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all pets adapt to their new homes where they are loved and wanted and the biggest breeds will find the perfect spot to get settled and tucked up and be comfortable. as long as he has plenty of walks and excersize daily and good food and company he will get use to his new home and settle right in.make sure u can take him out for potty at least several times a day and he has toys and lots of grooming brushes and u will have a faithfull dog for a long time. good luck
They are really big dogs with a lot of ‘leap’ – and FUR!!!!
Oh, by the way, they can also bark…you do realize they are SHEEP dogs, right?
Seriously, you would be better off with something a bit smaller – if you want fluffy, a Tibetan Terrier is hairy but on a smaller scale.
The other consideration might be adopting a senior dog from rescue, which would mean less activity.
However – you really need to ask your local groomer just how much it will cost to maintain an OES – it is a huge job, and you may be floored by the price. It is not a job for wimps, and even with experience, I don’t have one! It takes 9 hours to groom an OES for show…just to give you an idea. That is part of the reason you hardly ever see them.
Great Danes are far different than OES – they are big into lolling around. And also keep in mind – she can pretty much groom her dog with a Handi-Wipe…
Anyway, they are fun dogs, but too much fun for an apartment, I would say.
As long as the dog gets the proper exercise, then no. We have a border collie mix in an apartment. She gets plenty of exercise and is happy.
Get your dog out for a long walk or a couple shorter walks everyday, find a dog park to let the dog run (if there is one around), and it will be fine. You can also work on training with the dog — mental exercise can be just as, if not more, exhausting than physical exercise.
I should also add that frequently apartment dogs get MORE exercise than dogs who are living in houses. People often toss their dog out in a fence in backyard or a on a tie-out and think the dog will exercise itself. When you live in an apartment you have to take your dog out for EVERYTHING — both exercise AND bathroom duties.
An Old English Sheep Dog will get much dirtier than a Dane, it’s body is closer to the ground and it has a much thicker coat.
If you are not on the ground floor and you do not have a garden imagine the problems. Your dog will need to be walked regardless of the weather, it may need to have the mud washed off its coat and then dried. Can you carry a dirty dog up stairs or take it in the lift? Have you somewhere to wash it in your apartment?
Can you carry it downstairs to a FENCED GARDEN for its last pees and poos before you go to bed? Then what do you do when it wants a pee in the middle of the night? Is it safe for you to take it out during the night? Will you mind going out in your nightwear?
When your dog wakes up in the morning, it will not cross it legs until you get dressed. Will you again take it downstairs for a pee? In all of this consider the fact that if you are not at home during the day to potty/housetrain your dog it will pee and poo on the carpets.
Have you ever heard a dog cry when it is left alone? If you are at work you will be unaware of this, have you considered the other tenants or your dog? They will almost certainly complain, then what. Eventually you may be asked to vacate your apartment and make good the damage before you leave. Have you considered how many landlords will take you and a dog?
Dogs are dumped every day because their owners cannot find accommodation. Dogs are not toys or stuffed animals that you can cuddle when you are lonely.
IF YOU LIVE IN A RENTED APARTMENT AND YOU INTEND TO LEAVE A DOG ALONE, THINK AGAIN.
I don’t think it would be cruel,,but you must make sure that you take that him or her out for plenty of fresh air and excercize. If you stick to taking him or her for plenty of walks, I think it would be ok . However, in my personal opinion I would opt for a smaller breed. A lot of breeders and humane shelters would refuse to let you have a dog of that size in an apartment, no matter how good of a pet owner you are. If you want cute and fluffy, shih tzus are great for apartments! (Just be prepared for lots of grooming).
It’s fine provided you are able to give it enough exercise, diversion and attention.
Keep in mind that the “cute and fluffy” coat requires hours of brushing. The vast majority of people who own OES end up keeping the dog shaved, therefore eliminating the “cute and fluffy” factor.
I don’t know if I would call it cruel.It may be harder on you than the dog. Expect things to get knocked over as it moves, Shedding, and the care of its coat would be hard in a apartment as a house. It has been a stopping point for me when I have thought about owning one. If you have a dog show in your area, go to one and watch how long it takes to get one ready to be shown. I have watched the time involved with it, and it stopped me in my tracts. Are you ready to spend hours grooming your dog. Speak with a local groomer about how long it takes, sorry they are a wonderful breed. But the grooming arg… I didn’t have that much time to devote, but you just might be a person who can put up with the grooming it takes, and the hair around the house. Just something to think about. The beautiful ones you see are not the norm. The ones you see at a dog show or on tv go through hours to get that way. Every show they get a bath, their hair blown dry, and the hours of combing to get the pretty dog at the end. You had better hope that you dog will allow all that to take place. Some do not like the combing its takes, and with a large dog you have your arms full with a battle that is not nice. Some hack groomers will just yank a dogs hair out, and that is cruel. So sorry the grooming is the cruel part not where it lives. But they are beautiful….good luck on your choice, I know it was hard for me too. Doc
Look up the standard and the purpose of sheep dogs first – unless you have some sheep that need herding, and a really heavy duty vacuum and very solid furniture, a sheep dog is not an apt. dog by a long shot.
They need to herd something, they leap and jump on things (and they’re heavy enough to break furniture), shed a lot and need tons of grooming.
There are large dogs that are far more suited to apt. living – get one that can do with exercise by being walked and is a couch potato the rest of the time (greyhounds come to mind, boxers, etc.)
it will be fine as long as you Take it for regular walks,feed it enough and always make sure fresh water is available and give it lots of attention
get a pit bull terrier those make great apartment dogs? if u go
all pets adapt to their new homes where they are loved and wanted and the biggest breeds will find the perfect spot to get settled and tucked up and be comfortable. as long as he has plenty of walks and excersize daily and good food and company he will get use to his new home and settle right in.make sure u can take him out for potty at least several times a day and he has toys and lots of grooming brushes and u will have a faithfull dog for a long time. good luck
Cruel no, difficult, probably.
