The Alano should receive adequate exercise so where the dog's owner lives is not the question, but how the dog is maintained. An apartment is not ideal but will be okay if this is all the dog has known. I would not recommend that a dog comes from a big yard to an apartment. Certainly the dog should have company and at least two good long walks/park visits per day.

I have a 2 yr old (rescue dog) Alano/Aktia mix an he is the most all around fabulous dog I've owned...he stays in a 1200 sq ft condo and gets along fine with good walks. He has a 15 yr old Schipperkee sis that bosses him around.

This is very good news because there are too few breeders with integrity today. In Spain and other European countries there are many people who have jumped on the bandwagon with much more commercial motive. Lots of very mediocre Alanos described as 'best this' or 'best that'. Anyone thinking of getting an Alano needs to do research. The good breeders don't advertise on the internet classifieds or breeder pages. Good breeders dogs are bought up by other good breeders in the network so expect to build a relationship with a breeder to get a good dog. Be very critical of breeders who have adverts on internet. This breed deserves great respect.

yes this is true. this man has fantastic, rustic alanos. all his dogs he has had since pups and they are excellent blood. he is mostly focused on the hunting aspect but has also preserved a cattle dog type too. he keeps some stock in Europe but has 6 Alanos in US i don't think he'll sell any dogs that won't have a working home. good luck anyway.

i've heard that there is a breeder in new hampshire but that he is not commercial. apparently he has very good contact with the spanish breeders since he spends a lot of time there. kennel name is Potstillgold. good luck