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  • A Comprehensive List of Those Loveable Large Breed Dogs
    A Comprehensive List of Those Loveable Large Breed Dogs By: Ann Born Selective breeding of dogs has been going on for many centuries. Sometimes, breeding is done with dogs from the same ancestral...

  • A Dog is for Life Not Just for Christmas
    A Dog is for Life Not Just for Christmas By: S Roberts Every year, around Christmas time the RSPCA make appeals to everyone to think before buying a puppy or any other pet as a Christmas present. The...

  • An Uninvited Guest What A Surprise
    An Uninvited Guest What A Surprise By: Pamela Beers An uninvited guest presented himself in the backseat of my pickup truck. I left my Chevy Silverado unlocked, which I rarely do, because it was...

  • Are Pitbulls Dangerous
    Are Pitbulls Dangerous By: Jim Dunn Pitbulls by nature, are the most effective and experienced fighting dogs ever produced. Pit bulls fight longer, more effectively, and better than any other animal....

  • Bringing Your Puppy Home
    Bringing Your Puppy Home By: Rena Murray You have found your perfect pet and are now ready for perhaps the most exciting step: bringing new puppy home! Pause first -- Are you prepared with both the...

  • Can a Dog Change Your Lifestyle
    Can a Dog Change Your Lifestyle By: Greg Culver Although the two terms dogs and lifestyle seem to be unrelated issues, it is not true. Most of us think that this is a myth but the truth is that dogs...

  • Choosing And Training A Dog Companion
    Choosing And Training A Dog Companion By: Michael Rad You must know that if you want a pocket dog as the Dandie Dinmont terrier, you will probably need more time than with any other dog breed in...

  • Choosing a New Puppy
    Choosing a New Puppy By: Kelly Marshall Dogs are terrific, loyal and loving companions that bring a lot of happiness, joy and entertainment into our lives. Selecting a new puppy as a family member is...

  • Choosing the Right Breed of Dog Tips To Live By
    Choosing the Right Breed of Dog Tips To Live By By: Ann Born Choosing the right breed of dog is not an easy task considering that there are hundreds of dog breeds. It is possible to follow a few...

  • Coming Home Preparing for Your Puppy
    Coming Home Preparing for Your Puppy By: Grant Carroll When you bring home a new puppy, it?s like bringing home a new family member. So, you want to be totally prepared for all the challenges of...

  • Differences in Professional Breeders and Backyard Breeders
    Differences in Professional Breeders and Backyard Breeders By: Connie Limon Early in the lives of the Shih Tzu puppies, the very best of care is crucial to well-rounded Shih Tzu puppy development....

  • Dog Breeding When is It Okay to Breed Your Dog
    Dog Breeding When is It Okay to Breed Your Dog By: Tyler Brown Every year hundreds of thousands of dogs are put to sleep in the United States. These are shelter dogs. Dogs that ran away from home,...

  • Dog Breeds
    Dog Breeds By: Sandro Azzopardi Numerous dog breeds exist today. The last reported official recognized breeds were over 900. All dog breeds derive from mixed breeds and it is important to recognize...

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  • Early Plans For A Shih Tzu Kennel
    Early Plans For A Shih Tzu Kennel By: Connie Limon In planning your Shih Tzu kennel the primary consideration should be your pet?s security and comfort. However, before looking up the price of a...

  • Early Shih Tzu Puppy Eye Development
    Early Shih Tzu Puppy Eye Development By: Connie Limon The average puppy or Shih Tzu puppy?s eyes open between 12 and 15 days of age. The ear canals open soon thereafter, usually within a day or two....

  • Early Shih Tzu Puppy Stimulation
    Early Shih Tzu Puppy Stimulation By: Connie Limon The first sense of a Shih Tzu puppy is ?scent.? The newborn Shih Tzu puppy will be able to smell the scent of the breeder immediately after the sac...

  • Everything You Need To Know About Pugs
    Everything You Need To Know About Pugs By: Dane J Stanton Pugs are one of the best breeds of dogs that exist on the planet. Why? Because I own one! Seriously now though, I'm going to tell you...
  • Facing The Firing Squad Getting A Lot Of QuestionsI is The Difference Between A Good Or Bad Breeder
    Facing The Firing Squad Getting A Lot Of Questions Is The Difference Between A Good Or Bad Breeder By: Grant Carroll No one likes being questioned, especially about being a fit pet parent, but a...
  • Favorite Dog Breeds in 2006
    Favorite Dog Breeds in 2006 By: Carol Stack Every year the American Kennel Club releases the number of dogs registered for each dog breed, and that information is used to discover the favorite dog...

