Dogs and Flats - Bad idea ?

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  • JennyW_2
    JennyW_2 Posts: 1,888 Forumite
    Yes pets and flats do work. We live in a 2 bed ground floor maisonette with garden and we have 2 large dogs - they are very happy :D . In some cases it works better because owners need to walk their dogs instead of chucking them in the garden :mad: (as what happens with some dogs who live in houses).

    You have quite a small dog so I would have no hesitation in moving to a flat - however you'll just need to make sure that dogs are allowed.
  • I have a 3 year old pug and she loves living in my flat, however, she is pretty lazy and sleeps 24/7! So if your dog is a bit hyper I would try and get the biggest flat you could afford.

    I leasehold a two bed flat in a local authority block and I wrote to the council asking for permission, but they didn't reply so I took that as a yes!!:D I also went to see all my neighbours and ask them if it was OK, and when I got her, I took her round again to let her meet the neighbours and give them my number in case she was doing their head in when I was at work. I have never had any complaints and they love fussing her when we're out!

    All the best!
  • Emy
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    We have a greyhound in a flat (they make great apartment dogs as they are 40mph couch potatoes!) and it works really well. It means we do have to take her out and walk her which is good. Greyhounds can't be left outside anyway so they're suited to those without a garden.
  • Emy wrote: »
    We have a greyhound in a flat (they make great apartment dogs as they are 40mph couch potatoes!)
    You beat me to it! I have a smashing rescue greyhound, and I live in a flat.

    The Blue Cross did a thorough visit before I was allowed him, and luckily there is a HUGE park just round the corner, he gets walked twice a day, but that aside, he's the laziest dog ever!

    You know your dog best.
  • Emy wrote: »
    We have a greyhound in a flat (they make great apartment dogs as they are 40mph couch potatoes!) and it works really well. It means we do have to take her out and walk her which is good. Greyhounds can't be left outside anyway so they're suited to those without a garden.


    We live in a ground floor flat with no garden but we are lucky enough to have a dog walking park directly opposite and also 2 large woods close by. We have a greyhound puppy and got him because all the research we did we found that greyhounds were most suited to apartments / flats as they are so lazy.

    The only problem we are having is leaving him by himself. I am at home all day but if I need to pop out to the shops for half hour he absolutely howls the building down.

    Does anyone have any advice on what we can do to get him used to being by himself for up to a couple of hours?
    We have tried leaving him in a room and then leaving for 5 minutes and trying to build up the time. But from 1 second after leaving the room he starts crying and howling.

    At night he won’t sleep in the living room in his create but creeps on to the bed and then we take him back to the living room but this carries on the whole night. We tried shutting the bedroom door but he cries outside the door and as its late we don’t want to leave him there so have to give in.
  • sammy_kaye18
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    could you not put his crate in your bedroom. That way you could lock him in it but he may still feel secure because he can hear/see that your in the room with him so might stop him howling. Then gradually after a while move it closer and closer to the door until hes eventually out of your room again??


    with regards to dogs - i have a jack russell/staffy cross in my falt - had i researched the breed before i wouldnt have picked a jack though - purely for the amount of energy he seems to have. I have looked at gettign him a companion and rescuing a greyhound though as these are ment ot make good pets. We live on a ground floor but the garden is communal so he cant go in it unless hes supervised all the time becuase we cant put up a fence. But i dont see why a dog cant live in a flat

    I agree with the comment a loving home in a flat is better than no home at all. The last people who had our dog (before his rescue home) treated him badly and neglected him severely and they were in a house. now hes happy and healthy in a little 2 bed flat. love makes all the difference
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  • f1re_cr4cker
    f1re_cr4cker Posts: 1,443 Forumite
    def check re if your'e allowed one i know most leasehold ones dont.
  • WeirdoMagnet
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    Just so others know this is an old thread from April last year, and the Op hasn't been on MSE since October last year! ;)
    "No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich." - Louis Sabin
  • could you not put his crate in your bedroom. That way you could lock him in it but he may still feel secure because he can hear/see that your in the room with him so might stop him howling. Then gradually after a while move it closer and closer to the door until hes eventually out of your room again??


    with regards to dogs - i have a jack russell/staffy cross in my falt - had i researched the breed before i wouldnt have picked a jack though - purely for the amount of energy he seems to have. I have looked at gettign him a companion and rescuing a greyhound though as these are ment ot make good pets. We live on a ground floor but the garden is communal so he cant go in it unless hes supervised all the time becuase we cant put up a fence. But i dont see why a dog cant live in a flat

    I agree with the comment a loving home in a flat is better than no home at all. The last people who had our dog (before his rescue home) treated him badly and neglected him severely and they were in a house. now hes happy and healthy in a little 2 bed flat. love makes all the difference


    Yeh - We will try that... thank you!.. yeh I agree about having a dog in flat.. I can see the look of horror on peoples faces when I tell them we live in a flat and have a dog. There is someone who lives down the road in a house who has a dog. I have never seen the dog walked. The only thing about having a dog in a flat is that the owner needs to take more responsibilty and make sure the dog gets walked or taken outside on a regular basis and thats all part of having a dog for us..

    Oh and to the other person.. yeah I did know it was an old thread.. Just saw the postings and wanted to see if anyone would come back and they did.. thanks..
  • mickeyboi wrote: »
    Yeh - We will try that... thank you!.. yeh I agree about having a dog in flat.. I can see the look of horror on peoples faces when I tell them we live in a flat and have a dog. There is someone who lives down the road in a house who has a dog. I have never seen the dog walked. The only thing about having a dog in a flat is that the owner needs to take more responsibilty and make sure the dog gets walked or taken outside on a regular basis and thats all part of having a dog for us..

    Oh and to the other person.. yeah I did know it was an old thread.. Just saw the postings and wanted to see if anyone would come back and they did.. thanks..

    Don't put your dog in a crate! That's really bad advice, I work with a dog behavioural specialist and dog will just become agitated and other problems will develop in most cases.
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