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Dog
Breed
s and
Charac
teristic
s

A
brief
run
down
on
some
popul
ar
breed
s. Th
ese
are
only
gener
al
guidel
ines
and
do
not
apply
to
every
dog
of a
breed
. In
all
breed
s we
see
good
and
bad.
Often
peopl
e
expec
t a
dog
regar
dless
of
breed
to
behav
e in a
partic
ular
mann
er,
this
canno
t
alway
s be
achie
ved
as it
is
often
not
within
the
dog's
physic
al or
ment
al
capab
ilities
to do
so.

Regar
dless
of the
breed
you
select
, it is
impor
tant
to get
the
correc
t
advic
e on
trainin
g to
suit
your
dog.

These
are
our
views
on a
few
breed
s and
their
traits,
our
views
are b
ased
on
our
many
years
of
trainin
g
dogs
at
and
aroun
d
peopl
e's
home
s.


Aired
ale
Terri
er
Good
all
roun
d
famil
y
dog.
They
often
appe
ar
quite
aloof
and
tend
to
respo
nd
quite
slowl
y to
com
man
ds,
not
out
of
defia
nce,
they
just
like
to
take
their
time
abou
t
thing
s.
Austr
alian
Cattl
e
Dog
Great
dog,
gene
rally
very
stron
g
both
ment
ally
and
physi
cally.

Most
get
very
frustr
ated
in a
dom
estic
situat
ion.
Good
dog
for
a
bloke
who
has
plent
y of
time
to
spen
d
with
his
dog.

Most
love
to
bite
movi
ng
objec
ts
eg;
jogg
ers,
cyclis
ts.
Not
reco
mme
nded
as a
famil
y
pet.
Austr
alian
Kelpi
e

Not a
good
choic
e as
a
famil
y
pet,
man
y are
bred
to be
quite
subm
issive
due
to
the
natur
e of
work
they
are
bred
for.
This
can
often
lead
to
unsur
e
nerv
ous
beha
viour
and
can
often
result
in
them
beco
ming
fear
biters
.

Alask
an
Mala
mute


Great
for
those
inter
ested
outd
oor
activi
ties
sled
and
cart
pullin
g. M
ost
are
too
stron
g for
an
aver
age
famil
y
dog.
Beagl
e

Most
consi
der
them
as a
night
mare
and
diffic
ult to
train,
nothi
ng
could
be
furth
er
from
the
truth.
If
train
ed
corre
ctly
they
are a
great
little
famil
y
comp
anion
with
very
few
healt
h or
beha
viour
al
probl
ems.
Bicho
n
Frise

Great
little
famil
y
dog,
gene
rally
good
chara
cter
and
temp
eram
ent.
Great
for
childr
en
and
older
peopl
e.

Bord
er
Collie

Peopl
e are
often
confu
sed
as
they
see a
few
fanta
stic
ones
on
TV
ads,
these
are
gene
rally
owne
d by
very
dedic
ated
owne
rs
who
put
in
man
y
hours
of
traini
ng. A
great
dog
for
what
they
were
bred
for.
Not
reco
mme
nded
as
famil
y
dog,
as
they
are
often
nerv
y,
snap
py
and
very
sensi
tive.
Boxe
r

The
clow
n of
dogs.
Gene
rally
mad
as
hatte
rs
but a
great
dog
if
you
are
activ
e
and
fast
movi
ng
and
can
put
in
the
time
to
train
corre
ctly.
Can
be a
bit
activ
e for
kids.
Bull
Terri
er

Great
dog
if
you
like
the
look.
Toug
her
than
grizzl
y
bears
.
Very
rarel
y
hum
an
aggr
essiv
e,
can
beco
me
dog
aggr
essiv
e if
not
reare
d
and
train
ed
corre
ctly.
They
tend
to be
a bit
of a
couc
h
potat
o.

Dobe
rman
n

Very
smar
t
dog.
Most
are
far
too
fast
and
smar
t for
the
aver
age
perso
n.
They
beco
me
very
frustr
ated
with
peopl
e for
this
reaso
n.
Only
for
the
dedic
ated
expe
rienc
ed
handl
er.

Cairn
Terri
er

Fant
astic
little
all
roun
d
dog,
most
Cairn
s
think
they
are
large
r
than
Rott
weill
ers.
Good
all
roun
d
famil
y
dog.

Cava
lier
King
Charl
es
Spani
el

Gene
rally
quite
sensi
tive
type
of
dog.
Great
arou
nd
the
hom
e,
fanta
stic
dog
for
youn
g
ladie
s and
the
not
so
activ
e.