  • Favorite Dog Toys of the Dog Generation
    Favorite Dog Toys of the Dog Generation By: Kenny Yong Dogs are nice friends. Therefore, it is just fair if you too can be a nice friend to him. Dogs love to play. And they are fond with toys which...

  • Field vs Show Whats the Difference
    Field vs Show Whats the Difference By: Geoffrey English This past winter I attended a number of Sportsman Shows throughout the northeast where I performed numerous waterdog retrieving demonstrations,...

  • Finding Fido
    Finding Fido By: Dawn Arkin Picture the scene: you go out for a nice day with the family. Everyone has fun and when the day is over you come back, only to find the back gate wasn't completely...
  • Yorkshire Terrier Breeders
    Yorkshire Terrier Breeders By: Elizabeth Morgan The Yorkshire terrier is a very popular breed of toy dog. While some people prefer large dogs for the sense of security, other prefer small dogs for...
  • Yorkshire Terrier Breeding
    Yorkshire Terrier Breeding By: Elizabeth Morgan A Yorkshire terrier, or Yorkie, is known as a toy dog, meaning it is very small and lightweight. The breed hails from the town of Yorkshire, from which...
  • Miniature Yorkshire Terriers
    Miniature Yorkshire Terriers By: Elizabeth Morgan The Yorkshire terrier is a breed of dogs that originally hailed from Yorkshire. These toy dogs are popularly known as Yorkies, and are very small....
  • How To Find A Puggle Dog
    How To Find A Puggle Dog By: Gage Killian For those of you who don't know what a " Puggle " is, a puggle is a mix-breed dog in which a pug dog is bred with a beagle. Puggles have been the biggest...

  • How To Find the Best Small Breeding Dog
    How To Find the Best Small Breeding Dog By: Ann Born A small breeding dog is the perfect pet for all of us who live in little cubbyhole-like apartments. Larger dogs, when stuffed into such flats,...
  • Going the Distance Long Distance Shopping For a New Puppy
    Going the Distance Long Distance Shopping For a New Puppy By: Grant Carroll We will go to great lengths to find the perfect pet? sometimes literally. The local animal shelter, pound or pet shops...

  • Golden Retrievers And Some Things You Didnt Know About Them
    Golden Retrievers And Some Things You Didnt Know About Them By: Richard Cussons How it all began with Golden Retrievers: Sir Dudley Majoribanks wanted a hunting dog, but not just any hunting dog. He...
  • Know the Dog Breeds for Their Works
    Know the Dog Breeds for Their Works By: Kenny Yong Dog buyers normally have a concrete idea of what dog breed to buy. Yet it must be understood that no single dog can fill all our expectations. They...

  • Labour and Delivery in Queens
    Labour and Delivery in Queens By: Cerianwen Ball A normal pregnancy will take around 9 weeks before labour, this is the time you should be making preparations for labour and giving your Queen a...

  • Labrador Retriever The Right Dog For You
    Labrador Retriever The Right Dog For You By: Gabriel J Adams The Labrador Retriever, more commonly known as ?labs? are the most common breed of dog in the United States. Labs are large dogs, normally...

  • Labradors Their History And Popularity
    Labradors Their History And Popularity By: Richard Cussons As origins go, the one of Labradors (or Labrador Retriever as they are more correctly known) is rather remarkable--most people assume that...
  • The Royal Pug
    The Royal Pug By: Mike Mathews People love Pugs! There is something about that rogue-like face that tugs at your heart strings. This dignified toy breed is loved by royalty and commoners alike. These...

  • The Search Dog In Training Socialization
    The Search Dog In Training Socialization By: Michael Russell Socializing a new puppy is probably the most important thing you can do to insure that you will have a successful search dog. It is highly...

  • The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Little Dog with a Lot of Heart
    The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Little Dog with a Lot of Heart By: Carol Stack A family was at the local animal shelter to put a hold on a pug for the pug rescue when they met and fell in love with...

  • The Toy Manchester Terrier
    The Toy Manchester Terrier By: Sandra Oberreuter The Toy Manchester Terrier is also called the "Black and Tan Toy Terrier" and the "English Toy Terrier." This sturdy little dog is highly intelligent...
  • My English Cocker Spaniels
    My English Cocker Spaniels By: Rose Long Everyone has their special love and adoration for a specific breed. My fondness is for the Spaniels. The well-bred, trained English Cocker Spaniel is happy,...

