what it takes to have a pet in new york

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17. I once lived in an apartment

complex that did not allow any dogs. I did not have any myself at the time, but quite a few of my neighbors did. One even had a husky who would be tied up just outside their patio doors for when she needed to go outside - right there in plain site! I could not understand how they got away with it. Then there were a few with smaller dogs. I was even asked advice by my neighbors about their dogs (they knew I worked with them) but I thought that was pretty brazen lol. I guess they assumed as I was a dog lover I would not whistle blow.

And of course, me being me, I never reported them. I cared too much about the dog's welfare. As much as their owners were breaking the rules, I didn't want them to end up in a shelter or homeless. No one else reported them either. My only problem was that I had really wanted my own dog but was too scared to violate the rules. Just because they got away with it, didn't mean I would.