Choosing the dogs – breed

Dogs are joyful animals that bring companionship and fun into any household, but we must take care of their needs. The dogs have many breeds every breed has different needs. Evaluate your lifestyle and choose the right dog breed.

Verify breed before proceeding

You should be able to see a puppy’s mother, and maybe even the father, at a purebred breeder. If the mother is not there, you cannot be sure the puppies were bred there or verify their upbringing. Many people see puppies before they are fully weaned to decide which one they want. While it is unlikely a rescue shelter will have a puppy’s mother, it is worth asking, in case they came in together or she arrived pregnant.

The Dogs different breeds with needs.

Choosing the Pure Breed

Pure Breed

The advantage of a purebred dog is that you will have a fair idea of its behavioral traits since these are breed-specific. You will also be able to predict its adult size, how much exercise it will need, food requirements, and so on. Plus, you will receive certification of the dog’s lineage, essential if you want to enter it into dog shows. On the downside, purebred dogs can be expensive to buy, and some breeds have inherent health problems.

Choosing the mixed bred

Even if money is no object, you don’t have to opt for a purebred pooch. Shelters are full of mixed breed dogs (random, unknown crosses) looking for good, loving homes. One of the advantages of

Mixed Breed

mixed breeds are that they do not tend to suffer from breed-related disorders. Furthermore, they

often have big, fun-loving

Important to know

It can be almost impossible to predict how large a mixed breed dog will grow, due to its random—and perhaps unknown—parentage.

Choosing the small breeds

Small Breed

Even if you have decided that you want a small dog—maybe because you live in an apartment—there is still many breeds available to you. As you would expect, small dogs come in all shapes, colors, and temperaments, so there is plenty to consider when picking the right breed for you. Do not allow small dogs to get away with undesirable behavior (growling, food aggression) because of their size. You still need to be the leader of the pack.

A separate article will be uploaded soon  about the different small breeds dogs

Choosing the medium-sized breeds

Medium Sized Breed

A medium-size breed is a great choice, size-wise, for the family home. These breeds make up the great majority of dogs that you will see on leashes in the streets and in recreational areas and hiking spots. Kids who are old enough to run around love playing tag and ball games with their similarly sized canine companions and a real bond often develops between them as the pair grow up together.

Large Sized Breed

Choosing the large sized breeds

Big dogs are not necessarily the most energetic, although some certainly require a lot of exercises. What they all need, though, is enough living space, so these breeds are only suitable for those with large houses, ideally with a decent-sized yard, too. Large dogs, in particular, really benefit from obedience training.