apartments and dogs

[no name 1]

I have to say, for a multifamily living environment, cats are the only way to go. I've never heard the neighbour's cat yapping while they are away. A barking dog is damn annoying.

PLenty of people have dogs that don't bark during the day.

My parents have a pretty big yard and our dogs choose to sleep all day in the garage in their bed. They don't even come outside to pee, they wait until someone is home and then do it in the house. They're very obedient.

[PlatyPius 5]

I have to say, for a multifamily living environment, cats are the only way to go. I've never heard the neighbour's cat yapping while they are away. A barking dog is damn annoying.

PLenty of people have dogs that don't bark during the day.

Plenty of people have wives that do.

mawilson is now my new hero.

People get rid of dogs for barking all the time....

[Ban Hammer 13,644]

I have to say, for a multifamily living environment, cats are the only way to go. I've never heard the neighbour's cat yapping while they are away. A barking dog is damn annoying.

PLenty of people have dogs that don't bark during the day.

Plenty of people have wives that do.

mawilson is now my new hero.

People get rid of dogs for barking all the time....

but when a wife does it she gets a fur coat

[Miranda&James 8]

I have to say, for a multifamily living environment, cats are the only way to go. I've never heard the neighbour's cat yapping while they are away. A barking dog is damn annoying.

I rather have a cat than a dog at least they dont bark.

With the cats, I'm paranoid that we'll get noise complaints from the downstairs neighbors from them running up and down the hallway all the time. I'm not sure whether you can hear the pitter-patter from below.

I have a kitty that definitely has bursts of energy (she is a wild thing!) and had her in an apartment previously, but never got any noise complaints. The lady who lived below me was MORE than willing to let me know if I made any excess noise (funny stories go along with that!) and I am sure if my kitty had ever been a problem when I was away she would have mentioned it. So, if I were you I wouldn't worry too much about the kitty unless said kitty weighs 30 pounds and likes to jump up and down My kitty is a decent size and likes to jump off furniture frequently as well, so I am sure she made some noise, but it was never enough to cause a problem.

I think a lot of people with dogs tend to tune out the barking after a time. I know my good friend brought her dog (along with her loud bark) to our apartment once and seemed oblivious when her dog began barking until we told her she needed to tell the dog to hush. She said she just tunes it out. Our neighbors have had more than enough warning though to stop their dog barking (and it is yapping as I speak) and they seem to not care whatsoever. Unfortunately our animal services won't issue citations, and we do not want to get into anything legal, but it makes me so mad. Dog owners should be responsible for their animal and the noise it causes because it can seriously disrupt the happiness and peace of mind of those living around them. I can't even nap in my house in the day without earplugs (which I don't like to wear for safeties sake - I'd prefer to hear a burglar coming thank you very much) because the dog will be barking.