Choosing a dog

Each 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.

Benefits of owning a dog podcast

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