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If you have just purchased a puppy and are planning to move into an apartment, then you could have some interesting times ahead of you ' there are pet friendly apartments out there, but you will need to train your dog before you move in.

What Are Pet Friendly Apartments?

The first thing you need to do before you move to a pet friendly apartment is train your dog to go to the bathroom outside. Now, if you are a person that either works from home, or is home most of the time, this process will be easier than if you are away working for long periods of time.

The most important thing to do is contain your animal in a particular area of your current living place ' usually this is the kitchen as the tiled floor makes it easy to clean. Give your pet a treat each time it uses the bathroom outside, until the pet begins to associate the treat and the behavior, making it more prepared for the pet friendly apartment.

The next thing you need to train your puppy not to do is chew on various furnishings. Since puppies are teething, the will most likely chew whatever they can get their mouths on. When left alone without someone to tell them not to, they can easily destroy things.

You need to make sure this does not happen when you move ' some people do this by spraying the puppy with water when it chews something other than its toys. Eventually, your pet should stop chewing things that it shouldn't.

Of course, there is also the issue of shedding. Now, while this is something that pet friendly apartments do not address, it is something that you should address, so that you can have a clean apartment. If your puppy is the kind that has short hair, you will have less of a problem in this area, but it will shed all the same. Thus, it is important that you have your puppy groomed, and you brush it on a regular basis.

Many pet friendly apartments will charge you a one time fee of a couple of hundred dollars ' others have a payment plan where you pay a small amount extra each month for the privilege of having a pet. Either way, it is important to make sure that your dog behaves well and does not cause damage to the apartment.

You should be able to find a listing of pet friendly apartments online, or one in your local newspaper. You could also ask around the housing associations in the area to see if any of them offer pet friendly accommodation.