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Title: Downsizing with a dog
Post by: AlfieLab on June 25, 2014, 13:35:34 pm

I'm wondering if anyone has any advice, I've just bought a 1 bedroom flat in Chislehurst http://www.alandemaid.co.uk/forsaleoffice/Chislehurst/693 (http://www.alandemaid.co.uk/forsaleoffice/Chislehurst/693) and I'm a little worried how my pup Alfie is going to find it. We currently live in a house with a garden but I've had to move for work. Has anyone had any experience downsizing? Did it affect your pups?

Title: Re: Downsizing with a dog
Post by: FrankieBeee on June 25, 2014, 17:17:54 pm

as long as you give them the same exercise and make sure he has regular access to go to the loo then he should be fine - my dogs spend most of their lives in a smallish area as they're not allowed upstairs - I do have access to outside though with a small yard

Title: Re: Downsizing with a dog
Post by: AlfieLab on July 01, 2014, 09:34:29 am

Thanks for the reassurance FrankieBeee...I walk him in the morning and on a night so hopefully he'll be fine  :)

Title: Re: Downsizing with a dog
Post by: FrankieBeee on July 01, 2014, 21:41:03 pm

only problem is noise as it can sometimes be amplified in flats

Title: Re: Downsizing with a dog
Post by: BinnieB on July 02, 2014, 12:25:20 pm

Although two good walks a day should be enough to keep him exercised, stimulated and happy, will you also be able to take him out last thing at night and first thing in the morning?  I couldn't work out if your new home will have any garden at all but it's not fun for a dog to have to hold on to his bladder for more than eight hours?  If you don't have a garden, I'm sure it won't be the first time Chislehurst has seen a man in a dressing gown out on the street at midnight.  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Downsizing with a dog
Post by: DextersMum on July 02, 2014, 12:41:46 pm

I've got to be honest, I don't think my Labs would cope at all well with not having fairly free access to a garden  :(   They love nothing more than mooching around, sunbathing, and having a bit of a play.  I'm sure they would go stir crazy.

As well there's also those times when an urgent 3am toilet break is needed, that would be tricky if you don't have a garden.  Hopefully I've misread it and you do have one.

If you're out the house all day with work I would make sure that he has plenty to keep him well stimulated or he could get into mischief or even depressed spending so much time on his own.

Title: Re: Downsizing with a dog
Post by: FrankieBeee on July 02, 2014, 21:44:42 pm

must admit it wasn't made clear if you were also out at work all day - I just assumed you were there for some of time during the day to let your dog out and go out with your dog (which is why I said regular access to outside).