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adopt a puppy nyc
I live in nyc and I was wondering if you thought it was ok to adopt a puppy if you live in a huge city like this?
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Biggest city where I live (UK) is London. There are plenty of parks, big and small. Plenty of people living in London own happy and contented dogs. Wherever you live a pet dog is (or SHOULD BE) a significant commitment. How happy or contented the dog is will depend much more on this than location. Most dogs in regular homes in rural locations still live in a relatively confined environment, ie home. They are not free to roam the landscape day and night, and since they bond with their owners and appreciate THEIR home too, they probably wouldn't care to anyway. A city park for regular walks is really as much 'landscape' as any dog would know what to do with, I should think? Essentially a dog is a domestic animal, and not a wild animal. There's a big difference. The dog will easily become used to its level of domesticity. The exception may be a flat-dweller with no garden at all. It will be predominently 'indoors'. It will tend not to grow a heavier 'winter-coat' for example. And so on. One might have to carefully consider a breed. From a purely practical point of view a breed which grows large will be quite a physical presence within the confines of a building ALL the time. So it would probably be a good idea to limit your choice to smaller breeds. If you have a garden at all, and are happy to take him/her out to parks etc. too, your choice is much broader. As we've discussed, the dog will not really be aware of the size of it's garden compared to the gardens in other properties or neighbourhoods and locations. Crossing roads with traffic on the way to a park, for instance will also become a normal routine, not a scary prospect. And so on.
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Just like people, not every dog can live happily in the city.
You need to make sure you pick the right kind of dog for your home and your lifestyle. Dogs all need exercise and training, but some more than others. Some dogs are miserable without their own backyard, others are just fine with dog parks and city walks. If you don't have a car, you also need to consider how you'll get a dog to and from a vet, or in an emergency.
I live in a big city, very happily with my big dog. 'Cause he's lazy and calm, he's well suited to appartment life, but he's also big and sheds like a mofu, so he wouldn't be everyone's choice for an apartment.
Do your research and pick the right dog for you. There is almost always a dog that can suit your lifestyle, but don't just run out and get something cute because you like the look of it. Really do your homework and be realistic about what you can offer a pet right now in terms of time and money.
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I'm sure the city you stay in doesn't matter.
Make sure you have enough resources to take care of the puppy.
Puppies are the most adorable pets in the world but they can be a handful and need constant attention.
Make sure you have the potty training and the vaccinations required planned out.
If this is all taken care of, they are the best pets ever.
No human can replace the joy that your pet dog shows when you come home.
I cannot keep pets as my schedule doesn't allow me to.
Lucky you!:)
Good luck with the puppy :D
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