a question about pet and apartments

[demtenjeep]

Can I ask you all a question


we sold our home in October and moved downtown that was renovated to nice condo/apartments. all the greatness of a home without the upkeep on our part

we pay 1200 bucks a month rent

we rehomed our boxers before we moved. we had family that had a large piece of fenced in land that those beautiful animals needed.

our place allows for animals so we looked around and found a little guy we like. he is almost 3 months old a mix between Maltese and Papillion he won't be any bigger than 5-7 lbs

my hubby went to the office yesterday to ask what we needed to do if we added an animal. they gave us the pet lease agreement and told us it would be 400 bucks deposit. we are great with that but on his way out of the office the manager said no puppies


we looked at the official pet agreement and it says no dogs bigger than 25 lbs. there are several bigger than that living here

it says that all shots must be up to date and that it needs to be spayed/neutered and if it wasn't old enough to be then as soon as it was old enough then it needed to happen

we are good with all the rules

but no where does it say no puppies


so
1 what constitutes a puppy

2. if their own 'rules' do not state no puppies then can they literally say what age a dog needs to be

[demtenjeep]

1. i should add

we love living here and hubby is willing to keep looking but we both fell in love with this little guy

[elleng]

2. Dictionary says: a young dog, especially one less than a year old.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/puppy

Hard to tell what the office manager meant but if it's not in the official agreement, I'd say nothing to worry about; nothing for them to enforce.

COULD have meant tenants' dogs shouldn't give birth while there, but then again, hard to tell.

[TeamPooka]

3. I think he meant no having litters of puppies while there. They probably want to avoid a 101 Dalamat

ions scenario with lots of little dogs barking all the time.

[unc70]

4. Was this manager the original leasing agent?

Just curious what kind of relationship you have. How well did you hear the no puppies comment?

Hard to judge. I now live in a similar situation that is very dog friendly, though I only have a cat.

Are there hardwood floors or carpets? That might explain the comment.

Curious what city you are in. There are a lot around where downtowns are repopulating.

[demtenjeep]

5. it is the same three ladies

we have carpets and not new. it has been cleaned but there are some spots from the previous tenants

i guess the best thing to do is to go down and talk to them.

maybe show them his picture and hope he melts their hearts like mine.

he might be closer to 4 months and his is tiny-will always be tiny

[csziggy]

7. Is the dog already "house broken" or trained where to go?

That is probably the main concern - aside from the idea that you might allow more puppies to be born. Even if the carpet is old and stained, they probably don't want more stains and any smells.

If you can assert that the dog is already to trained to hold it or to use a pad, there shouldn't be a problem.

[demtenjeep]

8. yes he is being trained and socialized now

he should be perfect. the lady we are getting him from even said she would keep him a little longer if we needed her to

[demtenjeep]

6. this is the breed

[Ineeda]

9. The recommended age to spay/neuter

a dog ranges from 6 weeks to over a year. Using the requirement of "...it needs to be spayed/neutered and if it wasn't old enough to be then as soon as it was old enough then it needed to happen" makes puppy-ness relative. If it's not specified, I don't think it can be enforced. Adorable, by the way.

[magical thyme]

10. I would talk to the managers to clarify their meaning

and assure them that your dog will stay under 25 pounds, will be housebroken and that you absolutely plan to neuter as soon as it is age appropriate.

Since the pet agreement states that they must be neutered as soon as age appropriate "if it wasn't old enough to be," then it sounds like puppies are ok, and they either mean "no breeding" or no puppies too young to be housebroken, or something to that effect.