Apartment Dogs

The Shiba Inu comes from Japan, where the breed was developed to flush birds and small game out of brush. That hunting past still shows. A Shiba is independent, sharp, and stubborn, with a loyalty that runs deep once you have earned it. So are Shiba Inus good apartment dogs? Shiba Inus can be excellent […]

Most people picture a Greyhound and think racetrack. Fair enough. They were bred to hunt by sight and they can hit about 40 miles per hour, faster than any other dog breed. Here’s the part that surprises people. Underneath the athlete is a soft, sensitive dog that wants to lean on you and sleep most

The Pomeranian, or Pom for short, is a toy breed that weighs just 3 to 7 pounds and stands about 7 to 12 inches tall. Small, sturdy, and buried under a thick cloud of fur. The breed is wildly popular, and it is easy to see why: outgoing, friendly, and playful. It is also bossy,

The Bulldog, often called the English Bulldog, is a stocky medium-sized breed that usually tips the scale somewhere between 40 and 50 pounds. He was bred centuries ago to grip and hold bulls. These days he wants a sofa and a person to lean on. People fall for the breed because of three things: stubborn

Boxers are muscular, medium-sized dogs that were originally bred to hunt and to guard. Today most of them sleep on the couch and herd the kids. The face fools people. They look serious, sometimes a little menacing, but the breed is goofy and warm with the people it knows. That mix is exactly why they

The Goldendoodle is a newer cross, born from a Golden Retriever and a Standard Poodle. You will also hear them called Groodles, Doodles, or Goldenpoos depending on who you ask. Most people picture the Standard, which can hit 100 pounds. But the breed actually comes in three sizes, and that matters a lot if you

The thick golden coat, the soft eyes, that open-mouthed grin that looks a lot like a smile. Golden Retrievers win people over fast, and for good reason. They are one of the warmest, most people-loving breeds you can bring home. So can a Golden Retriever actually thrive in an apartment? Short answer, yes, with some

Few small breeds work a room like a French Bulldog. They are sociable, people-focused dogs that fit singles, couples, and families with kids alike, and most of them treat making you laugh as a full-time job. But, are French Bulldogs good apartment dogs? French Bulldogs are a good choice for people who live in apartments.

The Basenji comes from the Congo region of Africa, where local hunters bred it to flush game and run down small prey. It is one of the oldest domesticated dog breeds we know of, and you can see that ancient, almost wild wiring in how it behaves today. You don’t see them often. People who

Few dogs are as famous as Scooby-Doo. The greatest Great Dane of them all juggles a lot, ghosts and monsters one minute, splitting Scooby Snacks with Shaggy the next, then folding all 7 feet of himself into the back of the Mystery Machine.  Cramped as that van looks, Scooby never had to deal with the

World War One Flying Ace, Joe Cool, Bringer of Easter Joy. Snoopy from Peanuts has worn a lot of hats on his way to becoming the “World’s Most Famous Beagle.”  He has also landed himself a sweet setup. Who would say no to room service while turning the doghouse into a Sopwith Camel and racking

Dogs have kept watch over people for thousands of years. Long before alarms and motion sensors, a dog by the door was the security system.  That instinct hasn’t gone anywhere. The right dog will still flag a stranger on the stairs or a knock that doesn’t belong, even in a small apartment. Key word: the

Few things in life pay you back like a dog does. The laughs, the rough patches, the bond that just holds, plenty of people want all of it. And plenty keep putting it off, or talk themselves out of it for good. Why? If you rent an apartment, you already know. Shedding turns into a

Plenty of dogs are wonderful and still wrong for a one-bedroom on the fourth floor. The usual dealbreaker is noise. A barker that sets off every time the elevator dings will have your neighbors filing complaints before the first month is out. That is where the naturally quiet dog breeds for apartments earn their keep.

Picking an apartment dog comes down to a few honest questions. How big does it get? Does it bark at every footstep in the hallway? How much energy will it have at 7 a.m.? And will it actually like your neighbors instead of growling at them by the elevator? Plenty of small dogs handle tight

Share an apartment or a condo with a dog and one problem rises above the rest: where does he go to the bathroom? Dog grass pads, also called potty pads or pee pads, solve it about as cleanly as anything can. A grass pad is a patch of real or synthetic grass you set down

Maybe a new job pushed you into a smaller place. Maybe you have rented the same one-bedroom for years and finally decided the couch needs a dog on it. Either way, you are about to bring a puppy into a space that was never built with a teething Labrador or a restless Border Collie in

Plenty of medium-sized breeds do great in an apartment. People forget that. The common assumption says small breeds are better apartment dogs, and it does not hold up. A lot of small dogs run hot, bark at every footstep in the hallway, and never really settle. Those are exactly the traits that make a neighbor