# Moving two country dogs to city apartment **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 29, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-two-country-dogs-to-city-apartment/639199 "2012-10-29T11:14:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-two-country-dogs-to-city-apartment/639199/1 "2012-10-29T11:14:56Z")
I live in the country. No fenced yard. My two dogs go out whenever and run around close to the house for a while, poop etc., then come in. I don’t leave them out when I’m gone from the house. One dog is about 40 lbs, the other about 55. So I would call them medium and large-ish. I’ve decided to move into the city. (And WRT my post on another thread, I plan to take most of my books with me.) I plan to rent, and my preference would be a house with a fenced yard. They do well in that environment, as I had a bf in the city a while back and they had no problem being yard dogs, especially as they really want to spend most of their time in the house with me. But yesterday I found a great apartment and it made me wonder if I could convert myself and them to Dog Walker and Walked Dogs. They adore being walked, as I used to take them to the park and just the sight of a leash, or anything leash-like (belt, purse strap) sends them into paroxysms of joy. But how does the dog walking thing work exactly? How many times per day? And I guess I have to carry those baggies and pick up their poop? I have three inside cats so Animal Poop is practically my middle name…but picking it up while it’s large and warm with my hand in the bag…yuck. Then what do I do-do with it while we finish our walk? What if they don’t poop? These are burning questions. They have never pooped in the house even when left for 12 hours when I’m stuck at work, so they are very good that way. One dog did once when she was sick. I probably should hold out for a house with a yard. I can and will still walk them, but it won’t be the first line of poop defense. Still…this apartment…it was everything I’m looking for otherwise … Advice, tips, etc. wanted. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-two-country-dogs-to-city-apartment/639199/2 "2012-10-29T11:50:43Z")
advice from Jerry Seinfeld: > [@](#): > > * * * > > On my block, a lot of people walk their dogs and I always see them walking along with their little poop bags. This, to me, is the lowest activity in human life. Following a dog with a little scooper. Waiting for him to go so you can walk down the street with it in your bag. If aliens are watching this through telescopes, they’re going to think the dogs are the leaders of the planet. If you see two life forms, one of them’s making a poop, the other one’s carrying it for him, who would you assume is in charge? > > I say, if this is where we’re at after 50,000 years of civilization, let’s just give up. I’m serious, let’s pack it in. It’s not worth it. Let’s just say the human race as an idea didn’t quite work. It seemed good at first, we worked on it for a long time, but it just didn’t pan out. We went to the Moon but still somehow wound up carrying little bags of dog doody around with us. We just got mixed up somewhere. Let’s just give it over to the insects or whoever else is next in line. ---
**Author:** ![misterW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-two-country-dogs-to-city-apartment/639199/3 "2012-10-29T11:55:19Z")
I would definitely go w/ the yard. I think they’ll be much happier there. They can go out there when they want a different temp than is inside. You can use it to play with them unleashed without worrying about other dogs or people. I’d hate to go from what you have now to an apartment. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-two-country-dogs-to-city-apartment/639199/4 "2012-10-29T12:07:35Z")
Pseudo, that’s a riot!! MrW, of course you’re right. Must keep my head on straight. Just found a great duplex with a yard.