patio villa for dogs
 

It's pretty well known that the courtyard villas are often the choice for people with pets due to the fence. I was wondering if anyone with small dogs has a patio villa. My thinking is that my dogs favorite past time appears to be to look out the window at everything that passes. They seem to prefer that to spending time in the yard. We go to the dog park whenever we can and they of course, love that. So I'm wondering if a patio villa with an enclosed lanai might be something to consider so they could be out there watching all the action.
(I'm also frantically wondering how I can make the move to TV as soon as possible and keeping my expenses down helps that.)

Courtyard Villas are better, IMHO, in that they have an enclosed yard so your dog can wander about and do his/her business as he/she pleases. A patio villa has no fencing, I think, so you will still need the leash for walks.
We have a CYV on a corner lot so our 2 pups have a fair amount of grass to cavort on. They go for walks too, but they have their private space to play, etc.
Don & Kaz

how small is the dog, we have a couple of neighbors who have small dogs at our patio villas...never hear them bark but they are so happy when they get to ride in the cart and get to visit people who are in the front of the house while on their walk

Believe me your expenses won't go down. Bring an extra check book with you.

We had a patio villa, and the dogs in the other villas is the reason we sold and moved. The dog across the street would bark every time the wind blew the curtains, or it would hear the UPS truck, or whatever, and that would start up every other dog in the neighborhood. There were 6 dogs in close proximity. With the lanai's in front, you really couldn't get away from the noise unless you closed the door and went inside. Great for the dogs, for people, not so much, unless you find a neighborhood that doesn't have barking dogs.

Word of advice for anyone thinking about leaving their pets on the lanai....if the bottom section of your screened-in lanai is screen the dog might be able to go through it. I had a courtyard villa...the lanai was screen at the bottom (no kick plate). We had a doggie door, but the dogs saw a lizard and decided to take a short cut....right through the screen. No problem....we were there when it happened, plus it was a courtyard villa so they weren't going to get loose in the neighborhood. I would be concerned if you had a house or patio villa. I would definitely have a kick plate installed, if one isn't already there.

Thats great information, thank you for sharing.

:crap2: Mickey: Barking dog/dogs a topic for conversation among many who don't have a dog. It's really an expense to move but sometimes that becomes the only answer. We had a dog many years of our marriage, especially when I had to travel because of my employment, most can be trained but it takes a lot of work. A dog can be a great companion. Our first home in TV was a patio villa, given a choice, courtyard villa a better choice for a dog IMHO.

Considering a p/v myself. you spoke of small doge. The problem I've had with small dog owners is that they think because they are small and do small poop, they can just let them out, off leash and not be concerned about their neighbors prperty,when the dog roams, does anyone have this type of problem? Also with P/V, {off subject} the people on the blind side of your villa take care of the land up to your buildtng line? Is this ever a problem with thier planting shrubs or vines,etc. close to or on your building. As this is something I never do, and would not like to have any problems with it.:wave::wave:

Sure, there a dogs in patio villas and it could work well for you. You know your dogs better than anyone else. Check out the neighborhood and make your own decision. As other posters imply, there will be limited space for you to walk your dog on your property but lots are generally much smaller in TV than in other areas of the country. Even most designer and CV lots are tiny compared to what most of us are used to. We all have to adapt to our close surroundings so that shouldn't be a major obstacle with a Patio Villa.

Don't get me wrong, I love animals, but in this case the owners would leave, and the dog would bark at just about anything. I agree, probably the courtyard villas are better for the dogs.

I think the CYV makes it easier for you. As long as your dogs are with you it's all good for them.

Don't worry about the barking, most people don't care (other than a handful of people on this message board), some even welcome it.

How many dogs? What breed?

Good luck with the move, don't worry about them, they'll be fine either way.

they are both chihuahua mixes. My intention would be to enclose the lanai and they really only bark if other dogs go by. But the CYV is probably better.

We had a dog in a Patio Villa
 

We lived in a patio villa for 5 years. We have a median size dog and it worked out great. He rarely barks and with the enclosed lanai you couldn't hear him if he did. My neighbors would greet my dog every morning. Many took him for rides in their golf carts and had treats on hand because they wanted him to visit their villas. A neighbor would take him to his house when we traveled and we had free dog sitting.

There were 9 dogs (3 large ones) on our street of about 20 houses. Everyone knew every dog's name and you never heard any barking or of anyone having problems with the dogs. No one moved. It was a great way to say hello to everybody on their lanai as you took your dog for a walk. We were a very close street and my old neighbors want me to bring my dog back to visit. He is a character. But its a street that loves dogs and has responsible dog owners.

So yes you can have a dog in a patio villa. We had a pond near us. We would take our dogs around the pond for a walk. Also, we took them to dog parks.

Do I think a dog could be a barker and have irresponsible owner. Sure. But you can also a neighbor who is loud and irresponsible.

So from our experience, you sure can have a dog in a patio villa. If you are buying pre owned, you might want to find out if your neighbors are dog lovers or owners of dogs. It sure makes it easier when your neighbors love your dog rather than being a neighbor to a dog hater or someone afraid of dogs. Also if you hear a great deal of barking, and it bothers you, keeping looking.

Someone posted that dogs were let out unleashed....I have to admit, in the 7 years I have been visiting TV, I have never seen a dog running free.....never.