[NAGDU] Two dogs in a one-bedroom apartment

Star Gazer pickrellrebecca at gmail.com
Tue Sep 12 18:56:23 UTC 2017 

			I'm not sure why a school would turn you down for
the size of your apartment, or why you think they would. 
Why not apply to the same school your husband got his dog from? I suggest
this because that school now knows one of you and you two will have gone
through the same experience together, same commands and the like. 
It may also make follow-up easier. 
Point being, your family is now a known quantity to your husband's school,
so leverage that

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Two dogs in a one-bedroom apartment

Miranda,

I've never heard of someone being turned down for not living in a two
bedroom apartment. OK, it's a true fact that there's at least one service
dog school (Paws With a Cause) that won't place a service dog with anyone
who already has a pet (an absurd policy if you ask me, which you didn't),
but I've never heard of a guide dog school having such a rule. I'm fairly
sure you're on reasonably solid ground for that. Now you might get turned
down for some other reason I suppose, anything could happen, but I wouldn't
sweat it too much really. 

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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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> On Sep 11, 2017, at 9:59 PM, Miranda B. via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Hi Janell,
> Growing up with dogs and cats, I'm not as concerned with how well the 
> dogs will get along, as much as I am about the practicality of the 
> space in a one-bedroom apartment. Honestly, I hope that I'm not turned 
> down for my dog because we're not in a 2+-bedroom apartment or house. 
> I'm hoping that through evaluating and utilizing the advice received 
> here and careful planning on our part, that I'll be able to 
> demonstrate that I have thought of as many scenarios as practically 
> possible prior to adding another dog guide to the family.
> Thanks for sharing your thoughts and tips, and have a wonderful week!
> 
> Best wishes, Miranda
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Janell via 
> NAGDU
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 11:28 AM
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> Cc: Janell <nellie at culodge.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Two dogs in a one-bedroom apartment
> 
> I have my guide and we also have a family pet lab.  They get along 
> great and adjusted very well.  I was a bit nervous because Maggie is 
> 10 and a bit territorial but they did great right off the bat.  I only 
> used the crate for Sully for about a month or so.  He was never using 
> it day or night and if he needs a puppy time-out he gets a 5-10 minute 
> tie down and in my situation that works better than the crate.  Both 
> dogs have their own bed but they too will share one more often than 
> not.  One thing I do is use stackable containers for winter stuff, 
> extra toys, his information binder etc.  I also have a tote that fits
under our bed.
> 
> Try not to stress out over having 2 dogs, I think they will get along
great!
> 
> -Janell
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nancy 
> VanderBrink via NAGDU
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> Cc: Nancy VanderBrink <vandyvanderbrink at outlook.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Two dogs in a one-bedroom apartment
> 
> Both my husband and I have dogs and they get along great! They are 
> both males and clearly one of them is in charge. They actually cuddle
together.
> They sometimes play with each other but for the most part they kind of 
> do their own thing. They each have their own bowl and they each have 
> their own dog bed but sometimes they will swap. We found that having 
> The beds in different locations seems to work better for us. Their 
> beds are more like a pillow and so we found that they would drag them 
> out in the middle of the floor and we would go tripping over them at 2 
> o'clock in the morning on the way to the bathroom. So your idea of 
> having a crate in different locations I think is a good idea. I think 
> you are concerned about something that really is not terribly a big 
> concern. I am not meaning to be patronizing I am simply saying that 
> these guys are around other dogs a lot and they spend a lot of time 
> with other dogs sharing the same space when they are in training so I 
> really think once they establish the pecking order of who is in charge 
> then they will be absolutely fine. Now, when it comes to food and toys 
> luckily we were able to put our dogs on the same food. The one dog has 
> stomach issues and we have to avoid certain things with his food but 
> the other dog could frankly live on just about anything and be 
> absolutely fine so we definitely lucked out in that instance. I was 
> told him many years ago that if you are going to switch your dog to 
> something lamb and rice is a good formula but that was what I was told
probably about 15 years ago so I don't know if that is true or not anymore.
> We have a bucket that we put our toys in just to get them off the 
> floor and out-of-the-way. One dog thinks it is a lot of fun to pull 
> all the toys out and scatter them everywhere so we do have another 
> container that has a lid and I will use that sometimes.
> 
> Please forgive the typos as this message was most likely generated 
> using voice dictation Nancy Irwin
> 
> 
>> On Sep 10, 2017, at 10:53 PM, Miranda B. via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> My husband recently received his first dog guide, and I'm planning to 
>> get mine in the next 1-2 years (hopefully during the summer of 2018, 
>> if possible). We live in a larger 1-bedroom apartment. I believe it's 
>> just over
>> 900 square feet.
>> 
>> Our current plan is to rearrange our bedroom to make room for a 
>> second dog crate, and we plan on taking turns with play time in the 
>> main living space, as this works with our general schedule and 
>> prevents over-crowding. Our other current plan is to share as many 
>> supplies as possible. For instance, if the two dogs eat the same 
>> food, we'll only have one Vittles Vault. We'll also share the larger 
>> supply of pick-up bags, ETC. Of course, we won't share the dogs' 
>> gear, toys, ETC, so they'll
> each have some items of their own.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I'm writing to get any tips regarding dog supply/toy storage (these 
>> tips would help with only one dog too), or overall tips regarding 
>> having two dogs in an apartment. We are not in a position to get a 
>> 2-bedroom apartment, so this is not a viable option for us. If you 
>> have any storage products you use and recommend or other helpful 
>> advice,
> please feel free to share.
>> 
>> Thanks, and have a wonderful week!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Best wishes, Miranda
>> 
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