http://www.dog-training-basics.net/2009/11/08/what-type-of-dog-lives-well-in-an-apartment-building/ Free resources for dog training basics, dog problems, and dog tips Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:08:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.dog-training-basics.net/2009/11/08/what-type-of-dog-lives-well-in-an-apartment-building/comment-page-1/#comment-226 ~ Danika ~ love dogs~ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:57:27 +0000 http://www.dog-training-basics.net/2009/11/08/what-type-of-dog-lives-well-in-an-apartment-building/#comment-226 I highly recommend a standard Dachshund. To me, you get the best of both worlds of big and small dogs. My longhair is over 30 lbs., and yet he stands less than a foot high! (And no, he is not fat. He's just that big.) Dachshunds have very low exercise requirements, and one or two short walks a day (say 15 minutes) would be ample exercise. They can be a bit stubborn when it comes to obedience, but it's not because they aren't smart; they simply don't understand why it's necessary to keep sitting or laying down repetitively. There are three coat types: smooth, longhair, and wirehair. Smooths were the original Dachshund. Longhairs are known as the lovers of the group, and are usually content to cuddle on the couch endlessly. Wirehairs are the most active and the most terrier-like, and are often seen as the clowns of the bunch. And note, I did say that I recommend the STANDARD veriety, not the miniature. Minis tend to be a bit more yappy and nervous, plus they are much more fragile than their larger cousins. Standards are much more docile, and don't bark nearly as much. (But when they do bark, they sound like big dogs! I often have friends remark in amazement, "Did that just come out of him?!" when my dog barks.) Anyway, that's my two cents. And I may be slightly biased since I actually have a standard longhair Dachshund. But I do highly recommend them as a breed, and I think one would be great as an apartment dog. Hope that helps! I highly recommend a standard Dachshund. To me, you get the best of both worlds of big and small dogs. My longhair is over 30 lbs., and yet he stands less than a foot high! (And no, he is not fat. He’s just that big.)
Dachshunds have very low exercise requirements, and one or two short walks a day (say 15 minutes) would be ample exercise. They can be a bit stubborn when it comes to obedience, but it’s not because they aren’t smart; they simply don’t understand why it’s necessary to keep sitting or laying down repetitively.
There are three coat types: smooth, longhair, and wirehair. Smooths were the original Dachshund. Longhairs are known as the lovers of the group, and are usually content to cuddle on the couch endlessly. Wirehairs are the most active and the most terrier-like, and are often seen as the clowns of the bunch.
And note, I did say that I recommend the STANDARD veriety, not the miniature. Minis tend to be a bit more yappy and nervous, plus they are much more fragile than their larger cousins. Standards are much more docile, and don’t bark nearly as much. (But when they do bark, they sound like big dogs! I often have friends remark in amazement, “Did that just come out of him?!” when my dog barks.)
Anyway, that’s my two cents. And I may be slightly biased since I actually have a standard longhair Dachshund. But I do highly recommend them as a breed, and I think one would be great as an apartment dog. Hope that helps!

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]]> http://www.dog-training-basics.net/2009/11/08/what-type-of-dog-lives-well-in-an-apartment-building/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Annie S Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:33:18 +0000 http://www.dog-training-basics.net/2009/11/08/what-type-of-dog-lives-well-in-an-apartment-building/#comment-224 a poodle or a shitzu they dont shed a poodle or a shitzu they dont shed

]]> http://www.dog-training-basics.net/2009/11/08/what-type-of-dog-lives-well-in-an-apartment-building/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Erika Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:46:29 +0000 http://www.dog-training-basics.net/2009/11/08/what-type-of-dog-lives-well-in-an-apartment-building/#comment-223 schnoodle Schnauzer, poodle mix schnoodle Schnauzer, poodle mix

]]> http://www.dog-training-basics.net/2009/11/08/what-type-of-dog-lives-well-in-an-apartment-building/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Livie Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:36:29 +0000 http://www.dog-training-basics.net/2009/11/08/what-type-of-dog-lives-well-in-an-apartment-building/#comment-222 go pomeranian. They are small and dont mind being inside an apt go pomeranian. They are small and dont mind being inside an apt

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