In the world there is such set of breeds of dog that it is difficult to believe that the huge St. Bernard and a tiny toy terrier treat one look – Canis Familiaris. Different breeds differ not only in the size and appearance, but also character, the features of behavior determined by qualities. You should not be guided when choosing a dog by transient fashion. You choose a dog for yourself, under the character, not for one season, and on long - for many years.
Instruction
1. Do not choose the dog demanding active pastime if are not ready to long walks at fast speed. Such breeds as a fox terrier, a golden retriever, a German shepherd or a Jack Russell Terrier, will not suit the person who loves homeliness and rest. Refuse hunting breeds if you do not imagine evening without warm cozy sofa.
2. Do not take security or hunting breed if you do not plan to be engaged in her education seriously. Borzois, Rottweilers, Dobermann terriers, hounds do not approach for a role of a sofa dog at all and become the real neurasthenics without due training.
3. Think how you will be able to spend a lot of time at home? If your day regimen does not allow long communication with a dog, refuse security breeds. In your absence the dog can try to take the place of the alpha leading and will become threat for children and old men in your family. Having returned from a long business trip once, you can find dangerous and absolutely uncontrollable dog.
4. Be defined for what you need a dog. For walks outdoors, for protection of the private house or for issue different breeds are necessary. It will allow to reduce the list of the chosen breeds considerably.
5. Surely consider existence in the house of small children or the prospect of their emergence. Many fighting breeds are focused on constant fight for the place in pack. And children will become the first object of aggression. Do not trust acquaintances at whom the two-year-old son perfectly gets on with a kind pit bull terrier. The small child will always provoke a dog. And dogs of fighting breeds is the loaded gun which it is necessary to be able to handle and to address very accurately. You should not risk.
6. Think, what is the time you are ready to give to care for a dog whether you are ready to suffer the lumps of dog wool which are rolled on a floor? Such breeds as the dachshund, a dalmatian or the German mastiff practically do not demand care for wool, and the Afghan borzois, poodles or retrievers need thorough comb-out or a grooming.
7. Think of reaction of neighbors and degree of sound insulation of walls of the apartment. There are breeds silent, such as boxer or German shepherd, and very noisy, for example, fox terrier, a dachshund or a lap dog. If the dog long time is at home alone, she it will become inevitable a concern object for people around. The little puppy can loudly howl or bark to draw attention to himself.
8. Consider features of your habitat. Whether there is near your house a park, the waste ground, the dog platform where you will be able to lower a dog from a lead? Pay attention to what dogs most often meet to you during walk.
9. Do not hesitate to ask questions to dog breeders and manufacturers. Let each of them will praise the breed, pay attention and to people. It is not accidentally noticed that over time the owner and the pet become similar. Think whether it is pleasant to you to communicate with this owner of a dachshund or chow-chow and whether you are ready to become a little similar to the chosen breed of dog.