Top 10 dogs for apartments, let’s start from the bottom of the top 10
Keywords: apartment-friendly dog breeds, best dogs for small apartments, Basenji apartment dog, Beagle apartment pet, Border Collie apartment suitability
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobse
Publication (Outlet/Website): College Rentals
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2017/12/17
Number 10 on my list is the Basenji. An awesome dog with lots of energy. A nice, compact dog for indoor folks such as ourselves. The coat is actually short and that is a big help while in an apartment. It is a good average starter dog for those without a lot of experience with dogs in their own place but still who love dogs to pieces.
Number 9 has to be the Beagle. What’s not to like? Small, cuddly, small coat, and almost looks like it was evolved for the indoors student. Not as excitable as a Basenji mind you, but, hey, maybe that’s your style.
The number 8 for me is the Border Collie. A friend of mine had two as a kid and they have a special place in my heart. They represent a dog for a small family, but have the levels of energy, cuddliness, and simply lovability of someone able to give them what it needs: food, water, and love.
7 is the Boston Terrier. “Terrifying,” said no predator, or prey for that matter, animal, ever. But cute indeed, and indoors, definitely more indeed. They’re only a slightly above a foot in height and weigh about 20 pounds on average. It is chaseable, feedable, and cuddleable. Get one!
Next to 6 is the Bulldog. Their hair is short, which is good for me because I am super, duper finicky about hair from dogs. It is unnecessary extra work, right? Then they’re tinier and weigh less, so there is a literally less surface area for hair to fall off of…I’m just sayin’. But! They won’t cause much trouble and are like the not-tough-looking but trying to be the tough kid in elementary school. They’re great.
5! Phew, already halfway there. I will make this almost an honorable mention because of their Taco Bell fame through the commercials: Chihuahuas. Pretty much the kind of dog that is like the car you first buy by saving money on the paint, so you go all white. Literally only a half to a ¾ foot tall and less then 10 pounds, tops. These dogs are built to be indoors because exactly everything outside could potentially kill them. They need protection, food, love…and did I mention your admiration for how they even survived this long?
Number 4 for me is one of the curveballs, but I did do some of the research and the Brussels Griffon is a cool dog. It is something of note to me because of the stature of such a small animal. They have a puff on their face that looks like a fur explosion from there nose outward. No joke, be Millennial, Google it. They are for those with a smaller dog preference with only an average amount of energy.
On the way to the top now with the top 3, I have to go with the Chow Chow. One: the name; if people ask, you can say, “Oh, that’s Mow-Mow. He’s my Chow Chow.” Two, or if you don’t want to have fun that way with the adorable little pup, you could keep in mind their obedience, reasonable energy, and decent – did I say cuddleable? – size.
Number 2, and I won’t cop out with a tie, I love the Daschund – which is a little nobler in tone than the “Wiener Dog.” It is a lovely dog, loyal, somewhat bright, and hysterical when it runs around the house. They won’t leave too much fur around and they are tiny, only 5 to 9 inches at the shoulder, so you could, technically if this is a concern, save money on their food bill.
The top spot dog for an apartment. The lab, I have a chocolate lab, which is a special item in my own heart because he is way, way, oversized at 110-130lbs depending on his patterns of hungry. I call him “Lunchbox,” affectionately. He is old and falling apart. But he’s been a fabulous investment.
Built to love and last. They come in multiple colors too, which is helpful and can be a good thing if you’re picky about the coloring of the pup. He makes life bright at the price of food, water, and some petting. Easy to maintain, good for big and small apartments, and very easy to train and manage as a pet. Nothing wrong with them, really.
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