Lots of dog breeds with anything but the lowest of maintenance needs. I would love to have one but know the fur in my house would drive me up the wall.
I don’t mind hair everywhere (although I wouldn’t get a dog with long fur because they overheat so easily) but I don’t understand how people who don’t live on a ranch take care of herding breeds. Australian cattle dogs are really popular in New York City but I would never dare to get one in an apartment. It was hard enough to have a dog with a strong prey drive - he could not be off-leash anywhere without a tall fence and double-layer gates, and he would forget that he was on a leash and take off at full speed whenever he saw a squirrel. I admit I envied the people with guarding breeds a little - my sister’s pit bull mix looked like a crossbreed between a crocodile and a pig but that dog just followed my sister everywhere, even indoors, leash or no leash.
Lots of dog breeds with anything but the lowest of maintenance needs. I would love to have one but know the fur in my house would drive me up the wall.
I don’t mind hair everywhere (although I wouldn’t get a dog with long fur because they overheat so easily) but I don’t understand how people who don’t live on a ranch take care of herding breeds. Australian cattle dogs are really popular in New York City but I would never dare to get one in an apartment. It was hard enough to have a dog with a strong prey drive - he could not be off-leash anywhere without a tall fence and double-layer gates, and he would forget that he was on a leash and take off at full speed whenever he saw a squirrel. I admit I envied the people with guarding breeds a little - my sister’s pit bull mix looked like a crossbreed between a crocodile and a pig but that dog just followed my sister everywhere, even indoors, leash or no leash.
Australian cattle dogs… in NYC? People are so dumb when it comes to dog breeds. What poor dogs.
I’m guessing they must walk them constantly? Like, otherwise your apartment gets trashed.