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I'm going to be living in an apartment soon with 3 other roommates (3 bedroom) and one roommate just got kicked out of another apartment duplex for excessive noise and unapproved animals. Now she's got a pitbull and wants another one while the rest of us have small animals and have already agreed to have only one animal each. to make matters worse-she hasn't trained the dog yet... any suggestions?
 
If she already has one, tell her she cant get another one. The deal was, one each. Sounds fair to me. :) And tell her she needs to have it trained before it becomes a permanant part of the home. No sense in endangering yourselves and damaging property. Better yet, tell her she'd have to pay for all damages :) that'll scare her.
 
First of all, a deal is a deal. If you all promised to keep it at one dog each, then keep it that way. Secondly, it's not a wise choice to get another dog when the dog you have isn't trained. Most dogs take up to two years to train. After that, it's safe to get a second dog knowing that the second dog can be trained easily. Knowing this "pitbull" situation, it's probably not a very wise idea until you see how your dogs are around this dog. I would suggest you talk to your roommate and work this out. If your roommate refuses to cooperate, then... bye bye! :wave:
 
too many animals would mean too much work...to feed them, to care for them and to play with them, etc...

they are exactly like children so...I agree on one animal each but if she refuse to accept the agreement, then it's her ass outta the door. :P
 
I've got a friend who has a bunch of cats. He and his roommate got them one by one and they were trained enough to be ready for the next one to come in. Now, the are all trained and well behaved. However, I hate to bring up the story about my parents... boy, they bot two dalmations at the same time. Big mistake! Now, it's been 6 to 7 years and they are still not trained. Eek!
 
pinkster said:
If she already has one, tell her she cant get another one. The deal was, one each. Sounds fair to me. :) And tell her she needs to have it trained before it becomes a permanant part of the home. No sense in endangering yourselves and damaging property. Better yet, tell her she'd have to pay for all damages :) that'll scare her.
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:werd: what Pinkster has posted here is exactly the same thoughts as i had when i read ur post
 
We've talked to her, she complained that it was "her decision, and she wasn't aware of the one dog each policy" and complained that I have more than one pet- a turtle who doesn't have to be trained and doesn't require a lot of care, and a rat which I've already decided will stay on the balcony under a canopy because i'm afraid she'll get too spooked with the dogs around. Those animals stay in cages and don't require to be trained. I'm already kind of squeamish about the pitbull-they've got a history of getting violent with smaller animals. And the thing is-she's getting her pitbull this weekend, she gave the one she has right now to a friend to take care of but i'm sure they won't want to take care of it forever until she moves out. my other roommate and I aren't planning to get our small dogs until around August so the pitbull will already be used to getting attention and will probably get jealous when new dogs come in the picture. the fourth roommate has opted to get a cat instead of a dog ("they're easier to train!") and this roommate has said that she'll just leave the dogs in her bedroom-which is small, and will be even more crowded since she has a queen size bed and a few dressers. *rolls eyes*
 
that's gonna be impossible and difficult for you and your roomates, eh?

what did the others say about her?
 
one was like "NO OTHER DOG." But otherwise they get along perfectly, the other one's worried about the lease agreement and is concerned that she'll cause us to get kicked out or something.. i'm the only one who seems to really really oppose to all this.
 
hmmm looks like you all have "different" agreements on this, yet, I think it would be alittle too much for that to happen in your apartment...apartments are supposed to be small, and only one or two pets would be perfect but about 4 or 5 would be insane work, really. but it's your apartment and they are your roomates and its your pets so you have every right to make any of your decision about this. If you feel that it's not right for her do that, then tell her that, if you have enough guts to do though.

bringing up pets such as a turtle and fish dont count. they aren't even real pets and don't require training and stuff...you dont really have much fun with them anyway

but REAL pets like cats and dogs require training, needs love and attention, and to be treated with care...that's the true challenge of having a true pet.

so if she thinks she wants to have more, then that's her problem so maybe you should just let her learn this the hard way, dear.

at least those dogs wont have to be in your room anyway, right? ;)
 
i for one IN an APARTMENT situation think against animals in the apartment Too small too croweded too many poeple and too much headaches to deal with if u must have animals with u then find a HOUSE TO RENT if ur hell bent on being roommates together so the dogs can have a place to roam and the clean up won't be bad and smelly as opposed to what ur going thru right now! u know what im saying??? consider thier welfare in the apartment its not a wise idea....

no matter the size they need to be constantly on the go. and for that roommate thats hellbent on getting another dog in the house i doubt this will last the roommate situation So u might as well just part ways before it ruins the friendship.......
 
