Adopting a dog

[Abandon]

Vicious as fuck

[Rocl]

get a beagle or a daschund.

also make sure you adopt an abused dog and wake it up in the middle of the night with your face press closed against your dog's, then when it reacts negatively hit with a water bottle

[Deejay]

Well, I rent the house from a family member so I don't see myself leaving anytime soon. I'm pretty sure that i'm going to find a suitable chocolate lab pup. I just need to find the right dog.

[AoE]

get a beagle or a daschund.

also make sure you adopt an abused dog and wake it up in the middle of the night with your face press closed against your dog's, then when it reacts negatively hit with a water bottle

Loooooooooooooooooooool!

[Tajin]

Get ready to get your house raped if you get a Lab and he is left alone for 30+ minutes.

[Abandon]

or, you can train your dog not rip the house apart. not once did my lab tear the house up after we left, and we had him for 14 years.

[Cassalot]

I think about every dog has separation anxiety. Tearing up the house is a little extreme though!

[Plow]

my ex's yorkie would get so excited when I came home that her little lungs couldn't handle it and she'd start sneezing like mad

[Brill Weave]

I think about every dog has separation anxiety. Tearing up the house is a little extreme though!

My dog has severe separation anxiety. But he never destroys anything. He just sits on the couch the entire time we're gone staring out the bay window waiting for us to get back.

[Ratatapa]

That's sad

[Lenus]

What made that ep even sadder was the music they played there at the end too. But CN payed the shit out of that episode, seemed like it was always on, then the makers of futurrama had to go and make the ending a moot point with the newer seasons, oh hey he actually lived happily with a clone of yours.

[jinkazama]

I know it all depends on the dog and the training but I have a mini aussie who fucking loves cats and is the most intelligent dog I've ever seen. They do well in a town house/apartment with moderate walking. They're not short coated like you mentioned, but I myself live in FL and he doesnt seem to mind it too bad.

Puppy... always start with a puppy when getting them adjusted to cats. Brought my wifes corgi over to my parents house and he tried to eat the damn cats I thought and no amount of restriction would get him to stop hating them, but my aussie was introduced to them as a puppy and loves them now.

[Fievel]

My dog has severe separation anxiety. But he never destroys anything. He just sits on the couch the entire time we're gone staring out the bay window waiting for us to get back.

I'm starting to think this is a pit bull thing, I know all dogs do it to a degree, but every pit owner I know has a similar story to yours. Mine will just lay by the door staring at it whining, sighing, and shaking until we get back. lol

[AoE]

[Ksandra]

Didn't read all the posts, so sorry if I parrot what others might have said. I know bg is all PitBull humpers but they aren't the only good breed out there. Every shelter dog needs a home, don't be closed boxed into a certain breed. I do actually think any kind of lab is a really good breed to have with cats. And I actually suggest if you're will to, don't get a puppy as long as you find an older dog without too many issues. Cats hate dogs because the dog is often all up in their face. An older dog will be much calmer around cats, and in my experience labs are really calm with cats. The also tend to not be biters (this is not just an issue with pits). you said you wanted a smaller dog, but believe it or not the bigger the dog is often the better. A lot of little dogs were breed for herding, so tend to be rather nippy. Bigger dogs also tend to have less health issues, too.

sorry for any typos. Internet went down in my house, so I'm typing on my phone.

[chiyio]

Every shelter dog needs a home, don't be closed boxed into a certain breed.

Great advice. I foster dogs with an organization here that adopts them out, and the number of dogs that need a home is insane (it's a little heart breaking, and I don't even really like dogs that much, heh). Also, if you want a pit, if your area is anything like mine the shelter will be FULL of them. Between backyard breeders and people who just abandon their dog, every time we go to pick out a new foster there are two or three pits for every other single dog.

I'd look for an organization that fosters dogs and has events to adopt them out. They will usually have a ton of information about each dog because the foster parents will write a bio about it.

[TacoTaru]

You could avoid losing your belongings while you at work by just kenneling your dog. It's not like they see it as punishment as long as you don't treat it that way; my dogs actually like their kennels.

[Tajin]

You could avoid losing your belongings while you at work by just kenneling your dog. It's not like they see it as punishment as long as you don't treat it that way; my dogs actually like their kennels.

Ice cold, I rather him dig to china in the yard.
@Abandon training works yes but not all dogs are the same, plus the house will also host 3 cats.

[Ishido]

I thought Michael Vick already ruined that whole "Black people with dogs" thing.

[Acevalefor]

Get ready to get your house raped if you get a Lab and he is left alone for 30+ minutes.

I have a lab mix that is 2 years old. The worst she ever did was chew up a wooden derby car because it was left on the floor. She got into the garbage a few times until she learned it wasn't ok. We can now leave all day with her in the house and food sitting within her reach and she won't touch it. Persistent and consistent training.

I also grew up having labs and never once had a problem with them tearing stuff up.

To the OP, Archi speaks truth. We have seen a few topics about people getting kicked out for pet issues in their rental.