Are there any big dog breeds that tend to not need/want lots of exercise? I live in an apartment?

I live in an apartment. I have not made a decision to get another dog yet, I am just doing some hypothetical research.My fiance loves big dogs. But we can't have a furry one like that here in Arizona.

We currently have a yorkie (or yorkie poodle, not sure if he's a mix) and he's lonely. He used to have doggie friends at my parents house, where he stayed for almost a year. Now he is looking for some companionship, but I know my fiance wouldn't want another small dog.

So, are there any large dog breeds that would be happy in an apartment? I know that I wouldn't want to bring a dog into a situation that isn't good for it, so I wouldn't get a dog until I'm sure its the right thing for all of us, including the new dog. Asked by MrsOrangeNikki 40 months ago Similar questions: big dog breeds tend lots exercise live apartment Pets > Dogs.

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My favorite large dog is a Bernese Mountain Dog. They really do not require very much exercise. However, the heavy coat would probably not be good in Arizona, like you said about the Husky.

Huskies are more energetic though and the Bernese could be inside most of the time. You could take him for walks when it is not too hot in the morning or evening. Bernese are good with other dogs and love children, in case there are any plans on the horizon :-) They are gentle and cheerful animals.

They love to be with people and not left alone too much, so I hope you would be home most of the time. I applaud you for thinking this through thoroughly before getting another dog. It is a big step as you know and I think it is great that you are being so cautious.

These dogs are highly intelligent and easy to train. All in all, they are wonderful dogs. I am just not sure about the thick coat.

I cannot off hand think of any short-haired large dogs that are not high energy. I would recommend checking the shelters and rescue sites of course. There are rescues for all breeds of dogs, and you would have the intense satisfaction of saving a dog's life.

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I would strongly advise against getting any big dog if you're in a small space. All big dogs really do need to have access to a big space to be able to stretch their legs twice in a while. The way it works is that the playing that the yorkie can do in your living room takes the big dog half an acre.

Plus, big dog = big poo. Perhaps if you and or your fiancee are not prejudiced, you could go to the shelter and get a kitten. If raised together, dogs and cats make great friends.

And cats won't eat you out of house and home (or eat your house and home, if they get bored) .

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He didn't like to go for walks or play with a ball. He was great, real lay back. But of course he did shed mountains of hair.

He had to be groomed. He was gorgeous. , just like lassie.

Now I have a the other end of the spectrum, a border collie. He is all about running, playing and be busy all the time.

The Labrador Retriever A great dog to have! .

Bernese, greyhounds, great danes, and mutts would work, but training is the most important factor. Personally, I think a Great Dane and a Yorkie would make a great pair. Imagine the looks when you walked down the street together.

Great Danes are usually (not always) very calm and gentle. Some people are surprised to find that they make great apartment dogs. They do need exercise, and a puppy of any breed will have puppy moments, but for the most part they just like to lie around and look pretty.

dogbreedinfo.com/greatdane.htm Greyhounds I have met have been very docile and manageable. I know of several people who have greyhouds in apartments with no trouble. They can run around fast outdoors, but then they are content to lie on the couch for the rest of the day.It would be best if you had an off-leash park nearby to exercise a greyhound.

dogbreedinfo.com/greyhound.htm adopt-a-greyhound.org/ Bernese Mountain Dogs are a personal favorite of mine. I keep meeting them at the off-leash parks, and I am always tempted to steal one. Every Bernese I’ve met was very sweet and manageble, although I know of two that are too shy to approach strangers.

They like to go for a walk, but they are not overly rambunctious (outside of the puppy period). They like to keep a family together, and a Bernese would look out for your Yorkie, protecting him and keeping him herded up. Just recently, my volunteer group rescued a Bernese who had been living in the woods for seven weeks, too shy to let anyone catch her.

Once she was reunited with her family, she was the perfect, trouble-free pet again. (You can read all about Sophie here: http://www.missingpetpartnership.org/seattlepethunters-sophie.php ) This dog breed guide says that Bernese do not make good apartment dogs. Having never owned one, I can’t really argue, but the Bernese I’ve known seemed like they would be suitable for an apartment.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/bernesemountain.htm Finally, many shelter mutts would work well for an apartment. My mutts would not. Each dog alone has been a handful, and the three of them together would have destroyed an apartment if left unattended for two minutes.

They are retriever mixes, and they need lots of exercise. Even though they sleep over twenty hours a day, they can do a lot of damage in four hours. Now that the puppy is three years old, I think they could stay in an apartment just fine without destroying it, but Tess, the one on the right in the picture, has issues with strangers, and she would bark her head off at any strange sound, drawing complaints from the neighbors.

However, even though my mutts would not make good apartment dogs, other mutts would. Many shelter dogs are very close to purebred Great Danes, greyhounds, and Bernese Moutain Dogs, but with a color variation or some irregularity that prevents them from beign valuable show dogs or breeding stock. These "flaws" can make them even better as pets.

Often, with a mixed breed, you get some of the characteristics of the dominant breed, with a little mellowing and perhaps more robust health. You can’t always tell by looking at them. You need to spend a little time with a dog to know how he would react to apartment life.

The same goes for purebreds, though. Just because the breed would usually be suitable for apartment life, that is no guarantee that yours would. Whichever dog you picked, you would be taking a gamble that he could live in an apartment.

Many breeders and many rescue organizations would not let you adopt a dog if you live in an apartment. Many state right on their web sites that you must have a fenced yard and that a repesentative of the agency has to visit your home and approve it. You may find your choices restricted to animal shelters or breeders with lax rules--not always a good sign.

Your odds of having a happy dog in an apartment would be greatly increased through the proper training. I did not train my dogs for apartment living, but I like a bit of boisterousness. Now that my three dogs have trained me on the proper way to train a dog--and how NOT to train a dog--I feel confident that I could take almost any dog from the shelter and train him to live quietly and peacefully in an apartment.

Some dogs would take a little work, and some dogs would take a lot of work. I have gotten the biggest payback, in terms of time spent training, by rewarding dogs for doing absolutely nothing. Most dog problems arise when dogs are inadvertently rewarded for misbehaving.

Even if you scold a dog for being disruptive or destructive, the attention you give is a reward to the dog. When I first got Porter, he drove me crazy, and I was just on the verge of returning him to the shelter as an unredeemable scoundrel. I couldn’t bring myself to do it, though.

Somewhere, I think online, I read about the trick of rewarding your dog for doing nothing. It took a long tme for Porter to finally just do nothing, but I ignored him until he sat calmly, and then I praised him and petted him. After a few times doing this, he was completely transformed.

We still had a lot of training to do, but this little secret unlocked a sweet and gentle personality. If I had forced him to behave, I would still be battling a monster to this day. Not getting another dog might be the best option, if you don’t have the time to invest in training.

If you do get a second dog, I think training would play a greater role than breed. Good luck. --pseudotsuga.

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