i was just looking though dogs ads as i do alot , dont know why i just do .....well found 1 and it pulled me in i had to ring !!!! 12weeks old gsd all vaccs done wormed flea'd ...i ask if we could go to look at her ....we went 2hours in the car :( got there and to my horrer this was a block of flats :( :( and omg they were on the 3rd floor !!!!

we went in and there was another gsd male 1year old he was massive and i mean massvie !! and this beautiful puppy running around and so happy to see new people ...we had to bring her home ...she asnt been out on the lead yet ,the lady says she dont like it :( ....her nails are soooo long ...she told us she carried her to the car and she ran around the park with her other dog ....so tomorrow the lead is going on and some training to do :)..( lots of fun) lol ...shes come home and played with our other dogs lovley wee'd everywhere lol so not been house trained (well how can you 3 floors up lol .....but hubby keeps taking her out side so hopfully not long before she knows outside only :)...

but the thing is her boy isnt going anywhere !!! hes still 3 floors up ....poor boy no garden to play in :(

i will be ring her breeder up in the morning to let her know im the new owner and that i will love her forever :) and shes very wellcome to come and see her here ,

i just dont understand why ppl want large breeds in flats !!!!!

I suppose at least she takes him to the park.  It is possible to keep big dogs in flats - you just need to be dedicated.  why was she getting rid of the pup ?

Doesn't sound like they were bad to the pup at all? She was healthy and happy and I wouldn't expect her to be housetrained at 12 weeks. Personally I wouldn't want to rear a dog in a flat, but lots of people do it successfully. There is an argument that dogs that live in flats are better socialised because they have to go out to common areas for the loo, unlike us just opening the door to the garden :-)

Good Luck with your new pup, don't you already have another pup around the same age and a bitch in whelp - I would rather rear one pup in a flat than cope with that lot!

Had you planned on getting another dog, or was it that the ad just caught your eye?

Whatever the reasons you sound like one very excited new mum, a quick nail cut is order of the day but I expect you've already got that in mind and then go for it.

As for the boy, well she says she takes them to the park so you can only assume this is so.
Happy tiring days to look forward for you I think :)

she couldnt afford to keep her !! but i think she wasnt dedicated to taking her out to train her (wee's and poo's) lead training !! but i dont agree to keeping large breed dogs in flats ...and i would never let one of my pups go to a family that live in flats ...ever!!! ,these kind of dogs need to be able to go out alot even if its just the garden ....and going up and down 3 floors and each floor as 2sets of steps !!!! that carnt be good for the legs at a young age !!!

I have a house with a garden but my dogs never use the garden nor do they even go out in it to wander around because they get so much exercise as did they relatives when I lived in a flat.

>she told us she carried her to the car

I agree about stairs being very bad for young bones in a large breed pup, but she did say she carried her out.

In some countries it's the norm for people to live in flats and have dogs, and they all manage very well, I suppose it's the same in large cities/towns. As someone else has said it must take dedication though :-)

im not saying that the ppl are bad ppl im just saying how i think its wrong for a large breed of dog to be 3rd floor up in a block of flats ,i know at 3months old the pup not be house trained by this time most of mine are a good way to it :)

yes you need alot of dedication and if its not there :(......

i carnt say how many times she was taken out ....and i think thats why she as sold her because it must of been very hard work ....it killed us walking up :) i dread to think if i had to carry a big pup up there too !!!!

I'd stop reading thoses ads white lilly or you'll end up with a house full of dogs :-)

Did she say why she didn't return her to the breeder?

i know flora :) but i so glad i did :) x

no she didnt say but ive rang the breeder and she sounds lovely :) ....she had a contracte (sorry about spelling) saying to bring her back for what ever reason ......ive told her she is very welcome to come and see her here , shes going to send me pics of mum and litter and im going to look at sires website later :) ....breeder was upset about her being sold on ...but very happy id got intouch so if i need to know anything i can ring her anytime .....so all's well :)

I have to say, having a puppy on 3rd floor sounds like not so good idea!
I have nothing against people having dogs in flats, what ever the size of the dog but it does sound quite mad idea to have a puppy of reasonably large breed up that high.
One set of stairs I could understand as the pup could be carried up and down that distance until it is quite old, but dragging up to the third floor...hmmm
From first floor you can get outside reasonably fast too, compared to having to come down from third floor.

White Lilly and I have found out that my18month old gsd and her new pup share the same Dad ! what a coincidence!
Particularly when we are at different ends of the country

breeder was upset about her being sold on ...but very happy id got intouch so if i need to know anything i can ring her anytime .....so all's

Sounds as though she came from a nice breeder at least, again someone who would not return to breeder, it is vey upsetting for a breeder, glad that you phoned her white lilly.  Good luck with your new pup. :-)

And yes, I agree with flora2 for goodness sake, don't look anymore.

im not going too lol ...but let me just say !!!! everything happens for a reason and this beautiful girl was meant to be with me :) :) :) x

and a very nice coincidence it is furriefriends :)

thank you

> In some countries it's the norm for people to live in flats and have dogs

Quite the norm in Poland, and they even breed large breeds.  Remember Reading an article about lining the whole room with heavy duty plastic sheet then covering with tarpaulin etc to provide a dog room while the family all move into the other room/s.

I know lots of people who have different breeds all in flats and ask about how the hell they house train,a nd they simply have to take them up and down lots of times a day or mop up accidents for longer with pups.

It does seem that neighbours are a lot more accepting of the fact that dogs bark and poo.  My relatives and Friends are amazed at how almost paranoid I am to keep my lot form making as little noise as possible in my suburban 3 bed house.