Auston Grove Apartment Homes Blog

Are you looking for a four legged friend to be your roommate in your apartment in Raleigh, NC? Being both a dog and pet friendly apartment community, we thought you would like to know who is top dog in Raleigh. The lab, again.

Nationally, Labrador Retriever also remains America's most popular breed while the Beagle and Rottweiler (not allowed at Auston Grove) make strong gains.

Once again, the Labrador Retriever is the top dog in Raleigh according to the American Kennel Club's 2011 ranking of the most popular dogs in the U.S.

"The Maltese entered Raleigh's top 10 by jumping 12 spots to tie the Shih Tzu for ninth place," said AKC Spokesperson Lisa Peterson.  "This fearless breed ranks 23rd nationally, but is feeling the love in Raleigh."

Notable trends in Raleigh's top breeds:

• The highly intelligent Poodle leapt three places last year to become Raleigh's fifth most popular breed.
• Top 10 tumbles locally include the portable Yorkshire Terrier (falling one place to sixth) and the protective Boxer (falling one place to tie for seventh).

The AKC also announced its nationwide rankings today.  The Beagle overtook the beloved Yorkshire Terrier to become the third most popular dog breed, while the Golden Retriever advanced from the fifth to the fourth.  But fans of the Labrador Retriever need not fear: the beloved Lab remained the champ – a spot it has now held for 21 consecutive years – thanks to its well-earned reputation for playfulness and loyalty, and its use as a police and search-and-rescue dog.

The Sacramento Bee

Who are the cutest pets in the Auston Grove Community?  The votes are in!

Brennan (a dog) and Lucky (a cat) received the most votes.  You can see their pictures below and on our Auston Grove Pets Gallery.

We wish to thank all of our REALLY cute contestants for participating and making a Auston Grove a more beautiful place to live.

Brennan's and Lucky's owners will each receive a $25 Pet Smart gift certificate so they can spoil their pets.  

Who are the cutest and ugliest pets in the Auston Grove Community?  Let's have a contest to choose!

1.  STEP 1 is to submit a photo of your pet.  Please visit the Auston Grove Pets Gallery page and complete the form top submit your pet's picture and info.  DEADLINE:  1 May 11.

2.  STEP 2 is to vote.  Once we collect the photos in our gallery, we will change the form on the Pet's Gallery page to a voting form so the entire community can choose the cutest and ugliest pets in Auston Grove.

3.  Who can enter?  Any approved pet.  Dogs, cats, or approved exotic pets.

The winners in each category will receive a $25 gift certificate to Pet Smart!

At Auston Grove, we love our dogs, and many of you do to, so we thought we would share this great video with you called “Denver Our Guilty Dog”. Have you seen it?

Oftentimes, our furry friends make the best roommates. Many apartment home communities do not allow pets, but we love our pets at Auston Grove! You are welcome to have either dogs or cats, but no aggressive breeds please. If it is a caged pet you want, such as ferrets, rabbits, chinchillas and prairie dogs, they are welcome in your new apartment home too. You can have up to two pets per apartment however; we do require a pet deposit on each animal you bring with you.