Choosing A Dog

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start your Research!!
(If you do not have time to read through most of this, you probably don't have time for a dog.)

Please click here for links about giving pets as gifts

  So You Think You Want A...
A breed MUCH is more than looks

42 link(s)

# Selecting The Family Dog	10 Tips to Successful Dog Ownership
101 Ways to Be A Responsible Dog Owner	A Dog Buyer's Guide
A Guide to classified ads	Am I Ready Emotionlly (for a dog)
Are You Ready for a Dog?	Before You Adopt
Before You Get a Second Dog	Breeder Information Info on finding a purebred dog and not getting ripped off. Includes info on pet stores too.
Canine Rivalry	Choosing the 'Right' Type of Dog for You
Cost of Owning a Dog	Deciding to own a Dog
Dog Names	Dog Owner's Guide's Articles On Choosing The Right Dog
Dogs and Kids	Dogs to Match Your Lifestyle
Dr. P's Basic Testing and Selecting Links	Financial Costs of Caring for a Pet
Find a Pet on the Net	Getting a Dog (1)
Getting a Dog (2)	Getting a New Dog? Look at the Sources
Good Child Companions	Help with Finding a Dog
Military Members and their Dogs	Pets at College: Not a Prerequisite
Picking the perfect puppy	Questions To Ask Yourself Before Getting A Dog
Rescue And Adoption Links General info too, about older dogs, purebred rescues...	Selecting a New Dog or Puppy
Selecting a Pet	Students should think twice before purchasing pets
The $650.00 Puppy vs The $300.00 Puppy	The Puppy Commitment
Thinking Of Getting A Dog?	Thinking Of Getting A Puppy?
What to Consider Before Adopting a Pet	Why Not a Boy Dog?
Why You Shouldn't Buy That Puppy in the Window	Your New Dog

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Adopting Adult Dogs

7 link(s)

Adopting an Older Dog	Adopting an Older Pet
Is Adopting an Adult Dog Right for You?	Older might be better
Pre-owned Dogs	Questions About Adopting An Older Dog
Why A Grown Dog?

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Questionnaires

[Editor's note: These questionnaires can only point you in certain directions based on your answers.  Their suggestions might NOT be the best choice for you in the end, so be sure to further research any prospective breed. ]

4 link(s)

Best Dog	Pet Net - Selecting a Dog
The Puppy Aptitude Test Choosing The Right Individual Puppy	The Puppy Personality Test

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Pets as Gifts

12 link(s)

A Canine Christmas - articles on Christmas Puppies	A Puppy For Christmas? Hold Off On That Hound!
Avoiding the Christmas Rush	Christmas Puppies? Hannukah Kittens?
Merry Christmas from Ye Olde Puppy Shoppe	No Christmas Puppies, Please
Pets as Gifts (1)	Pets as Gifts (2)
Pets for Presents	Puppies as Christmas Presents?
Responsible Pet Giving During the Holidays	The Best Gift: Waiting to Adopt Until After the Holidays

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So You Think You Want a...

A breed is a lot more than its looks. Get the real story! Also be sure to read the standards at AKC and UKC and look at the breed club website of any breed you consider.

69 link(s)

Akita?	American Bulldog?
Australian Cattle Dog?	Australian Shepherd?
Basenji? (1)	Basenji? (2)
Beagle?	Bearded Collie?
Bernese Mountain Dog?	Bichon Frise?
Border Collie?	Border Terrier?
Borzoi?	Boston Terrier?
Bouvier?	Boxer?
Boxer?	Brittany?
Bull Mastiff?	Bull Terrier?
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel?	Chesapeake Bay Retriever?
Dachshund? (1)	Dachshund? (2)
Dalmatian?	Doberman?
English Bulldog?	English Springer Spaniel?
Fila Brasileiro?	Fila Brasileiro?
French Bulldog (1)	French Bulldog? (2)
German Shepherd? (1)	German Shepherd? (2)
Golden Retreiver? (2)	Golden Retriever? (1)
Great Dane?	Harrier?
Italian Greyhound?	Italian Greyhound? (2)
Jack Russell Terrier?	Kuvasz?
Miniature Pinscher?	Much Ado About Poo (as in Cocka-poo, Peke-a-poo, etc.)
Neopolitan Mastiff? (1)	Neopolitan Mastiff? (2)
Newfoundland?	Pit Bull?
Poo-Dogs and Designer Mutts?	Poodle Mix? (Cock-a-poo, etc.)?
Poodle?	Pure or Mixed Breed?
Rhodesian Ridgeback?	Rottweiler?
Samoyed?	Shar-Pei?
Shih-Tzu?	Siberian Husky? (1)
Siberian Husky? (2)	Somre of the New Breeds?
Tibetan Spaniels?	Tosa?
Toy Munchkin?	Vizagle? This one's just for fun
Weimaraner?	Wolf Hybrid?
Wolf? or Wolf/Dog Mix?	Yorkshire Terriers (1)
Yorkshire Terriers (2)

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Last Updated 4/13/08

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