[Inexile]

Originally Posted by misschoo

Hi I own a Westie & I live in an apartment and my dog gets on fine in the apartment!! It's not correct to generalise Westies barking alot etc..... all dogs bark whatever the breed!

A point to note about rescues - I am looking to get another dog myself and would prefer to go down the rescue route but Rescues absolutely will not entertain me as I do not have a garden! I think this is very unfair as I walk my dog fisrt thing in the morning, at lunch time, when I get home from work & again last thing at night - hail rain or snow!

So don't rule out a Westie - my dog is the most loyal, faithful little thing I have ever met!

Some rescues will rehome to peole with apartments. I know the one I volunteer for Kerry Greyhound Rescue will consider apartments. It looks at the person and their environment as a whole. Apologies for dragging this thread back to greyhounds.

[westies4ever]

Originally Posted by misschoo

Hi I own a Westie & I live in an apartment and my dog gets on fine in the apartment!! It's not correct to generalise Westies barking alot etc..... all dogs bark whatever the breed!

A point to note about rescues - I am looking to get another dog myself and would prefer to go down the rescue route but Rescues absolutely will not entertain me as I do not have a garden! I think this is very unfair as I walk my dog fisrt thing in the morning, at lunch time, when I get home from work & again last thing at night - hail rain or snow!

So don't rule out a Westie - my dog is the most loyal, faithful little thing I have ever met!

Don't get me wrong - its got nothing to do with whether or not they are loyal or faithful. I know and love the breed very well.

I love westies, I wouldnt have another breed about me - I have two and have had them for years (the clue is in my name). Fair play to you for walking yours four times a day but thats a huge commitment and most people are not going to be able to do that.

They do bark - anyone comes around they are going to let you know - in an apartment with people passing your door regularly, I dont know how that works.

They are originally bred as working dogs - they are not lapdogs and they like nothing more than to be outside in the garden rooting around, digging, chasing anything that moves etc etc. I dont feel lead walking satisifies all their natural instincts.

I just feel a more 'lazy' type dog is more suited to an apartment.

http://www.officialwestieguide.com/w...-white-terrier

[brianrcarney]

OP did you get something? I am wanting to get apt dog too and after reading the love for greyhounds / lurchers it has been a little infectious... anyone know who will let apt dweller adopt?

[Inexile]

Originally Posted by brianrcarney

OP did you get something? I am wanting to get apt dog too and after reading the love for greyhounds / lurchers it has been a little infectious... anyone know who will let apt dweller adopt?

As I said above Kerry Grehound Connection (KGC) will consider applications from people living in apartments. Look at the website www.kerrygreyhrounds.ie. Some of the dogs on the site are now be in the UK and will not be available. However, KGC have a number of hounds currently in kennels and foster in Kerry and surrounding area so there is a lot of choice. KGC will rehome throughout Ireland.

[sensibleken]

Originally Posted by brianrcarney

OP did you get something? I am wanting to get apt dog too and after reading the love for greyhounds / lurchers it has been a little infectious... anyone know who will let apt dweller adopt?

we have an apartment and we got ours from http://www.orchardgreyhoundsanctuary.com/

[shane1990]

i have a whippet in my appartment an hes great he sits around all day he so laid back i would reccomend them too anyone

[username123]

Originally Posted by shane1990

i have a whippet in my appartment an hes great he sits around all day he so laid back i would reccomend them too anyone

Aw - please post a whippety pic!

[ShaShaBear]

Unfortunately most of the smaller dogs have a ridiculous amount of health problems, or are prone to the Big Man complex of yapping at everything a breeze touches.
I shudder to think of the possibility of a poor Pug bitch trying to give birth to a Beagle's puppies And then for someone to give them a name and try to sell them as a Pedigree!!! With the health problems a Pug suffers from, and the powerhouse in a Beagle that could probably supply the North-East with electricity, your GF must be basing her doggie choices on looks alone
Now, wanting your dog to look a certain way is absolutely fine - don't get me wrong! But in considering that obviously neither of you want to be out the price of that Bulldog you can't afford on vet bills alone, and neither of you want a high-strung, defiant or high-energy dog, most of the little babies are out

I would agree with staffie/greyhound/lurcher/whippet. I find the greys quite elegant, although they are a bit of an acquired taste to look at
My mate has two basset hounds in a ground floor apartment, and all they do is sleep and cuddle. But again, health problems galore! And they are akin to greys in that I imagine your OH would have a similar problem with appearance