Dog-Friendly Rental in Sydney Close to Public Transport
Question from Sydney Moving Guide Community Member.
Hi Lauren, I too, am moving to Sydney in September from Seattle! I loved reading your story.
I am bringing my Rhodesian Ridgeback Knox and am nervous that I am not finding many terrace spaces that accept dogs. I would like to rent near the train since I won't have a car.
Which neighborhoods are the most pet-friendly and most convenient for public transport? My budget is ~$800.00 per week.
Thank you in advance!
Love it when a Seattle-ite stumbles across the site. Surprising how many of us are in Sydney. I think it's between us and Texians which is kind of weird.
Australian Pet Importation Is 180 Days Minimum
Ok, first there is the step by step guide for importing dogs that you need to read and read again. I'm sure you are already familiar with it. Notice the timeline as 180 days is the minimum for the time you will need to import your dog.
Negotiating to Pay More Rent Per Week
With finding a place to rent, usually the smaller the dog the easier it is to convince the owner to give the ok. Not the case for you which means you will have to negotiate to pay more per week. Something that will have to happen face to face to be successful.
Since $800 is your weekly budget, I would say start looking at $700 to $750 as you can then give yourself bargaining room to negotiate up and for the extra pet cleaning fee when you move out.
Most owners do not advertise that they accept pets until it is brought up with a good candidate who wants to rent their unit. You might have better luck with Gumtree.com.au, the Craigslist of down under.
One thing you will need to have is a pet resume to turn in along with your rental application.
Sydney Suburbs With Good Dog Parks
As far as neighbourhoods, Sydney Park, close to Newtown and Erskineville has a nice off leash area and both those areas kind of remind me of the U-District, but better. Much better.
Centennial Park has a very nice off leash area too.
For Centennial Park, you're looking at Woollahra, kind of expensive, the Eastern Edge of Paddington, Queens Park and Bondi Junction.
Bondi Junction is not the most attractive part of the city. Mostly due to the numerous concrete apartment buildings and the shopping mall, but it is close to the beach and train station so its convenience might out weight the unattractiveness.
Glebe has Bicentennial Park with a dog park. Very nice area, but again pricey. Glebe is walking distance from the city, a long walk, but there is also light rail access.
Those are the three areas I know of, but Pupsy has many more more Sydney dog parks listed. Pupsy also has pet-friendly accommodations if you're looking for a short-term rental while you're locating something more longer term for you and your pup.
