Many people ask me if I think it is O.K. to have a big dog in a small N.Y.C. apartment. I think it depends on the owners more than the dog. Big dogs usually require much more exercise than smaller dogs and it is the owners responsibility to provide that exercise, whether they do it their selves or if they hire a dog walker to help them. Also, big dogs obviously take up more space so if you have a small studio apartment they might be in the way and they might knock over things more than a small dog would. Lets be real here, dogs are awesome but they can be a bit clumsy. People often tell me; "I want a big dog but I have no room in my apartment for it to run around". If you're using your home to provide most of your dog's exercise, you might want to rethink your strategy. Your home is the place where your dog should be calm and relaxed. Take your dog on daily long walks. If you can't, get help from a dog walker (from City Dog Pack of course), or take your dog to the dog park. If you do this everyday, your dog will not need to run around at home. Also, dogs of all sizes and breeds like to dwell in small spaces. Farm dogs who have a lot a land to run around most of the day, often return to a small space to lay down and relax. So as long as you provide sufficient exercise and you don't mind sharing your space, having a big dog in a small apartment can work out just fine. If you're wondering if these pictures are real, yes they are. This is Hercules, a 282 pound English Mastiff. He holds the record for the biggest dog in the world. Imagine him in your studio!
Many people ask me if I think it is O.K. to have a big dog in a small N.Y.C. apartment. I think it depends on the owners more than the dog. Big dogs usually require much more exercise than smaller dogs and it is the owners responsibility to provide that exercise, whether they do it their selves or if they hire a dog walker to help them. Also, big dogs obviously take up more space so if you have a small studio apartment they might be in the way and they might knock over things more than a small dog would. Lets be real here, dogs are awesome but they can be a bit clumsy. People often tell me; "I want a big dog but I have no room in my apartment for it to run around". If you're using your home to provide most of your dog's exercise, you might want to rethink your strategy. Your home is the place where your dog should be calm and relaxed. Take your dog on daily long walks. If you can't, get help from a dog walker (from City Dog Pack of course), or take your dog to the dog park. If you do this everyday, your dog will not need to run around at home. Also, dogs of all sizes and breeds like to dwell in small spaces. Farm dogs who have a lot a land to run around most of the day, often return to a small space to lay down and relax. So as long as you provide sufficient exercise and you don't mind sharing your space, having a big dog in a small apartment can work out just fine. If you're wondering if these pictures are real, yes they are. This is Hercules, a 282 pound English Mastiff. He holds the record for the biggest dog in the world. Imagine him in your studio!
do you breed this dog?
ReplyDeleteNope. We don't breed dogs. We do dog training and dog walking. The website that I found these pictures says that Hercules is an English Mastiff but it looks more like a Neopolitan Mastiff.
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