Dog breeds for apartments
An apartment isn't a cage if the dog fits in it, energy included. These 12 breeds in the directory are small or medium, with energy ≤ 3 and high adaptability.
The rule
What they have in common
- Size: very small (toy), small or medium
- Adaptability ≥ 4/5
- Energy ≤ 3/5
12 of 78 directory breeds qualify · 66 don't · 0 have no data for a field in the rule (left out, named below)
The numbers come from each breed's page. Sources (in Spanish)
Barking isn't in the rule but you'll see it on every card: your neighbors will hear it before you do.
With their bars
The 12 breeds that qualify
French Bulldog Bulldog Francés
- Size
- small
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingnearly silent
Pug
- Size
- very small (toy)
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingnearly silent
Shih Tzu
- Size
- very small (toy)
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Lhasa Apso
- Size
- small
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Miniature Schnauzer Schnauzer Miniatura
- Size
- small
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingreports everything
Pekingese Pekinés
- Size
- very small (toy)
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingnearly silent
Maltese Maltés
- Size
- very small (toy)
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Chinese Shar-Pei Shar Pei
- Size
- medium
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Italian Greyhound Galgo Italiano
- Size
- very small (toy)
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingmiddle of the road
English Cocker Spaniel Cocker Spaniel Inglés
- Size
- medium
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Pomeranian Pomerania
- Size
- very small (toy)
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingreports everything
Dachshund
- Size
- small
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingreports everything
And for your life, which one?
A list narrows things down; the recommender crosses your home, your energy, your kids and your neighbors with these same data, in seven questions.
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- Medium 18
- Large 35
- Fluffy 19
- Herding 9
- Giant 9
- for kids 39
- Hunting 18
- Calm 27
- Flat-faced (brachycephalic) 10
- Smart 18
- Affectionate 53
- that (almost) don't shed 24
- Guard 29
- Large calm 15
- The most common in Mexico 11
- that bark little 18
- Small calm 9
- Easy-to-train 47
- for first-time owners 28
- for older people 7
- for running 16
- that get along with cats 11
- for a house with a yard 31
- for hot climates 28
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