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09-11-2007, 04:40 AM | #31 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| i hid my dog for about 2 months...but were allowed to have dogs i just didnt want to pay the fee then an extra $20 a month. that was before he started barking though. none of my neighbors seem to care though and only 1 of them has a dog. but i guess it would probably be different if it wasnt a dog friendly community. how long until your lease is up??
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09-11-2007, 05:43 AM | #32 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| You might want to ask if they would except a small dog if you put a deposit down, because their not the quietest breed.
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09-11-2007, 05:46 AM | #33 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA
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| I don't believe living in an apartment is the problem...Many people have yorkies in apartments. The barking isn't even the problem. The issue is...If they find out you have a dog and decide to kick you out, will you have somewhere to move to? Maybe you can do some apartment hunting and find another place to live quickly so that you can get your yorkie.
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09-11-2007, 07:28 AM | #34 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Schererville, IN
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| We live in apartment that doesn't allow dogs. And Toby has yet to be discovered by the management. It has been 4 months so far. Also he wasn't much a barker to begin with...we are lucky. The only time he barks is if he wants attention or as a protection measure. But overall, Toby doesn't bark much since we trained him not to be a barker at home. So he lets out maybe five barks a day. We just make sure to have our TV on at all times...so that it would drown out the few barks. However, we also never leave Toby at home. If we can't be with him, he is always with a sitter. Also, we are lucky because my boyfriend owns his own photography studio so he brings him to work everyday. Not all dogs bark alot but it depends on the dog. If its a chance you are willing to take, I say go for it. Also as far as getting him in and out of the place, we always put him in his carrier bag...so he is always hidden. The only downfall is that we have to go to a park a few miles aways for walks.
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09-11-2007, 07:34 AM | #35 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Palatka, Florida
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| I live in apartment they allow pets but i had to put down a $250 dog deposit and get renters insurance. My dog is a barker. if i leave a room, leave home or someone knocks on door or rings the bell he barks. I try to not him bark as much because i'm sure the neighbors get annoyed with it as most of them are old. and you have to watch them CONSTANTLY living in apartment.. when their puppy they LOVE to chew. i have a 6 month yorkie and he has chewed on the corners of the walls and chewed a section of the carpet in corner out. so i had to have all that repaired before our big inspection came last week... i would look into getting another apartment that is pet friendly.. trying to sneak a dog in and out when their not suppose to be there. is quite difficult. good luck!! yorkies are the best babies in the world |
09-11-2007, 07:40 AM | #36 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fresno, CA
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| I would probably start looking for another apartment to move into and hope that you could hide your puppy until moving day. That way if you are discovered you would already have a plan in motion. I would try to move as quickly as possible so you and your yorkie would have a better living situation. I'm not saying it can't be done, because you probably could hide the puppy for awhile, I'm saying it will be a lot of work and anxiety over hiding the puppy. It will probably be better for you to find a place that allows dogs. I moved from my old place which didn't allow dogs, to my new place that is very dog friendly, just so I could have my dog out in the open and not constantly be worrying if someone would rat on me. Some people think I am pretty nuts to move just for a dog (for instance my hubby), but I am totally happy we did it.
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09-11-2007, 07:55 AM | #37 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto
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| Just be prepared to move When I got my puppy, I didn't know when I signed my lease agreement that there was a no dogs allowed rule. There are probably about 5 or 6 people in the building that have dogs, but it turns out that the new rule came out shortly before I moved in, so all new renters aren't allowed dogs. I told my landlord that I was getting a dog, and she said "Your rental agreement says no dogs, sorry." I was really upset since I already bought tons of toys, clothing and put a deposit on the dog. I'm one of those people that when I have my heart set on something, I have to have it come hell or high water. So at this point, I rather move than not get my dog. My landlord knows what an awesome tenant I am (and the buidling I live in is full of rather trashy people), rather than lose me as a tenant, she said she'll look the other way. So you never know.... I would rather talk to the landlord nicely and see what you can come up with instead of sneaking the dog around. My puppy is 10 weeks old now and doesn't bark, but on the second day when I brought her home, she was scared and when I went to take out the garbage (I have to go outside to the bin), I left her in the bathroom, but I heard her barking from the building hallway and when I was outside, I can STILL hear her (I left the living room window open). She had the most piercing bark I have ever heard and it was worse than nails on chalkboard. She went on and on like that for the 5 minutes it took me to take out the trash and come back in. Luckily she has settled in somewhat and I haven't heard that bark again. |
09-11-2007, 08:03 AM | #38 |
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| Kalina doesn't bark a lot, but when she decides to she can be a noisey little wench. I never know what will set her off. Sometimes she just wakes up in the middle of the night and starts barking and I never really know what set her off. She won't stop until SHE is ready to stop. She weighs 4 lbs and she's pretty loud. Good luck with your decision.
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10-21-2007, 07:11 AM | #39 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Queens, NY
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| I have an almost 6 month old yorkie named Tyra and she is not a barker. I had her for about 2 months now and she barely barks. She will growl when she hears a noise but that is basically it. She is the sweetest little girl ever. At one point she would bark when we would leave and I also live in an apartment with THIN walls. I learned that she suffers from separation anxiety and I found things to combat this. I would give her her favorite treat as I am about to leave the house and she stopped barking. Good luck, I believe that it is doable just train your puppy not to bark and hopefully all will be well.
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10-21-2007, 07:15 AM | #40 | |
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10-21-2007, 07:30 AM | #41 | |
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I would urge you to rethink this. Trying to hide its existence seldom works and often you will be given the option of eviction or getting rid of the dog. I have also seen eviction occur because a pet was brought into a no pet building. I am less than impressed that the breeder who took the deposit did not ask you if you are in a pet freindly building. Did the breeder ask any other questions from you to determine home suitability for her pup? You should have been asking the breeder this stuff before you put down the deposit and the breeder should have been asking you a lot of questions. What happens if you get the pup and it doesn't work out? Will the breeder take it back and rehome? | |
10-21-2007, 09:50 AM | #42 |
YT 500 Club Member | Ours did not bark much for the first few months, but she is a barker now, and mine sounds like a much bigger dog when she barks. It is not quiet. She especially barks at the vacuum cleaner, broom and other cleaning things. This is also common for Yorkies. I would be worried that you would fall in love with yours and it would fall in love with you, and then you would be found out. That would be so sad. It is best to be up front rather than live in fear.
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10-21-2007, 10:47 AM | #43 |
Just Pawz Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Liverpool, NY
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| My Bella is a barker, she barks for me to pick her up and it is incessant. As soon as I walk in the door, as soon as I walk into her sight, when I get out of the shower, when i'm making lunch, dinner, breakfast.. basically if she knows i'm right there she is barking for me. It is loud and piercing and it get's followed up by the most pathetic yowl/howl i've ever heard. The neighbors can hear her for sure and we are in a single family house
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10-21-2007, 10:51 AM | #44 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: houston
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| You can not live in fear ... would not good for you or the pup...
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10-21-2007, 11:27 AM | #45 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| Quite frankly I would have found an apt. that allowed a dog before taking the chance of getting evicted and have to give that as the next reference.......that your dishonest. That being said, if you are going to do this regardless, then put the crate on top of the bed with the TV turned on animal planet and sat right by the bed for comfort and a little noise and for her to watch. Putting the crate on the bed will muffel any barks and shouldn't be heard down stairs. |
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