Dog lovers help please - a good dog for apartment living

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Me, DH and DD (aged 3)love dogs and we have always said we will get one when we get a house in the country.

A friend of mine sent me an e-mail that said "Living is not waiting for the clouds to go away but learning to dance in the rain."

I found it rather lovely and it made me wonder about our longing for a dog. If we wait until the perfect moment maybe we will never get one.

So we have started researching for good breeds for apartment living.

We live in a friendly town, in a tiny apartment but within walking distance of a woodland.

During the afternoon when I am at work and dd at school we would employ a dog sitter - as I wouldn't want to leave any dog for a long time alone.

So.... any ideas for the perfect breed for us?

Thank you for your time and thoughts they mean a lot.

greyhound. they aren't called the 40mph couch potato for nothing! also 100% sociable with people (especially children) and other dogs and only require 45 mins to 1 hr walkies a day.

We have a basset hound and she is the sweetest, gentlest lovely dog. Amazing with children. Just this morning we were stopped as a 3 year old and 1 year old wanted to say hello and she sat there patiently being stroked. Underrated breed but need a proper breeder.

Only thing I'd worry about is stairs as they need to be careful for the first year to avoid strain on growing legs and back.

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Should say they can be stubborn and hard to train and known barkers. We knew this so focussed on barking first as we live in a terraced house, absolutely no issues with barking now and able to be alone (for limited periods).