Germ
an
Shep
herd

Som
e are
bred
for
show
,
other
s are
bred
for
work
.
Peopl
e
often
purch
ase
the
wron
g
type
to
suit
their
need
s. If
you
mak
e the
right
selec
tion
and
train
corre
ctly
they
are
one
of
the
world
s
best
all
roun
d
dogs.

Germ
an
Short
Haire
d
Point
er

Good
dog
for
what
they
were
bred
for.
Gene
rally
they
beco
me
very
frustr
ated
in a
dom
estic
situat
ion
due
to
lack
of
ment
al
stimu
lation
.

Gold
en
Retri
ever

Great
all
roun
d
dog
apart
from
the
hair.
We
see
very
few
bad
ones.
Good
famil
y
comp
anion
,
gene
rally
quite
gentl
e
with
childr
en.


Jack
Russ
ell

Good
little
dog
in
the
right
situat
ion.
Gene
rally
roug
h
and
toug
h can
tend
to
get
snap
py.
Not
reco
mme
nded
for
soft
gentl
e
type
childr
en.

Labra
dor
Retri
ever

Good
all
roun
d
dog.
Many
are
overl
y
activ
e
and
boist
erous
and
slow
to
matu
re.
As
with
all
dogs
traini
ng is
a
must
,
man
y
beco
me
over
weig
ht as
they
love
food.

Minia
ture
Schn
auzer


Good
little
famil
y
dog.
Can
be
'yapp
ers' if
not
kept
unde
r
contr
ol.
Gene
rally
have
a
good
stron
g in
chara
cter
.

Poodl
e

Many
think
they
are
'sissy
dogs'
. If
treat
ed as
such
they
often
beco
me
little
sook
s. If
treat
ed
like a
dog
they
are
great
in all
sizes.
Many
'stan
dard
poodl
es'
are
as
toug
h as
any
germ
an
shep
herd
you
may
see.
Good
all
roun
d
dog.

Pug

Amus
ing
little
dog.
Can
be a
lot of
fun,
good
all
roun
d
little
comp
anion
.
Exerc
ise
with
cauti
on in
hot
weat
her,
can
be
pron
e to
breat
hing
probl
ems.
Rott
weill
er

Great
dog
if
train
ed
and
reare
d
corre
ctly.
Can
be a
bit
stron
g for
most
both
physi
cally
and
ment
ally.
Gene
rally
a bit
stron
g for
a
famil
y
dog.

Siberi
an
Husk
y

Most
are
nerv
y
and
unsur
e,
gene
rally
do
not
mak
e
good
famil
y
dogs.




St
Bern
ard

Great
dog
if
you
don't
mind
a bit
of
'slob
ber'.
Most
are
big
couc
h
potat
oes
and
very
lovab
le
comp
anion
s.

Staff
ordsh
ire
Bull
Terri
er

If not
reare
d
and
train
ed
corre
ctly,
man
y
devel
op
separ
ation
anxie
ty
very
quick
ly.
Rarel
y
hum
an
aggr
essiv
e,
can
beco
me
dog
aggr
essiv
e if
not
condi
tione
d
corre
ctly.
West
Highl
and
Terri
er

Toug
h
little
dog,
can
get a
bit
chee
ky if
not
kept
unde
r
contr
ol.
Gene
rally
a
good
all
roun
d
famil
y
dog.

Mixe
d
Bree
ds

Many
are
great
, so
me c
an
be
a dis
appoi
ntme
nt.
The
same
appli
es to
pure
bred
dogs.

We
now
have
labra
doodl
e,
groo
dle,
moo
dle,
spoo
dle,
cavo
odle,
span
ador
e,
beagl
ier,
pugal
ier,
and
man
y
other
mixe
s tha
t are
now
referr
ed to
as de
signe
r
dogs.

Som
e
bree
ders
have
put
in a
lot of
time,
mon
ey
and
expe
rienc
e
cross
bree
ding
dogs
in
the
atte
mpt t
o
bree
d a
bette
r
famil
y co
mpa
nion
dog.
This
invol
ves a
lot
more
than
just
putti
ng
two
dogs
of
differ
ent
bree
ds
toget
her
and
hopin
g for
the
best.
Thi
s
practi
ce is
not
new,
the
pure
bree
ds of
toda
y
almo
st
witho
ut
exce
ption
came
from
cross
bree
ding.

Most
dogs
in
the
past
were
bred
for
some
form
of
work
or
sporti
ng
activi
ty,
man
y are
capa
ble
of
being
good
famil
y
comp
anion
s,
some
are
not.
Very
few
peopl
e in
cities
toda
y
have
a
need
for a
worki
ng or
sporti
ng
dog,
most
simpl
y
requi
re a
good
famil
y
comp
anion
.

Give
it a
lot of
thou
ght,
do
your
hom
ewor
k.




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YOUR
DOGS
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