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Originally Posted by whiteyorkie  So well said. My maltese (well one of them) is 9 pds & the standard is 5-7. And my yorkie was 16.5 pds, well above the standard. But he was pure breed. {What mattered is he was my best friend!} |
I mean I get the appeal of a small dog- most people think : Small dog = Apartment sized... which can be true for some dogs, but for others it's a horrible idea... Like I don't think a JRT should be in an apartment unless it was a rather big apartment and somehow his exercise needs were well met.
Turns out dogs like a grey hound wouldn't make bad apartment dogs, and I am not 100% sure if great danes would be bad-- but there was another dog breed that was slothful when indoors, but energetic outside.
Or I wouldn't say a small beagle would make a good apartment dog-- because of their loud barks and howls. It would be rather rude to the neighbors to bring something in to an apartment that would potentially disturb the peace (if it was untrained) and then you had to train it and it'll take at least a few weeks to months depending on the individuals... To be honest more than 2 days of non-stop barking, howling, etc would not make a good apartment pet (IMHO!). Mostly because one should be considerate of their fellow neighbors- even if pets are allowed... your neighbor would certainly not appreciate it.
Depends on the noise level and how well the apartment in question is insulated and noise proofed.
I say this because my friend has lived in apartment most of their life and I've been to the apartments they've lived in and have basically witnessed that if a neighbor is having an argument they can hear it through the walls... So add a dog with a high barking/howling tendency to that.
Anywho. I just care about health mostly and that it's not massive or too big.