| Choosing the right dog breed for you, your | | | | hard work over the first few months, |
| family and lifestyle is the most important | | | | especially in house training. So you have to |
| decision you can make before bringing the dog | | | | be certain that you really want a dog before |
| home. Get this choice wrong and you end up | | | | taking on the commitment.With over 200 breeds |
| with one of two results. Either you end up | | | | of dog in the world how do you decide which |
| saddled with a dog that is wrong for you and | | | | is the right breed for you?There are a few |
| your family, a dog that is basically unwanted | | | | basic questions you have to ask yourself to |
| and unloved. A dog that is a chore to look | | | | narrow the choice down.How much space do you |
| after. Or you end up taking the dog to a | | | | have in your home? Obviously a large dog in a |
| shelter for re-adoption or worse yet | | | | small apartment is a mismatch, a recipe for |
| abandoning it. Neither option is good for the | | | | disaster. Toy dogs, such as terriers are a |
| dog.You also need to be aware that the cute | | | | better choice for this situation.Do you have |
| little puppy you bought home will not stay a | | | | children and how old are they? A large dog |
| puppy for long. Before too long he or she | | | | puppy such as a Great Dane or Saint Bernard |
| will be a part of the family that you will | | | | could easily bowl a small child over. On the |
| have to care for over the next ten years or | | | | other hand, toy dogs can be very fragile and |
| longer.To make this new addition a valued and | | | | easily injured by a small child playing with |
| loved part of the family requires a lot of | | | | it. |