I think Jaxson likes the small place because we are all in one room. I was a little concerned before we adopted him but he came from a kennel, so he has never known a big space. It might have been harder if he had come from a home.
When we adopted our first greyhound, we had a very large house. One time he got running so fast that he busted through the drywall. Jaxson can't do that but it did look like all four feet were off the ground when he jumped in Grandma's lap.