  • My Life with Lord A Hovawart Dog
    My Life with Lord A Hovawart Dog By: Leslie Moore I met Lord one evening back in May of 1994, he was just over 3. He was traveling with Beth Lynch at the time. She had recently rescued him and 12...
  • The Big Bad Bear A Hovawart Dog
    The Big Bad Bear A Hovawart Dog By: Leslie Moore The second Hovawart I was able to "rescue" came from a home where he had shown typical aggressive behavior and the owners didn?t know how to cope. At...

  • The Border Collie Excelling at Herding Search and Rescue Competitive Sports and Much More
    The Border Collie Excelling at Herding Search and Rescue Competitive Sports and Much More By: Carol Stack Scout is a Border Collie we were given four years ago. He is a beautiful tri-colored dog that...
  • Your German Shepherd Puppy How to Choose the Right One
    Your German Shepherd Puppy How to Choose the Right One By: Jimmy Lance A German Shepherd puppy is irresistible, and German Shepherds are great dogs. They make excellent companions and loving,...
  • Your Very Own Pug Puppy
    Your Very Own Pug Puppy By: Dane J Stanton Wouldn?t it be great to own your very own pug puppy one day? Having it look up at you with its big puppy dog eyes and its cute black, scrunchy nose. Before...






 

Dog Breeds: How To Choose The Perfect Dog Breed For You!

By Richard Cussons

If choosing dog is such a straight forward process, and it is, how come so many puppies find their way into adoption centres every year? Well one reason is that people choose the wrong dog breed.

Don’t let your puppy become a statistic. Make it your goal to choose a puppy suited to your family and circumstances. Think about your previous experience of owning a dog and the amount of time you have for training, grooming and exercising. Look at your health including possible allergies, your financial resources and the amount of space in your house and yard. Most of all work out how much time you have for a dog.

Of all the different factors in choosing a the right dog breed, among the most important is the relationship you want with your dog. Some breeds by nature are rather aloof and elegant, others are independent and energetic while others are dependent or submissive. If you want to do specialized training, consider breeds known for courage and trainability. If you want an affectionate pet, choose a breed that typically likes to be close to its people.

To ensure that your puppy fits in with your lifestyle begin by asking yourself these questions:

a) How much time can I spend with my dog, a social creature who craves companionship? - If your time is limited don’t get a breed which can become dependent on their owners.

b) How much exercise can I give my dog? - If you hate exercise, buy a small dog happy with a short walk. If you like to walk the mountains all day long get a dog breed which likes a lot of exercise.

c) How much grooming can I do? - If you hate grooming, buy a short-haired dog.

d) How much training can I give? - If you have limited time, choose a breed known for ease of training.

e) How much room do I have? - If you live in a small apartment don’t get a large dog!

f) What characteristics do I want in my dog? - Think of words like independent, energetic, submissive, affectionate, protective, quiet, funny or sociable. Try to match them to the characteristics of your family members. Your dog will fit in much better if you do.

Finding The Right Dog Breed

Once you have answered these questions it is time to go out and find the right dog breed for you. The internet is a great place to start. Just go to your favourite search engine and type in something like “dog breed information” or “dog breeds” and you will find some excellent sites giving detailed information about each breed.

Note the characteristics of the different breeds. What is best for your situation: large or small, male or female, purebred or mix? Short coat or shaggy coat? A dog needing lots or little exercise? A lot or little daily grooming? Think through your choices in detail and compare this information to your requirements and make a short list.

Next ask people you trust about the dog breeds you are interested in. Ask friends, family members and co-workers for suggestions of dog breeds they think would be good for you and your family. Ask them to be honest about the good points and bad points of the breeds they suggest. Visit dog training schools and breeders and ask about the dogs your think may be suitable. Follow up on and meet the breeds you feel are a good match.

Finally make every effort when choosing a puppy to make your final choice of a dog breed a family decision. Your dog will be part of the family, and each member needs to feel a sense of ownership for the dog and a willingness to help in its care.

So there you have it a short guide to choosing a puppy that will fit into your family perfectly and bring years of fun and happiness.

About the Author: Richard Cussons is a dog lover with a passion for helping people with their dogs. You can find out more about dog breeds, training and care at http://www.all-about-puppies.com/.

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