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I am moving to the area in August and have been hitting a brick wall because of my dogs. I was told by my friends here that having them might mean my options would be limited and I should expect to pay more, but the fact they are pits seems to be an issue even at places that allow pets.
Any advice? And of the boroughs and New Jersey border towns are any more "pit friendly" than others?
I don't live in your area but am a pit bull owner so I do sympathize with you. Unfortunately they get such a bad reputation and it is so far from the truth; it is the insane owners sometimes who find it attractive to make these little dogs appear to be vicious when in truth they are not. The only thing you can do is tell the potential Landlord that you would like to bring the dogs to meet them prior to the landlord making a decision. If your dogs are friendly, it should help. I think unless you offer a "meet and greet" with the dogs with anyone who you want to rent from, you will have a tough time. We own our home and keep our little girl fenced in in her huge side yard and she is happy to do that and ride in the car from time to time. She has become a huge "hit" around our town. When I go to Dunkin for coffee, the kids who work there come running to the car window to see "Alice"..same at CVS and at any other drive thru I may go to.
Good luck...introduce the "kids" around and let people get to know how loving they really are! Good luck
I am moving to the area in August and have been hitting a brick wall because of my dogs. I was told by my friends here that having them might mean my options would be limited and I should expect to pay more, but the fact they are pits seems to be an issue even at places that allow pets.
Any advice? And of the boroughs and New Jersey border towns are any more "pit friendly" than others?
I have a German Shepherd. Pit has a worse reputation but my dog is twice the size and garners more attention from people. I live in Upper West side for awhile and had no problems. It was a very dog friendly neighborhood. I live in Forest Hills which is anti dog. I think you are going to have a hard time no matter what. I ended up getting my dog trained as a service dog so I couldnt be denied apartments.
It will most likely be three. We are trying to sell the younger male but have had difficulty finding a buyer who will leave him intact ie not neuter him.
There are more than enough pit pulls in this world. The shelters are full of pits and pit mixes. It's heart breaking. Why would you be so against having him neutered? As long as the new owner loves and cares for the dog, who cares if he can reproduce? I saw this as someone that absolutely adores his pit.
4 dogs is a death sentence to renting around here. 1 dog that's small often brings fees, 4 dogs especially pitbulls would probably get you a landlord laughing in your face. They are bigger dogs so they could destroy more. Dogs means noise and barking and running around. The pet hair makes it hard to keep clean so they have to worry about stains and such along with the fact that future tenants may have animal allergies. Then you have to deal with the possiblity of the dogs being aggressive because of their breed. They attack someone and then the landlord could be in trouble.
There is just too many risks and annoyances with allowing dogs in an apartment. You would have to buy a house or maybe get rid of all but one dog and search for a place a little more farther out.
There are more than enough pit pulls in this world. The shelters are full of pits and pit mixes. It's heart breaking. Why would you be so against having him neutered? As long as the new owner loves and cares for the dog, who cares if he can reproduce? I saw this as someone that absolutely adores his pit.
Ruthless, like his parents, is a descendant of the legendary COLBY'S PINCHER. It would be a waste to sell him to someone who would let a dog with such a pedigree be neutered, or otherwise prevent him from passing on his legacy.
Ruthless, like his parents, is a descendant of the legendary COLBY'S PINCHER. It would be a waste to sell him to someone who would let a dog with such a pedigree be neutered, or otherwise prevent him from passing on his legacy.
I don't understand why finding a buyer who wants to allow him to reproduce would be so hard, given his outstanding pedigree. There must be someone out there who would want a dog whose ancestors include "the greatest fighting dog that ever lived." Maybe you haven't looked in the right places.
I don't understand why finding a buyer who wants to allow him to reproduce would be so hard, given his outstanding pedigree. There must be someone out there who would want a dog whose ancestors include "the greatest fighting dog that ever lived." Maybe you haven't looked in the right places.
It is harder than it seems. Many people like the IDEA of owning a fearless, domineering dog like Ruthless. But they don't have what it takes to do it in REALITY.
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