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The Brian Lehrer Show

Big Dog, Small Apartment: Big Problems

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

News, News Commentary, New, Wnyc, Radio, Daily News, Bryan, Public, Politics, York, Lerer, Arts, Media, Nyc, Npr

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Listeners with large dogs share the difficulties they've experienced while trying to find an apartment that will rent to them, as well as issues they've come across while cohabitating in small spaces with their big furry friends. Plus, listeners who would rather not cohabitate in a building with big dogs share their reasoning.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Brian Lear on WNYC, and Ella Wrap Up Today Show, with your calls on big dogs and the

0:16.9

issues that arise while owning them in the city.

0:22.6

Maybe you heard that owning a big dog in the city, while the New York Times published a

0:27.6

piece titled, Sharing a City Apartment with a Big Dog Good Luck, highlighting the many

0:33.1

issues that people face while trying to find an apartment that allows their big furry

0:38.0

friends to take residence.

0:40.6

Weight limits, lists of forbidden breeds, dog rent, and interviews are among the many

0:47.3

tactics that urban landlords have adopted to keep potential renters with big dogs in

0:52.2

particular out of their units.

0:55.4

So let's have a call in, 2-1-2-4-3-WNYC, 2-1-2-4-3-3-9-6-9-2.

1:05.2

Are you afraid of big dogs and don't want them in your apartment building?

1:09.2

Do you think that should be a rule?

1:11.2

Did you have a less than positive encounter with the neighborhood Dalmatian or Great Dane,

1:16.8

let's say, at any point in your life?

1:18.5

Does your building allow for big dogs?

1:21.5

And if so, or if not, are you happy with that decision?

1:25.9

Call or text us whether you're a big donor, a big donor, a big dog owner, see, I collapse

1:31.1

those two words, you don't have to give money, a big dog owner, not a big donor.

1:36.9

Call or text us at 2-1-2-4-3-3-WNYC, 2-1-2-4-3-3-9-6-9-2.

1:45.8

Is this an issue in your building?

1:48.6

We ask partly because of that New York Times article that I just cited.

1:54.5

And partly because news broke yesterday that President Biden's dog commander has bitten

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