#1procrastinator's Profile

I have heard wonderful things about greyhounds and Italian greyhounds being great apartment dogs. The best generic advice I can provide is to go through a rescue organization for whatever breed of dog you adopt. Whether the rescue is breed-specific or generic, most of their dogs will be in foster homes that can give you important information regarding temperament, tolerance of children, food guarding, energy level etc. If you do decide to buy from a breeder, please do your due diligence to make sure the breeder is doing appropriate genetic tests on dogs in the breeding program. He/she should also clearly take excellent care of his/her own dogs, screen potential adoptive homes/show concern about where the pups are being placed, participate in 'matching' pups with prospective owners, have litters of puppies pretty infrequently and be knowledgeable about the 'fates' of puppies from previous litters (pretty common sense stuff).

I love the abundance of natural light throughout the house and great furniture collection. Also have to say - love seeing your beautiful aussie pup in some of the photos too!

I'm a big fan of crating and my dog learned to love / be comfortable in his crate when he was a puppy while we were at work or sleeping. His crate was definitely an eyesore in the corner of our living room, and covering part of it with a sheet didn't exactly improve the look. Thank GOODNESS he is much more trustworthy now at 16 months old and we were able to store his crate in our attic:)
I know this is a design site...but can't help but throw in my 2 cents on doggy homes....Are you walking or running with your dog several times a day? (backyard roaming all day doesn't count) Does your dog have adequate time to spend with it's family? Do you ever bring him to 'doggy daycare'? All of these things can have a major impact on a dogs indoor energy level and could drastically improve their behavior with you and your kids.