Dog Breed Choosing

Tips, guidance and tools to help your Dog Breed Choosing EASY!

It has been said that there's a dog breed for everyone. What really matters in choosing a dog breed is not what's popular, but for you to examine your own personality and environment and match them with the breed that captures your minds eye. Trust your feelings, but invest your time wisely to research the most appropriate breed for you.

There are many different types of dogs and differences to consider across each breed - there's age, size, shape, activity level, temperament and breed traits, just to name a few. Being selective about what you really want in a dog is very important in making a good choice.

Here's How You Make Your Dog Breed Choosing Decisions - EASY !

Use our dog breed choosing TOOLS !

- Dog Breed Choosing 'QUIZ'

- Dog Breed Character Comparison Table

Dog Breed Choosing - based on the flavor of the month.

Many people resort to choosing a dog based on popularity. Eg. 101 Dalmatians (the movie) resulted in dog breed choosing weighted toward the 'spotted dogs'. This combined with poor breeding practices to cope with demand produced a batch of overactive Dalmatians with erratic temperaments. Similarly 'Turner & Hooch' and more recently MIB II increased the respective popularity of big slobbery dogs and small Pug dogs.

However, Dog Breed Choosing should not be solely based on the flavor of the month.

Choose a Dog Breed that is Right for YOU !

Different breed will have certain characteristic for which they were bred. You must consider choosing a dog breed that is best suited to your personality, taste, circumstances and surroundings. Here are some personal environmental issues to consider:

How much time can you spend with the dog? Dogs are social creatures and require regular Exercise and Grooming. They will not be receptive to being kept in a kennel all day. Similarly, dogs require grooming (based on their ability to shed coat hair) and nail clipping, which will cost or you will have to learn how to perform this function.

How much area in your residence do you have? A small area does not necessarily mean that a small dog is appropriate. However, many dogs can be adaptable as long as you spend a good deal of effort in meeting their needs. Some dogs will require regular exercise, like Jack Russell's, while many Mastiffs will be content to sit a do nothing while you're away.

Can you afford your dog? Regardless of how inexpensive your dog is to buy, you will have to buy food, pay the vet, pay for registrations, vaccinations, boarding kennels - etc. Do you have the financial resources for this ?

Are you committed to train your dog? Dog breed choosing cannot be done with a view to limit its training. Regardless of the dog breed you get, training will make your dog much more compatible with you and you environment. The benefits of a trained dog are realized when you can take a dog more places with or without disruption to others.

What type of dog do you want? There are many pros and cons associated with either sex and breed of dog. In the past, choosing a dog breed and sex was done with a specific purpose in mind. On balance, the dogs sex is not that important and can come down to plain preference. However, Dog Breed choosing should be done in light of the fact that dogs will exhibit the traits they have been breed for. What I'm saying is that dogs bred for scent, herding, or retrieving, will exhibit these traits.

Use Our Dog Breed Choosing Tools

- to help you decide on the breed for you!

We've designed these tools to help you narrow down your choice of Dog Breed!

DOG BREED QUIZ - enter your personal and environment details and get a list of appropriate breeds.

DOG BREED COMPARISON CHART - compare the different traits of respective dog breeds to assist your dog breed choosing.