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Thinking of getting a Dog. Anonymous
My sister wants to get a dog. We live in a fairly small 2 bedroom apartment though. She hears Puggles are good apartment dogs but frankly, I think they're ugly as shit. The other problem is that they are freaking expensive. Despite that, I hear they don't have many health problems and they generally aren't yippy little bastards like so many others but of course that depends on the dog.

Personally, I'd be just as happy getting a nice cat but my sister hates cats but does /an/ have any ideas or opinions on a good apartment pet?
>> Anonymous
be aware a pug puppy will wear you out.

its energy is like 5 puppies in one
>> Anonymous
Fish.

If you live in an apartment with no garden, don't get a dog- they need to be taken outside to pee, and I'm sure you don't want to have to carry it up/down x number of stairs and then have to hang around until it's done.
>> Anonymous
Probably the easiest to care for, the least noisy, and cleanest pet I have in my apartment is my tarantula.

That being said, a smaller dog isn't necessarily a better pet for a small place. No matter how big the dog is, you're going to need to take it for walks daily (possibly multiple times each day, depending on how energetic the dog is). Yes, there are people who have dogs in their apartments which they don't take for daily walks. Those are not good pet owners.

Any small dog can end up being yippy and annoying depending on their training. Whatever dog you get, you need to take it to training classes as early as possible, and keep going to them through the dogs life, until you have an animal that both you and any other people who may have to interact with it can be happy with.

I like pugs, and if you get a dog that came from a reputable breeder and take care of it properly, then the health problems aren't as bad as some people think. But, I think the ideal thing to do is go to rescue agencies to get a dog. You can go to local shelters (which can be risky, you really don't know anything about the dog) or there are a lot of purebred dog rescue organizations out there. Those groups usually have people who have fostered their dogs for a while first, and know a bit more about their personality and often their history.

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>> portholeofevil
Getting a dog should be expensive. Avoid people who are selling their purebred dogs that they bred themselves for several hundred dollars. When you get a rescue dog, however, you're getting a dog that's up to date on all its shots and been neutered or spayed. Getting all that done is pricey (and you'd probably have to pay for it all yourself if you buy a dog from a breeder). So, when you look at rescue dogs and find that the adoption fee looks a little steep, keep that in mind.

But, whatever pet you decide to get, read up on it a lot before you ever even go looking for one. Get books about the breed you want, and books on training (or, there's plenty of resources on the net that are a thousand times better than asking people on a message board). Find a vet you'll want to use, find a place that offers training lessons (large chain pet stores often do for very reasonable prices). Get an idea of how much money and time you'll need to spend on your new pet (you're going to spend several hundred dollars on a dog in the first few months you get one. More if you get a puppy). Read up on puppy mills so you can learn how to avoid them.
>> Anonymous
Look on petfinder for puggles in shelters in your area- far cheaper and just as good of a dog.
>> Anonymous
"Getting all that done is pricey "

Wth, i've bought both my dogs from the shelter for under $200
>> #fortune Anonymous
do it faggot
>> Anonymous
>>128479
he means if you didn't get it from a shelter that helps pay for it, fucktard