[Irine]

My neighbors have a puppy...they want to give it now. They have already given 2 and this 1 is the last.

I wasn`t planning to have a dog in my 1 room apartment..it`s not small, but not big either. The dog is going to be big.

I don`t know if i should take it or not....

I am a student, i live alone in a city in this on the 3rd flour. I know i can take it out twice a day ( it will fource me to go out...) and i know it will also pee on the flour and eat my furniture ...it is SO cute...i come over there every evening and i play with it...

There is also another problem - i go to my parents every weekend. So the dog has to come. eh, sweet garry - look i have already given her a name (in my head) I can take her in the buss. I will have to buy her a ticket and she can sit with me... she wil be big, that`s for sure.

My mother sugested that i take a small dog and thus it will sit in my lap all the way from one city to another (in Israel it means an hour and a haugh)

Here in my parents house we have a garden...we have 2 more dogs - one big and one small.

heck it`s too bad! I have al;ready given it a name in my head and somehow fell in love with it. I don`t understand why i thought of it...I have been comeing there for mroe than a week now, playing wit the puppies. Today i was that her 2 brothers were gone and she looked somewhat lonely.

But maybe some1 else will give her a better life than i can?

eh, she is SWEET

[eskielover]

It depends on the breed. Golden retrievers are good indoor dogs & they are big.....but you get a very active dog in a 1 room appartment & you will be going crazy with it's energy. You might want to think about a medium size dog.

I can tell you as a voice of experience. I have 6 american eskimo dogs in my huge house & they are constantly messing if I miss a potty walk by a few minutes. I have potty papers on the floor for the ones that are continually with me. When they hit the edge, more goes under than above & ends up messing up the floor more than if I didn't use the paper. The puppy pens I have the a couple of the others in....catch the messes with them, but even that has to be cleaned up often with the smell. Then there's Chinook.....I have him in a gated area in the back porch/kitchen area. When he has to go....he jumps the gate as he refuses to mess in his room area. Having a huge dog underfoot is also a lot different than a small one that just hange around easily. At least they are more dog friendly in Israel than they are here in the US....unless they are service dogs, they don't allow them on busses whether you pay or not. The breed also makes a huge difference. The Dog I was foster caring or after the accident that happened outside my house, was part pit bull & part something else.....the strength of the dog was too much for me to handle....I also have a pit bull/chocolate lab that my husband it taking care of because I can't handle her strength.

These are all things to consider before getting a dog....it isn't just about loving them & everything is fine. Loving them is important, but its really sad getting a puppy & then when it grows up, realizing that it's just too much dog for your living situation.

I am sure you will make a wise decision,
Debbie

[Irine]

yeah loving is not enough. i agree. that`s why i ask

thank you for the information. I don`t know it`s breed. But it looks quiet for now. FOR NOW lol..you are right.

I hope that if i can`t take her she will get a better home than i can give.

[thelostone]

big dogs are lots of fun, but they need space. and they need to run, especially as puppies. unless you are the type to go out and run 2 or 3 miles a day, or have a park where you could take her to let her lose to run i wouldn't do it. go with a small to medium dog who can get enough exercise and thus not develop behavior problems because of it. i know you have already fallen in love with her, but do what is best for her. jmho

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