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Icarus00

Hello Everybody;

I am planning to move to Stuttgart in the next months with my dog.

I haven't got my dog yet, still looking for breeds so my concern is how is the life of a medium sized dog owner in Stuttgart downtown.

I am very attracted to dogs that are wrongly perceived as aggressive so before I get a breed I wanted your opinion about this.

If I had it my way I would love to get a Doberman or an American Bulldog but it seems that I ll have to many issues so I have narrowed it down to a Boxer.

My life is very active so the dog will have its share of daily exercise (daily runs with me, etc) and will rarely be alone.

Thanks for your feed back.

lea estacio

a boxer is good breed.

Annette Ottmar

Hello,


Stuttgart has got a lot of parks and also woods where yo could walk/jogg with your dog:). But it is important to know, that dogs have to walk on the leash in all woods and in parks :(- there are even policemen who walk in civil clothing for to check that..if you are found walking with your dog without a leash, the fine will be between 40 and 70 Euro. So it is recommended, e.g. to buy a longer leash. I would highly recommend not to bind the dog in front of a supermarket, because this year already three dogs have been stolen in Stuttgart in front of Supermarkets. Also please do not let you dog alone in the car in the summertime- even in a very short time, a dog can dye there - there was also a case in Stuttgart where three dogs died because their owner had let them in the car while going for shopping only 30 minutes- the temperature at that day was about 25 degree. I assume that your landlord in Germany has accepted that you keep a dog in the apartment/house, so you are one of the lucky with an animal friendly landlord. Good areas to walk with a dog are the following: Stuttgart Kräherwald/Feuerbacher Tal, Stuttgart Sonnenberg , Stuttgart Sommerrain/ Fellbach on the fields, or in the wineyards, which you also find near Heilbronner Straße, which is located quiet ce ntral. I wish you and your dog a good time in Stuttgart!

Icarus00

Thank you very much for the info....I am inclined to a medium size dog (boxer, etc) is there a particular unwritten law about having this kind of dogs in an apt / city.

The dog wont be left alone and come with me to the office so he will be a happy camper...

Annette Ottmar

Hi,  until some month before, the law was like this that tenants had to ask the landlords if a dog in the apartment is allowed. But 2-3 month before, a German court decided in one case, that tenants do not have to ask the landlord regarding this topic anymore, (here is a link to this rechtsindex.de/mietrecht/3259-urteil-generelles-verbot-von-hunde-und-katzenhaltung-in-der -maybe you can translate it with Google translator-

But anyway, I would highly recommend you to ask your landlord if it is okay to keep a dog- just for to avoid trouble and arguments and also to avoid the situation, that in worst case the dog would have to go back and then would be homeless:((....- but I keep my fingers crossed for you that all will be ok:)!It is great that your dog will be able to come to work with you- I:)- super!Best regards and good luck!

loboviejo

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knows of any dog parks in the vicinity  of downtown Stuttgart ZIP code 70182 area?

VR/

Asha1

Hi Annette, was just wondering if you have managed to find a dog park yet? How about arranging doggie walks? Would anyone be up for that? I have a beautiful Lam/ Chow Chow mix..

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