

Get a dog that's good in small spaces. High energy dogs are not recommended. Do your homework. You want to make sure you get the right dog for you.

Also, save a life, get a shelter pet.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

A moose

 

[Geekbabe]

I would love a dog but big dogs seem to dislike me for some reason and they scare me.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: dullard
Please be nice to your neighbors - get any kind of animal but a dog. There is nothing worse than waking up from every sleep to a barking dog.

I agree. I have been awaked many times at night because of my neighbors.
I told the apartment complex people about it and they said they would call the people and tell them to keep it down and told me to call the police if it happens again and bring a written letter (or report) to the office and they are gone.
So if I am woken up at night again they are gone, it got real quiet after that.

So unless you like to get kicked out of an apartment get either a Cat, or a dog that is quiet and not high energy.

 

[Parrotheader]

I'll go ahead and put in a plug for our little dog's breed, Border Terriers.. Basically picture Benji or the dog in Something About Mary since that's what those are. I can't imagine life now without our dog Tucker. He's the perfect size dog for us since he spends most of his time indoors. He's small (although the breed's a bit taller and leggier than most of the smaller terriers), but he's not tiny weighing in at 20lbs. So he can take care of himself yet you can also cuddle up with him on couch and watch TV (which he's more than happy to do.) He's got a decent amount of energy and will be a great frisbee dog with a bit more practice, but the breed overall is supposedly the calmest of the terriers and doesn't require the constant attention and exercise. He doesn't shed at all as long as we get his hair cut twice a year. They don't tend to have any major health problems running through them like some other breeds. And our dog doesn't bark much at all. In fact, I deliberately try to get him riled up when we're playing just to get him to bark! That may vary from dog to dog, but we know another family with one and theirs doesn't bark much either. All in all, the breed seems to be almost the perfect indoor dog which is why we got him. The only thing is that they're very tough to find sometimes.

 

[BD2003]

We'd be walking it twice a day, so hopefully the exercise part wouldnt be too much of a problem, although I remember my beagle finding interesting ways to turn my old apt into a racetrack.

I sure as hell can't stand a barking dog as much as my neighbors, so Ill have to get a quiet one. My beagle NEVER barked, maybe once or twice, but Ive been told that thats fairly out of the ordinary. If thats normal, I want another one. Are the terriers yappers?

We're looking for a smallish dog that likes to play, but knows when to stfu.

And as far as adoption goes, I'm all for it, thats how I got my last dog, but we absolutely 100% must have a puppy, and those are somewhat hard to find up for adoption.

 

[Parrotheader]

I don't know about where you live, but around here all the major pet stores will have the Humane Society (or whatever local animal shelter operates in the area) come in with a bunch of their dogs and cats on the weekends. In fact, some have set up permanent shop there as far as I can tell. And quite often, they have tons of puppies.

 

[CraigRT]

My friend has a cocker spaniel in his apartment.
i'd consider it a good apartment dog, it's pretty lazy, it doesn't move much.. it's like a cat.

 

[Azraele]

Originally posted by: Yield
My friend has a cocker spaniel in his apartment.
i'd consider it a good apartment dog, it's pretty lazy, it doesn't move much.. it's like a cat.

Cocker's make good pets, but be careful of poor breeders. That breed has some major health problems if poorly bred.

 

[ElFenix]

cockers are dumb, and mean

 

[Parrotheader]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
cockers are dumb, and mean

I hate to overgeneralize a breed, but I'd have to agree somewhat. Growing up with lots of dogs around my neighborhood I was never bit by ANY dog except 3 totally unrelated cocker spaniels all from different homes. From what I read, this breed suffered from becoming too popular in the 60s and was overbred causing all sorts of health and temperment problems. This happens to a lot of the more popular breeds. Well cared for mutts usually tend to be the healthiest dogs from what my vet was telling me.