[ARNOULD1]

Hi ya

We also had real trouble finding a rental that would allow an inside dog. We have rented 3 different houses and it took us ages to find each one. There are a lot that would allow dogs but they had to be kept outside. My dog is a rottie/bullmastiff cross so is big and that put owners off, although my dog is not in the least bit destructive. We ended up looking for private rentals, which means direct with the owner cause we found that some agents have a blanket 'no dogs' policy. Unfortunately a few bad owners have spoilt it for others. We also got references off each of them when we left which made it a bit easier when we started looking again. Most Aussies have dogs but they don't have the same 'soft spot' for their pets as British people do and most of our aussie friends think we're crazy to allow the dog in our house.....but he's our big boy. If you can get some kind of reference from someone stating that your dog isn't destructive and isn't likely to dig up the garden, that might help. We got our rental properties that allowed dogs from the local news paper. You can pay a pet bond in some states, this is an extra payment to get the place flea bombed when you leave. Also some estate agents say no pets but when you ask them to ask the owners they often will consider pets so it is worth asking. I own a property on perth that i rent out and I allow pets cause i know how hard it is to find somewhere. Our dog was in Quarantine for 4 weeks so it gave us a bit of time to shop around, but it took that long to find somewhere. Good Luck.