They are really big dogs with a lot of ‘leap’ – and FUR!!!!
Oh, by the way, they can also bark…you do realize they are SHEEP dogs, right?
Seriously, you would be better off with something a bit smaller – if you want fluffy, a Tibetan Terrier is hairy but on a smaller scale.
The other consideration might be adopting a senior dog from rescue, which would mean less activity.
However – you really need to ask your local groomer just how much it will cost to maintain an OES – it is a huge job, and you may be floored by the price. It is not a job for wimps, and even with experience, I don’t have one! It takes 9 hours to groom an OES for show…just to give you an idea. That is part of the reason you hardly ever see them.
Great Danes are far different than OES – they are big into lolling around. And also keep in mind – she can pretty much groom her dog with a Handi-Wipe…
Anyway, they are fun dogs, but too much fun for an apartment, I would say.
As long as the dog gets the proper exercise, then no. We have a border collie mix in an apartment. She gets plenty of exercise and is happy.
Get your dog out for a long walk or a couple shorter walks everyday, find a dog park to let the dog run (if there is one around), and it will be fine. You can also work on training with the dog — mental exercise can be just as, if not more, exhausting than physical exercise.
I should also add that frequently apartment dogs get MORE exercise than dogs who are living in houses. People often toss their dog out in a fence in backyard or a on a tie-out and think the dog will exercise itself. When you live in an apartment you have to take your dog out for EVERYTHING — both exercise AND bathroom duties.
Have you considered a Newfoundland instead? They are HUGE and very furry, and do really well in apartments. They’re big lazy sweethearts.
An Old English Sheep Dog will get much dirtier than a Dane, it’s body is closer to the ground and it has a much thicker coat.
If you are not on the ground floor and you do not have a garden imagine the problems. Your dog will need to be walked regardless of the weather, it may need to have the mud washed off its coat and then dried. Can you carry a dirty dog up stairs or take it in the lift? Have you somewhere to wash it in your apartment?
Can you carry it downstairs to a FENCED GARDEN for its last pees and poos before you go to bed? Then what do you do when it wants a pee in the middle of the night? Is it safe for you to take it out during the night? Will you mind going out in your nightwear?
When your dog wakes up in the morning, it will not cross it legs until you get dressed. Will you again take it downstairs for a pee? In all of this consider the fact that if you are not at home during the day to potty/housetrain your dog it will pee and poo on the carpets.
Have you ever heard a dog cry when it is left alone? If you are at work you will be unaware of this, have you considered the other tenants or your dog? They will almost certainly complain, then what. Eventually you may be asked to vacate your apartment and make good the damage before you leave. Have you considered how many landlords will take you and a dog?
Dogs are dumped every day because their owners cannot find accommodation. Dogs are not toys or stuffed animals that you can cuddle when you are lonely.
IF YOU LIVE IN A RENTED APARTMENT AND YOU INTEND TO LEAVE A DOG ALONE, THINK AGAIN.
I don’t think it would be cruel,,but you must make sure that you take that him or her out for plenty of fresh air and excercize. If you stick to taking him or her for plenty of walks, I think it would be ok . However, in my personal opinion I would opt for a smaller breed. A lot of breeders and humane shelters would refuse to let you have a dog of that size in an apartment, no matter how good of a pet owner you are. If you want cute and fluffy, shih tzus are great for apartments! (Just be prepared for lots of grooming).
It’s fine provided you are able to give it enough exercise, diversion and attention.
Keep in mind that the “cute and fluffy” coat requires hours of brushing. The vast majority of people who own OES end up keeping the dog shaved, therefore eliminating the “cute and fluffy” factor.
I don’t know if I would call it cruel.It may be harder on you than the dog. Expect things to get knocked over as it moves, Shedding, and the care of its coat would be hard in a apartment as a house. It has been a stopping point for me when I have thought about owning one. If you have a dog show in your area, go to one and watch how long it takes to get one ready to be shown. I have watched the time involved with it, and it stopped me in my tracts. Are you ready to spend hours grooming your dog. Speak with a local groomer about how long it takes, sorry they are a wonderful breed. But the grooming arg… I didn’t have that much time to devote, but you just might be a person who can put up with the grooming it takes, and the hair around the house. Just something to think about. The beautiful ones you see are not the norm. The ones you see at a dog show or on tv go through hours to get that way. Every show they get a bath, their hair blown dry, and the hours of combing to get the pretty dog at the end. You had better hope that you dog will allow all that to take place. Some do not like the combing its takes, and with a large dog you have your arms full with a battle that is not nice. Some hack groomers will just yank a dogs hair out, and that is cruel. So sorry the grooming is the cruel part not where it lives. But they are beautiful….good luck on your choice, I know it was hard for me too. Doc
sheep dogs have a lot of energy, whereas danes do not. you would need to make sure that your pup has plenty of regular exercise.
Look up the standard and the purpose of sheep dogs first – unless you have some sheep that need herding, and a really heavy duty vacuum and very solid furniture, a sheep dog is not an apt. dog by a long shot.
They need to herd something, they leap and jump on things (and they’re heavy enough to break furniture), shed a lot and need tons of grooming.
There are large dogs that are far more suited to apt. living – get one that can do with exercise by being walked and is a couch potato the rest of the time (greyhounds come to mind, boxers, etc.)
yes it is cruel. They need room to run.