Moving with Pets

In the recent attempts in locating apartments I have found listings that state “Pet Friendly”. Only to find that pet friendly only apply to certain types of pet/s. I have a German Shepherd mix and I am finding it hard to locate apartments that allow them. He is well house broken. I am running out of apartments that would accept large dogs.

I am also having the same problem with a german shepherd mix. She too is very well trained and has been house broken since birth. It seems like “Pet friendly” tends to apply to small dogs under 15lbs.

I have a chocalate lab, he is my best friend. I have been in a hotel for 2 1/2 months spending $1,690.00 for a studio (thats a hotel room). The reason why is I can’t find an apt, house, duplex, condo, or even a vacant lot for gods sake! This is just so sad. I have offered double deposit too. He’s a great dog, quiet, housebroken and goes with me everywhere I go. What am I going to do? I just want to be with my dog and in my own place. After selling my house and getting divorced and living completly different due to the rules of rentals and dogs it makes me wonder why people in general are so prejudice against dogs. All dogs are different, so are owners. I hope somebody will give a chance to us as I am an Interior Designer, I better homes not destroy them!
Christy Emrich

I have a german shepard and a boxer mix and it is really hard to find a new apartment to rent because the apartments say has to be less than 40 pounds also. this is horrible.

i have a little shi tzu, barely 10 lbs, its been 3 months i’ve been looking for an apt. and can’t find any apt for sh**!!! sorry, but this is really annoying how people are so cruel to our best frenz, my mom says get rid of the dog, but to me its not a dog, its my own child, i took the responsibility and there’s no way i won’t fulfil it, i mean imagine u have a baby who cries all day, and ur landlord tells u , ur kid makes lot of noise all day, we don’t wanna keep u ‘coz of the kid, wud u get rid of the kid, no right???? and my poor li’l thing doesn’t even bark that much, she’s a cute li’l cuddly dog!!!! harmless creature, and if by luck i find an apt., it in an area where all u hear is gun shots or c drug dealers crawling the street, and i obviously can’t afford to pay $2000/month for rent!!!! even if i try to buy my own place, they wont allow dogs unless i buy a da** house!!! which obviously me being a loner can’t afford either…don’t know what to do, where to go!!!!

I too have come across *numerous* “pet friendly” apartment complex’s only to call and find out that they are only friendly to little dogs, or if they do allow large dogs, they consider large to be under 40lbs. And then the very few that do allow LARGE dogs turn out to be prejudice against certain breeds, which is bull sh*t! Sorry just had to vent! Good luck to you all!

I have a black swordfish.  I am moving from PA to FL.  How do I keep him alive through out the move?

Hey thanks 4 the tips! ill keep those in mind when i move in july. and ill be sure to keep my baby (dog thats my baby)comfortable.

I understand because I had the same problem 4 years ago. I had to give my dog BUFFY away because the place that I lived before did not accept pet!! and for me was a very sad moment when I told my husband to take buffy away from me because I was crying and I did not want to see my dog walk away. every single night when I was in my bed I was crying so much!!! finally when I stayed asleep I was dreaming that buffy was calling me and barking I woke up at the middle of the night crying and I told to my husband baby I hear buffy barking and crying do you think that buffy is ok? until this day I can forget about my dog BUFFY!!!!

I was forced,after Hurricane Rita, to give my two dogs away because I had all I could do to find food for my cats .I loved Rocko and yougie ( yogge)and especially miss my dog Rocko. I am hearing impaired and Rocko taught himself to let me know when someone was at my door. I love all the pets I had; but had to make a tough decision and save my eight rescued cats that are old and have lived with me eight years to fifteen years. I am unable to place them because all eight suffered abuse from previous owners and some have physical deformities or psychological scares, and don’t adjust well to new people. They and I both were victims not only of hurricane Rita, but vandals and looters also. My cats were abused all over again by vandals throwing rocks at them.( I called the police but they, the vandals, fled.Then looters stole from me and vandalized my place, before I was able to find a home for my cats and myself. I and they both slept together on the floor of my destroyed mobile home. I was using blankets that I salvaged from neighboring yards to stave off freezing weather that came through in December 2005. The temperature dipped to 29 degrees one night. I salvaged plywood to create walls around a portion of my trailer; where I lived together with my cats this way from september 2005 to january 2006. I was being helped by FEMA, but had to beg other people in my neighborhood for food for my cats. I feel they are my fur covered children. My question is, I am seriously considering moving to New Mexico for health reasons. I have asthma and need a drier climate. I know how to contact hotels along the way but I need to know how to transport my cats as a group and do it in such a way that they are as comfortable as possible. Should I acquire a large air conditioned/ heated van. My budget will not be large enough to hire someone to transport them if I need to purcase a large van to transport them; nor do I want to let them out of my sight. I appreciate any advice you can give. Thank you.

