Quote Originally Posted by Shelteez2
I too think you should go to a shelter and see what's there.... my first thought when I looked at the breeds you listed were, yappy, yappy, yappy and yappy. lol That is something you should take into consideration if you will be living in an apartment.

Hey take dat back!! We iz not yappy just very expressive Luv Chopper.

I would visit the shelter too. You can house train your dog (if it is small enough) to use a potty box too for the times when you might be gone a little longer than normal. Chopper has a box that I just put a puppy pad in and change as needed. Granite I work at home so he has the option to go outside during the day too. As far as needing to go frequently I think that depends on the dog. Chopper is only 3.5 pounds and he could easliy go an 8 hour work day without having to use the bathroom and he has food and water down at all times. The yappiness too in smaller breeds is controllable, you just have to work with them. Chopper is actually very quiet and only barks if someone comes to the door, after a couple barks from all three of mine I say "quiet" and they all stop. Squirt bottles are a good method of teaching them to stop barking. Mine all learned in two or three squirts and Duke is over 7 years old. Maybe you could find a smaller mix that is not demanding in the exercise department since you will have no yard for them to play in, also try petfinder.com when you get serious. Just but the name of the breed you like most and it will list all the mixes with that in it too. They have a lot of great dogs listed on there.

Take into consideration how long your day is where you will be away from the house. All dogs need human companionship and leaving him/her home alone for to great of a time is unfair. Good luck.