Nora Whitfield

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

Bringing home a puppy means juggling a hundred small decisions at once. Before you worry about any routine, you have to get through the first night with a new puppy, which sets the tone for everything that follows. Space matters. So does your budget, because the supplies add up faster than most new owners expect.

Moving wears everyone down. You feel it, your family feels it, and the boxes never seem to end. The part most people skip over is the dog. Your dog has no idea why the couch is gone and why the whole place suddenly smells like cardboard, and that confusion lands harder than you would think.

People assume Corgis make easy apartment dogs. They’re short, they’re under 30 pounds, and they look like they’d be happy on a couch all day. That assumption gets a lot of first-time owners in trouble. A Corgi is a herding dog in a small frame, and living with one in a flat takes more planning

Most people assume a big dog and a small apartment make a bad match. The thinking goes that little dogs fit little spaces, so a Mastiff in a one-bedroom sounds like a mistake waiting to happen. If that’s where you’re at, our guide to crate training an adult rescue dog in a small apartment walks

To potty train an older dog in an apartment is similar to training a puppy. House training an adult dog can be quite easy and fast if you are constant and patient. This is closely related to potty training a puppy without a yard, which we break down separately. Dogs prefer to avoid going to

Whether a Lab makes a good apartment dog has no clean yes or no. The Labrador Retriever shows up on every list of great family dogs. Loyal, gentle, easygoing. It also carries a second reputation, the one your neighbor warns you about: chewed baseboards, bolting out open doors, a dog that wears you out instead

Calm and lazy dog breeds are perfect for apartment living. They adjust well to the lifestyle of both busy and sedentary apartment dwellers. We have to consider that all dogs, even if they are lazy and with a low energy level, require daily exercise and mental stimulation. It helps them to be physically and emotionally