10,460 answers about dogs
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Yes, a Finnish Lapphund can live happily in an apartment if its owner handles the breed's two famous traits head-on: a strong herding bark that needs early training, and a profuse double coat that sheds heavily in season. Underneath both sits a friendly, moderate-energy spitz that loves its people and settles indoors…
Yes, a Danish-Swedish Farmdog can live happily in an apartment, because this small, versatile Scandinavian farm dog combines lively outdoor energy with a genuine off-switch indoors, and its compact size suits flat living well. Give it a day built from a couple of real walks, play, and something to figure out, and…
A Catahoula Leopard Dog can live in an apartment only in exceptional circumstances, because this intense Louisiana working breed needs hours of physical work, a real job, and experienced handling that a small indoor space makes very hard to deliver. A committed owner who runs, hikes, or works the dog daily and invests…
Yes, a Cardigan Welsh Corgi can live happily in an apartment, because this sturdy, long-tailed herding dog is moderate in its exercise needs and deeply people-focused, settling well indoors after a proper walk and some mental work. The honest cautions are a surprisingly big bark for the dog's size, heavy seasonal…
Yes, a Biewer Terrier is one of the easiest breeds to keep happily in an apartment, because this tiny, tri-coloured toy terrier was developed as a companion and can meet much of its exercise need with indoor play plus short outings. The watch-outs are an alert little bark that carries in a quiet building, a long silky…
Yes, a Berger Picard can live happily in an apartment if its owner delivers the exercise, training, and company this rough-coated French herding breed expects, because a Picard is energetic outdoors and gratifyingly settled indoors once its needs are met. The friction points are a stubborn, independent streak that…
Yes, a Bergamasco Sheepdog can live happily in an apartment more readily than many herding breeds, because beneath that extraordinary matted coat sits a calm, patient dog that settles well indoors once it has had a proper walk and time with its people. The real apartment questions are space for a large dog to stretch…
Yes, a Belgian Tervuren can live happily in an apartment, but only with an owner who treats exercise and training as the main event of every day, because this is an intense, athletic herding dog that happens to sleep indoors. Plan on long morning work before you leave, a midday outlet, and training, fetch, or a dog…
Yes, a Bearded Collie can live happily in an apartment, provided its substantial exercise and company needs are met outside the front door. Apartment life succeeds or fails on routine rather than square footage, because this bouncy Scottish herding breed needs around one and a half to two hours of activity daily, plus…
Yes, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeens are generally very good with other dogs, because centuries of hunting and living in packs made sociability a job requirement. A typical PBGV is confident, playful, and quick to invite games, and most take a second dog in the household completely in stride. Its boldness occasionally…
Yes, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeens are generally good with children, and the breed's extroverted, clownish cheerfulness makes it a natural family companion. A PBGV is small but notably sturdy, happy-go-lucky rather than delicate, and usually delighted to be included in children's games and expeditions. The watchpoints…
Yes, Grand Basset Griffon Vendeens are among the most reliably dog-friendly of breeds, because they were developed to hunt and live in packs. A Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen typically greets other dogs with easy, social confidence and is used to sharing space and attention in the way kennel-raised pack hounds learn…
Yes, Grand Basset Griffon Vendeens are generally good with children, and their merry, tolerant, pack-minded temperament suits family life well. This sturdy, rough-coated hound tends to enjoy the noise and activity of a busy household rather than being unsettled by it, usually treating children as extra members of its…
Honestly, a Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen is one of the harder choices for a first-time owner, though not an impossible one. This tall French scent hound was bred to follow its nose across rough country with minimal direction, and that independence shows up in training as selective hearing, especially outdoors.…
Danish-Swedish Farmdogs are usually good with other dogs and can live peacefully with cats they are raised with, but small prey animals are the exception that needs honest flagging. This breed worked as a farm ratter, and that hunting instinct toward hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, and free-roaming birds can switch on…
Yes, Danish-Swedish Farmdogs are generally good with children, and their playful, sturdy, people-loving nature makes them a popular small family dog in Scandinavia. They are big enough not to be fragile, small enough not to bowl toddlers over easily, and usually keen to join games rather than watch them. The match…
Yes, a Danish-Swedish Farmdog is one of the more forgiving choices for a first-time owner, because the breed is eager to please, quick to learn routines, and strongly motivated by food and praise. Short, cheerful sessions beat drills, since this bright farm dog bores quickly and starts inventing variations when the…
Chow Chows are generally among the least suitable breeds for a household with a baby on the way, and honest guidance has to say so: this is an aloof, territorial breed with limited tolerance for unpredictable handling, crowded personal space and being disturbed. A Chow may guard its resting place and food, react badly…
Shiba Inus are a nuanced choice for a household expecting a baby: their independence means they are less likely than clingy breeds to be jealous or distressed by your divided attention, but their low tolerance for being grabbed, crowded or disturbed makes the toddler years the real challenge. A Shiba typically ignores…
Italian Greyhounds are one of the most challenging breeds for a household expecting a baby, because their fragility, anxiety and intense clinginess all collide with what a baby changes. The dog's fine bones can be injured by a falling toddler or a dropped cuddle, the breed is easily stressed by crying and visitor…
Bichon Frises are a good choice for many households expecting a baby, because they are merry, sociable dogs who generally welcome new family members and adapt cheerfully to changed routines. A Bichon is large enough to be less fragile than the toy breeds yet small enough to manage easily, and the breed's low-shedding…
Shetland Sheepdogs can suit a household with a baby on the way, but they ask more emotional preparation than most breeds, because Shelties are noise-sensitive, reserved with strangers and prone to herding and barking when life gets hectic. A Sheltie may find a baby's crying genuinely stressful, react vocally to the…
Bernese Mountain Dogs are often excellent in temperament for a household expecting a baby, being patient, steady and devoted to their families, including its smallest and newest members. The challenges are all physical: a giant dog can knock over a bouncer or a toddling child without noticing, produces heroic…
Boston Terriers are a good choice for a household with a baby on the way, because they are friendly, people-focused and moderate in almost every demand they make on a busy family. A Boston's exercise needs are achievable during the newborn months, the breed is generally tolerant and playful with children, and its…
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