I have an 18 pound puggle who rarely barks and is a lover not a fighter/ is this what you would call pet friendly animal

I AM SO TIRED OF THIS!!!!!!! I am having a problem with moving my dogs with me! I have 2 Pitbull Terrier Females and it’s so unfair that loving pet owners like myself get punished for having these kinds of dogs because of what some IDIOT! trained there dogs to do. All pitbull terriers aren’t vicious and mean, My dogs are very sweet and loving and they get along with everyone. Why do I have to be forced to live in a dangerous and unhealthy environment just to be able to keep my dogs! I am willing to pay EXTRA to be able to keep my pets in a nice home and environment. Please! To All Renters Don’t Punish People Who Like To Live In Nice Places Because Of The Kinds Of Pets They Have. It’s Not Fair And You Pass Up Good And Honest People That Way. We Can’t Help The Pets WE Love. For Some Of US Our Pets Are All We Have, Why Would You Want To Take That Away???!!!

I 2 have a purebred german shepard and i find it hard 2 get an apartment because of his breed. I 2 think it is bulls*** that we that luv our pets like our kids and feel that we are being punished because of some scumbags that mistreat their animals. I feel that there should be some kind of law that can stop the prejudices that is against us animal lovers and the losers that abuse their animals. they can check to see if they have been 2 the vet and see how their temperament is. If they have a letter from the vet saying what they think about the pet. THANK U LOSERS 4 WHAT U DID THAT HURTS US PEOPLE THAT LUV OUR PET’S THE SAME WAY WE LUV OUR KIDS OR SPOUSES.

I have a 4 yr old golden lab,and he is the sweetest and gentlest mutt. I transported him from India to SFO thinknig U.S is a pet friendly country but I now realize they have so many restrictions and most of all the “small pets only” restriciton on apartments is killing me. I cant seem to find any plce in LA where I plan to move whick would accept my baby. I cant move without him…I would pay extra just to be with him.

i have a 2 yr old cat and her and i will be moving to san luis obispo, ca for sacramento… is there any sugestions???

So, i have a pitbull terrier and he is the biggest care free, doofy, lover dog you have ever met. i am trying to find a place to live, but i cant because of his breed. i think that the stereotypes on this dog are ridiculous and i believe that apartments should at least try to recomend pitbull owners (or any other “unaccepable breed”) to have written proof that their animals have good temperment. the shelter i adopted him from said that they could give him a temperment evaluation for $150-$200, but of course it could not be used as a legal document because they cannot be liable for any wrong things that your dog could do. i am upset because i will not give my dog away because he is like a son, and if i did give him away HE WILL MOST LIKELY END UP WITH IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS AND THE NEGATIVE CYCYCLE WILL GO ON. shelters and apartments alike need to come together and come up with a way ACTUAL loving families can keep their dogs so they dont go into the wrong hands. i am a proud owner of a pitbull and do not want to end up homeless because of a general belief. i will do ANYTHING to keep my dog. oh ya, and also, F@CK THE GOVERNMENT.

oh ya, and if any one has any ideas for me, please post a letter because i have to find my own place right now and i am scared of the fact of being homeless.. someone help me find an apartment.

I am moving soon and I will be taking my pets with me. I have 2 dogs and they are my “kids”. I had a difficult time trying to find an apartment that would take someone with 2 dogs but I refuse to get rid of them. To me, that is like asking me to give up a child (which I would never do). Animals, in my opinion are much better and do less damage than people. For those landlords that discriminate against petowners, maybe you shouldn’t take people with children either because kids break things, write on walls, etc.

Hi I lve in Toronto and Pitbulls have been banned here but apts. do take them .Ive been looking at apts. in NewYork and if your not rich it seems almost impossiple to get one.All apts. here take dogs,I live with my pit and two cats in a large apt. for 900.00 a month . I send my hopes to all of you and wish you all the best of luck. Its true pets are like our children.