Oh geez, that person look for FAIR, i mean EQUAL to ur two pets (one reptile and one animal). Ur describle about her being kicked out from other place. sound like she's lousy responsibility and rebellious. How old her pitbull dog is? Bet that dog is an adult, if so, seem too difficulty.

look like u and other roomates have big conflict over " pet prefence ". If she keep whining about ur two pets, U can ask ur other friend who can take care of one of ur two pets. Make the rule "One pet per person" stay as well.

Other way, u and other roomates can vote to kick that whiner roomate out of the apt for big conflict over "Pet prefence".

In my opinion, more than 3 pets then should living either duplex and house.

Just suggestion, u dont have to disagree with mine.
 
the pit she has right now is going to be 6 months old soon, and the new one she got is 7 weeks old. I'm not getting mine until about August then i'm moving out in December, the other roommate is getting hers the same time. as for the cat, i have no idea when that's coming in the picture. she said her friend will take care of the 6 month old pitbull until she moves out-next year (as in fall 2005.) all i can say is-thank god i'm not going to be her roommate permantely. :)
 
ummmmm...... u will need to talk to the landlord or manger of apt to see what is their policy about pets ... since i have allot of experience with apt pets since they require one or two pets per apt .... otherwise u would lose apartment along with bad credit history for place to live in.... U need to think twice before allow it if that person doesn't like that idea then tell that person to find somewhere else to live ... also, u probaly aware of that pretty nation wide round town or city have pet policy ban ... up here in Denver they have breed list ban which they are work on it since they said that pitbull is top pority to be ban ...
here is the informations as example : http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_2840230,00.html

City snarls over state's command on dog-breed bans
By Tillie Fong, Rocky Mountain News
April 27, 2004

The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution that authorizes the city attorney to sue the state or take other legal action to protect the city's pit-bull ban.

"Make no bones about it," said Councilman Charlie Brown.

"By enacting (House Bill) 1279, our legislature is acting like a master, and we, Denver, the mutt.

"We're not going to roll over and play dead."

The resolution was introduced in reaction to HB 1279 becoming law last week.

The law allows dog-bite victims to file civil lawsuits to recover damages, even if it is the animal's first offense.

What drew the City Council's ire was a provision in the bill that bars cities from outlawing certain breeds of dogs.

That part of the new law meant, theoretically, that Denver's pit-bull ban, in effect since 1989, would no longer be valid.

After Gov. Bill Owens signed the legislation, Buddy, a bull terrier, and Nala, a pit bull, were released to their owners from the Denver Municipal Animal Shelter.

Nancy Severson, Denver's manager of environmental health, also issued a statement that same day that the city won't be picking up, impounding or killing any dogs based on their pit-bull breed.

The next day, the City Council held an emergency meeting to decide what to do.

That's when the resolution that was approved Monday night was drafted.Council members see the state legislature's action as usurping the home-rule authority of Denver to make its own laws.

"There is no such thing as a state dogcatcher, only a city dogcatcher," Brown said.

He said the Denver Municipal Animal Shelter spends $2.3 million a year and employs 44 people, but it is Denver residents who pay for the service, not the state.

"If we want to modify the ordinance, we can," Brown said.

"In the meantime, it's our city and our law."


So, Now u get idea to be prepare about these situations ...
 
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racheleggert said:
Just tell her that the apartment is full and you found someone else, sorry...
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*rubs chin* that might work but...what if she already did let her in??
 
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