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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear you OP. I live in a condo and most of my neighbors have dogs, and not just dogs, but big dogs! Labs, labradoodles, sheepdogs (or maybe sheepadoodles?), golden retrievers, and at least one pitbull. I don't know why they get such big dogs in small condos, especially the owners who travel a lot for work. [/quote]

The big, energetic dogs in small apartment thing seems cruel to me. Some dogs are low energy and don't need a lot of space and make good apartment dogs. But yes, I see people with labs and retriever's in apartments all the time. And they are young dogs. It's just not a good fit.[/quote]

I used to think that, but I have a young Golden in a 1200 sq ft apartment in the city and now I think "space" is basically a cop out for lazy owners who think a backyard and big house is a substitute for walks and vigorous exercise. My dog goes out for about 3 hours of exercise a day, including walks and dog park. He's in amazing shape and spends most of his time at home sleeping and resting. Very well behaved and he is a very spoiled dog. Is it a huge time commitment? Yes! Does it suck going out in the rain/snow/heat/whatever because you have to and you'd rather stay inside? Of course. Do you have to plan around travel and make finding a sitter a priority? Yes, but he is happy to go to his sitter friend's house too. These are all things you have to do for your dog when you make the commitment to get one, but we do them because it is worth it for us. I assure you, if you care for your dogs needs like this it is far from a "cruel" existence they're not in the burbs. [/quote]

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