The cities across the world have been becoming bigger and bigger and hence people start moving to smaller suburban towns; this increases the population in these towns which in turn results in mushrooming of large apartments to handle growth.
Such complexes not only house newcomers but also attract homeowners.
Large number of families opts for the convenience of an apartment in place of independent houses that are difficult to maintain.
It is quite likely that your family is one among such families.
Such a shift from independent homes to apartments is wrought with mixed feelings.
You feel sad to move away from your old friends whereas you are greatly relieved that you don't have to run around for fixing faucets, cutting grass etc.
which will be the responsibility of somebody else; you will have sufficient time on hand to do other things that you are keen to do.
Moving from one place to the other is always difficult.
You may take some time to readjust yourself and settle down in your new home.
You are aware that this will cause some amount of disruption in your daily routine and you are prepared for it.
The question that remains to answer at this stage is what about your pet? The advertisement read "Pets Welcome!" but will Sparky feel welcome? As per the vet Christina Slater, Houston, Texas, it is not possible for a breeder to forecast how a pet will adjust when it is put in an apartment after living in independent homes.
She says that each dog is unique and has its own personality and the type of training given to your pet will decide whether it can cope up with the new environment or not.
Bob Carter shifted to an apartment complex after living in an independent house and he had a dog called Dusty for five years.
He says that he did not keep Dusty on leash in the yard and allowed it always to mix with other dogs in the neighborhood.
At present Dusty is kept inside the apartment on leash and Dusty hates it.
He does not like the two pets in the apartment in his building and he relieves himself only when Bob drops the leash.
Bob currently lives in a place where there are eight buildings; the owner or tenant in each of these buildings has either children or dogs or both.
Under such circumstances it is quite likely that there will be any danger to the other dogs or children from your dog; however your dog could get harmed by these children and other dogs or could get injured inside the parking lot.
Hence you must ensure that your dog does not run around in the apartment complex even though it is well-disciplined; it is necessary for dogs that have been independent throughout without restraint must get accustomed to new living under the restraint of a leash.
You might also find certain animals who welcome their shift to an apartment enthusiastically.
If the pet had been leading a lonely life in a yard he might be happy to go for a walk with his owner; he also will be happy to see other dogs.
One such young dog that led lonely life earlier is Tiger and he is huge in size as compared to other dogs in nearby apartments.
In his earlier home, although Tiger was free to move about everywhere there was no other animals in that neighborhood for him to socialize.
Now only Tiger is learning to mix with other animals.
He greets his new acquaintance with a swipe of his large paw.
He does this with affection and enthusiasm.
Tiger loves living in a new small apartment.