Can a doberman live in an apartment??

Question

My apartment rules permit a doberman and space is not a prob it is big enough ,and am ready to jog it daily. But after the dobe is about 5months it will have to stay alone for about 6hrs....think it can do well???. ADVICE PLEASE!!

Answer 1

Yes. BUT!

you have to run with it, or take it to a dog park to run around for at LEAST an hour. and the alone thing, thats fine, but leave a radio on, but not blasting, enough to hear it, and enough incase it wants to sleep, its low.
And have a pretty strong kid, about 13+ in the apartment come in and walk it for awhile, and play with it for a bit. and pay him/her something like 5 bucks a day. thats like 25 bucks every 5 days, and its a hell lot cheaper than doggie day care.
But, you should at least take him to a doggie day care 1-2 times a week incase you have to work longer or no-one can take him out. or just give it some extra interaction. so it wont go bored out of its mind.

Also, buy a kong. A kong it this tubey thing, with 2 holes on both sides, one bigger than the other, and you put things like a ton of peanut butter, dog food, doggie treats, cream cheese, cheese, ham, and anything in the fridge. And stuff it, and the dog will try for hours and hours to get it out. It only takes my dobie about 15 mins to get it out, it just depends. You can buy a machine thing that keeps about 3 large kongs in it, and you set it on a timer to when you want it to release a kong, and it gives your dobie something to do mentally, and phisically.http://www.kongcompany.com/

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And for training or ANY problems you could E-mail me any time at all. I can help you over the internet with it so you dont have to spend money on looking for help. I really dont mind. I love helping people, and i know lots about dobermans i can write a book! so be free to E-mail me if you need more help.=]

Answer 2

Okay, I don't know how easy it will be for you to convince a good Dobe breeder that you have the best home for one of their dogs. If you can, than a Dob with a good sound temperament can do well inside in a large apartment if you are very athletic and committed to walking etc. Dobes can be calm and elegant in their movement and not run around breaking and knocking over everything in your apartment. But puppies can be rambunctious, just like 4-7 year old kids can be, and they can run around and toss everything on the floor in pieces, simply because of the size.

I know how it is to dream of a given breed and envision yourself walking or running with that breed. One idea might be to contact some good Doberman people and in looking for a puppy mention (if it is something you would consider) taking an adult, or even taking an adult while you are waiting for a puppy to be born so you have a dog to work with while you wait. You could even leave a deposit on a puppy and borrow an adult for a few months and see how it works out. The thing you need most with a large breed in an apartment is a level headed dog. Some Dobe lines are wonderfully level headed and not overly wild, and some are wild even though they are level headed, and some are a bit nervous and not suited for an apartment. These things run in different lines (families) and in a small space they become extremely important.

Answer 3

Will do okay in an apartment if sufficiently exercised, but does best with at least an average-sized yard. Dobes are very cold sensitive and are not an outside dog. So will you be quich enough to notice any strange behaviors when it is kept alone at home? Becausr it is very important to teach your dog the right temperament when it is young, and because you are not home all the time, how can you teach your dog, needless to say, to feed it?

Answer 4

With the exercising you're describing, it easily is plausible to have a dobie in an apt. the priority will be searching an apt. complicated which will assist you to have one. Such apts do exist, yet many now have breed regulations on distinct canines breeds. that's advisable to study that issue in the realm the position you stay and evaluate the position you may ultimately bypass to besides. possessing a Doberman can a great deal slender your thoughts of the position to stay if you're an homestead dweller. In my State, that's even complicated to have a Doberman in a lot of houses, even once you own one, because of resources vendors coverage regulations or community regulations.

Answer 5

A doberman can do fine in an apt. As long as you spend a lot of time out side with it when you are home. It can do just fine at home alone for 6 hours if you train it. Crate training is a good method. I used to be against it untill I found out how to properly crate train a dog. It's a great method if your dog gets too hyper and tears things up while your not home. Go to your local pet store and see if you can talk to a dog breeder and get them to explain how to crate train your dog and it should be just fine.

Answer 6

Dobermans are very active dogs.This in itself doesn't preclude you having one in your apartment but it does mean that you will need to exercise it more than once a day-apart from letting it out to do its poops and pees when necessary.
If you're leaving it for 6 hours you'll need to tire it out before leaving and you'll find it ready to go again as soon as you get home-that means in good weather or bad and regardless if there's still light left in the day or it's pitch dark.
Better still find a friendly neighbor/fellow dog owner and see if you can arrange for them to pop into your apartment midway through your absence and take the dog out-if only for 15/20 minutes.That will break up the day for the dog and reduce its level of boredom.

Answer 7

I have three dogs and three cats and if it rains or it is to hot I have left them in the house until I returned from shopping. I never left them for six hours. My pets get along real well and keep each other company. I believe it would be much tougher for a dog alone, he or she would get very bored. Leave the television on, that helps, our cats watch animal planet and we have a video of an aquarium. Dogs need toys, especially chew toys to keep them busy. It can be done, but you have to be very patient and train your dog well. You may want to leave the dog alone for two hours and return, if you can video tape the dog during your absence you can see how well he is doing. With patience, love and enough exercise it can work. Good Luck.

Answer 8

You shoul really think about an older dobie and not a puppy. However I don't know if doberman rescues would allow you to adopt because of being in an apartment.

Answer 9

I have a house in the city and my big dog is so bored it runs out the door every time it is opened and she got hit by a car and now she has calm down alot but only b/c she is hurting. She is our baby and we take her to the country any chance we get to run but that is not enough. And we let her outside all day if it is nice, she loves it outside but she would rather be able to run. So no I would not get a big dog in the apartment .

Answer 10

At that age, you may want someone to sit with your puppy. If your puppy were actually a fully-grown, fully trained dog, 6 hours wouldn't be a huge problem. But right now, he needs someone to teach him about where to do his business and probably about chewing things: He will be teething soon, which means anything that's chewable is going to get chewed.