I think animals are better friends to the human .tnem any human I t have a basenji get a doctors letter saying the dog is a therpoy dog it is medical necessary that you have them.

yes I have heard you are the (BEST) and I hope you can help mysefl & Sir~Rusty…!
Linda,

We have a 6 year old Pitbull, he is the biggest baby afraid of his own shadow. We currently live in an apartment in Renton,WA and it is a crappy apartment but it’s the only one we could find that would except him. Even the apartment staff here (office, maintance grounds guys) all love him he is so friendly. But we have been trying to move and ever wehere we call says sure we take large dogs “OH, but we have breed restriction”. I am so FRUSTRATED.

TO TAMMY OR ANYONE ELSE IN RENTON WA. I have been living in the extended stay hotels around the area becouse i have a 5 year old pitbule that is my baby. if anyone could tell me where i can find that crappy apartment in rento that allows this breed me and my dog would apreciate it a lot. contact me at daniel_14_corona@hotmail.com. thank you

What are the laws for guide dogs pertaining to pool areas ? I would like a list of the guide dog laws please .

Thank you , Jack

I have 2 rotties.They r my love after my boys & husband.They know & understand they r part of our family.When we board them 2 go out of town, the vets calls us telling us they r not eating & they miss us, & the minute we get back, they r ok.If a dog can do this, tell me why we can’t treat them better than what we do.I’m going thru hell & back looking 4 a descent area 4 my boys 2 be in & at the same time, find somewhere my 4 legged babies will be accepted.They r the biggest teddy bears & most adorable dogs I know.We have 2 get 2gether & change these laws.It’s insane!I have offered letters from every1 & still no luck!

My husband and I are moving in oct. where spent all day sat. looking for an apartment that will take my baby…We have no kids so we got a dog and a cat. The cat is fine but they none will take our shepard,chow mix. He house broke and over a year. Is there anything you can help us find in Colorado Springs, Co?

I have 2 cats who have the WORST TIME when it comes to car travel~even if only 5 miles to the vet.They’re put in a carrier together but still get real nervous and psycho when in the car. Always end up peeing in the carrier (no biggie), but it also effects them for several days AFTERWARDS!Pooping on the floor, vomiting,etc. I’ll be moving them in a week 20 miles away and wanna prevent them from perhaps peeing outside their box @ the new place.Never happened & do not WANT it this time!Long story short, I love the idea of getting meds to calm them. HAS ANYONE DONE THIS? DID IT WORK?

Yes the meds will calm them and hopefully help a lot.

I will be moving from NJ to AZ, I have a dog and 3 cats. Cooper (the dog) is great in the car and I know he won’t be a problem on such a such a long distance drive. The problem is how the hell do i move my cats??? Should i put them in an extra large crate with their litter, should i give them meds? i don’t want them to freak out! HELP!!!!

what apartment are you moving from that allow pitbulls? My husband and I cant find a place that will aloow here.

I know some people find it hard to understand but I have a bosc monitor, large lizard admittedly but I’m going to Uni soon and cant find anywhere that will allow me to take him with me. It belonged to my mum, the only thing I have of hers left since she died. Any suggestions. I live in London by the way. adam

i have this same problem…no place i’ve looked at here in my city (which is only “city-like” at 80,000 people) will rent me a place with my dog.
i call him my bear, and i cried very hard because i didn’t want to think i was abandoning him.
i only took this place i have now because my mom is also moving and found a nice place that will take dogs, and they have a dog park nearby so we can play when i come visit.

i think it’s very wrong that people are forced to even consider casting aside their dogs, landlords don’t seem to understand that these dogs are FAMILY, you can’t just give away family.
good luck everyone.

OK so I found the PERFECT place that allows dogs, they dont even have a weight limit! BUT I am getting my dog from a “friend” that doesnt want her nor take care of her. The is no way I would leave her here, the person the currently owns her has been “unkind” to many animals in the past.She is as sweet as can be but she has a little bit of chow in her. Although her tounge is free of any blue. I was thiniking about trying to pass her off as a belgium sheepdog mix. I know its wrong to lie, but isnt it worst to judge a dog based on its breed! Someone tell me that I am not doing the wrong thing.

im having a hard time finding an apartment too,, i currently comute about 55 miles each way to and from work in landover MD, and trying to find an apartment in the greater metropolitan area of virginia, Maryland and Dc. they always ask me if its an aggresive breed… i want to say no, but i just say its a pitbull,, my dog is only 14 weeks old, and im not going to give him up.. does anybody know of an apartment complex specially in the Alexandria area?