Choosing the right puppy/dog

photographer: Anna ChapmanEach pedigree dog breed has its own characteristics and with over 200 different breeds there is certainly an ideal breed for everyone.  If you match these characteristics with your personality and lifestyle, it is more likely that you will have a happy and fulfilling relationship with your dog.

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The first steps in helping you to choose the right canine companion for your family

How to choose?

Use the list below to help you consider your choice of breed or type of dog:

  • Energetic and lively or couch-potatoes
  • Strong-willed and ambitious or easy-going and indulgent
  • Friendly with humans or reserved with strangers
  • Playful or disinterested in toys
  • Friendly to other dogs or disinterested or incompatible
  • Friendly to cats and other pets or disinterested or incompatible
  • Affectionate or aloof

photographer: Christine BirdThe sections listed below will help you with your choices from the very start of the process whilst you are thinking about bringing a puppy or dog into your home to finding the right breeder and the responsibilities of dog ownership.

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