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**mGUuZRyA** · 09-21-2012, 04:53 PM

Craigslist is a very good place to find housing. Friend of mine just retired from the Army. Needs a place within the next few days so the Army can have an address to ship his stuff. Also has 3 kids and 2 dogs, so he needs 3 bedrooms and a landlord that will take his dogs. On CL he found a nice house in a beautiful area with a landlord willing to take the dogs and let him move in immediately because her son is in the service and she wants to help out a vet.

CL is a great resource for renters simply because its free ads, so every landlord and property management company under the sun posts their vacancies there. Sure, people still pay for ads in the newspaper, but a lot less than posting on CL and when renting with dogs you need to leave no stone unturned.

A lot of the time any breed restrictions are insurance based issues. Get a renters insurance policy that covers your dogs and let potential landlords know that your dogs are trained and insured.

Some landlords will have a blanket "no pet" policy. Doesn't mean you shouldn't inquire anyways. If you get to actually talk with a landlord and explain that your dogs are trained, not aggressive, kept under direct control at all times, insured, and that you are willing to pay a pet deposit and an additional lil bit monthly, you may be able to convince them to take you anyways. Just make sure to get the pets on the lease in writing.

When we were trying to move we made up folders for each dog with their vet records, their city license papers, their obedience class certificates, a letter from our vet and one from our trainer vouching for their temperaments, and a copy of our insurance policy showing the dogs were covered. We hadn't rented in years as we owned, but if we were moving from one rental to another I'd have included a letter from our current landlord stating the dogs haven't done any damage to the property and that they hadn't caused any problems.

For sure get into obedience class asap. The standard class is 6 weeks, one hour per week. If you want a certificate for each dog before you move it will take a while.

09-21-2012, 04:53 PM	#14
mGUuZRyA Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 492 Senior Member	Craigslist is a very good place to find housing. Friend of mine just retired from the Army. Needs a place within the next few days so the Army can have an address to ship his stuff. Also has 3 kids and 2 dogs, so he needs 3 bedrooms and a landlord that will take his dogs. On CL he found a nice house in a beautiful area with a landlord willing to take the dogs and let him move in immediately because her son is in the service and she wants to help out a vet. CL is a great resource for renters simply because its free ads, so every landlord and property management company under the sun posts their vacancies there. Sure, people still pay for ads in the newspaper, but a lot less than posting on CL and when renting with dogs you need to leave no stone unturned. A lot of the time any breed restrictions are insurance based issues. Get a renters insurance policy that covers your dogs and let potential landlords know that your dogs are trained and insured. Some landlords will have a blanket "no pet" policy. Doesn't mean you shouldn't inquire anyways. If you get to actually talk with a landlord and explain that your dogs are trained, not aggressive, kept under direct control at all times, insured, and that you are willing to pay a pet deposit and an additional lil bit monthly, you may be able to convince them to take you anyways. Just make sure to get the pets on the lease in writing. When we were trying to move we made up folders for each dog with their vet records, their city license papers, their obedience class certificates, a letter from our vet and one from our trainer vouching for their temperaments, and a copy of our insurance policy showing the dogs were covered. We hadn't rented in years as we owned, but if we were moving from one rental to another I'd have included a letter from our current landlord stating the dogs haven't done any damage to the property and that they hadn't caused any problems. For sure get into obedience class asap. The standard class is 6 weeks, one hour per week. If you want a certificate for each dog before you move it will take a while.
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