@madamme said:
Thanks. Will read pethates.All I was asking was advice / tips from this community what information I should provide for a thorough application for consideration by the strata whom I know I have to convince. Afterall, the dog has no history so everything is unknown or unvalidated.
I was expecting people to share their experiences, suggestions that’s all – eg provide confidence to EC, compliance with bylaws etc. for new dog applications. Anyway.
I’m sure everyone googles but not everyone takes it as gospel. It’s a starting point for many of us. 🙂
We went through a very similar situation with our apartment building, we applied for a puppy and it is difficult when you are unable to provide a character reference – our application got denied at first, however, we took the EC to mediation and ultimately got approval.
My advice to you is this –
You need to sell yourself and your partner as responsible pet owners – the reality is, if someone doesn’t like dogs, it’s going to be hard to sell them on the dog itself, but if you are able to demonstrate to the EC that you are a responsible pet owner and are willing to negotiate on terms and do what it takes to make this work then that can be even more powerful than the application for the dog itself.
Examples of compromises include the below:
– no dogs on common property
– disposing of dog-waste off site
– negotiating on the breed of the dog (Labrador’s don’t always make the best Apartment dogs (from experience)
These are just a few things that we compromised on with the EC and it ultimately worked in our favour.
Let me know if you have any other questions!