Do You Need A Pet Friendly Apartment?

Article Title: Do You Need A Pet Friendly Apartment?
Author: Darlene Berkel

If you have just purchased a puppy and are planning to move
into an apartment, then you could have some interesting times
ahead of you – there are pet friendly apartments out there, but
you will need to train your dog before you move in.

What Are Pet Friendly Apartments?

The first thing you need to do before you move to a pet
friendly apartment is train your dog to go to the bathroom
outside. Now, if you are a person that either works from home,
or is home most of the time, this process will be easier than if
you are away working for long periods of time.

The most important thing to do is contain your animal in a
particular area of your current living place – usually this is
the kitchen as the tiled floor makes it easy to clean. Give
your pet a treat each time it uses the bathroom outside, until
the pet begins to associate the treat and the behavior, making
it more prepared for the pet friendly apartment.

The next thing you need to train your puppy not to do is chew
on various furnishings. Since puppies are teething, the will
most likely chew whatever they can get their mouths on. When
left alone without someone to tell them not to, they can easily
destroy things.

You need to make sure this does not happen when you move – some
people do this by spraying the puppy with water when it chews
something other than its toys. Eventually, your pet should stop
chewing things that it shouldn't.

Of course, there is also the issue of shedding. Now, while this
is something that pet friendly apartments do not address, it is
something that you should address, so that you can have a clean
apartment. If your puppy is the kind that has short hair, you
will have less of a problem in this area, but it will shed all
the same. Thus, it is important that you have your puppy
groomed, and you brush it on a regular basis.

Many pet friendly apartments will charge you a one time fee of
a couple of hundred dollars – others have a payment plan where
you pay a small amount extra each month for the privilege of
having a pet. Either way, it is important to make sure that
your dog behaves well and does not cause damage to the
apartment.

You should be able to find a listing of pet friendly apartments
online, or one in your local newspaper. You could also ask
around the housing associations in the area to see if any of
them offer pet friendly accommodation.

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travel and helpful tips and resources for finding pet friendly
lodging.

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