Dog Breed Groups And Making The Most Of Their Characteristics

Choosing a dog to be a?pet is a difficult choice to make. Not only do you have to pick the most appropriate breed but you have a responsibility for your dog for it抯 whole life. A new best friend wil...

Choosing a dog to be a?pet is a difficult choice to make. Not only do you have to pick the most appropriate breed but you have a responsibility for your dog for it抯 whole life. A new best friend will change you and your family. Pick the right dog and it will be for the better. Pick the incorrect breed and both you and your pet may well be very miserable.

Sadly, most people thinking about having a dog and whichparticular breed to go for make size or looks their main priority, yet,however there is a lot more to finding the best dog breed for you and your family than may appear. Choosing a dog whose natural behavior and requirements fit into your life is your first stop.

Your fist step in attaining this goal is to go for the best dog breed category. This way you are examining breeds whose natural personality should make them successful for your lifestyle.

Luckily for you, originations worldwide use a way for putting breeds of dog in groups by the nature of use they have been bred for. A great place to start your search is your?canine organization. The main ones are: American Kennel Club, UK Kennel Club and Canadian Kennel Club.

Typically the catagories below to divide dog breeds:

TerriersToy DogsWorking DogsUtility DogsHunting Dogs (Gundogs)Hounds

Lets look at each of these groups in greater depth.

Dogs in the terrier category are small sized dogs whose love was to hunt mice and other?unwanted rodents. Their diminutive statue allowed them to get into the places were their quarry was to be found. Again these tend to be ancient breeds that can be followed back years and include: Airedale, Boston, Welsh, Border, Wire Fox, Cairn, Jack Russell, Staffordshire, Scottish, Lakeland and West Highland White and Miniature Schnauzer. Terriers are very gutsy for their?small stature, faithful and tenacious. They need introducing into a family which has young children cautiously as they are often protective of those they deam as the pack leader to the exclusion of other members of the family.

The Working dog has been designed for rescuing, guarding and searching. Example breeds in this section include: Boxers, Collies, Corgis, Dobermanns, German Shepherds, Old English Sheepdogs, Mastiffs, Rottweillers, Newfoundlands, Great Danes and St Bernards. Often referred to as the 揷hampions?of the dog world, and are adapted to excel at their specialized job.Hunting dogs were used originally for tracking down and retrieving game. Typically they are easily trainable, loyal and companionable animals. They makereally great pets with a fantasticall-round temperament that makes it easy for them to fit into homes with children. On the down side they usually require a lot of exercise and crave attention which if not given can lead to behavior problems. The hunting dog group can be broken down into four sub-groups: Retrievers, spaniels, Setters and Hunt/Point/Retrieve.

Toy breeds are the tiny comrades and lap animals of the dog groups. Though each breed may have been used for a particular reason, they are included into this group for their size. Typically, toy dogs are amicable and faithful, and require a great deal of care. They are?intelligent andtend to be over indulged as their owners tend to be lax on training due to their diminutive size. Here you will find: Papillions, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Chihuahuas, Poodles, Pekingeses, Pugs and Yorkshire Terriers.

Hounds were used for their keen sense of sight or smell. They were emplyed (and still are) for hunting. Dog breeds in this group do make good household pets but must have lots of exercise if they are to be happy in your family. Well known breeds are: Basset Hounds, Beagles, Deerhounds, Irish Wolfhounds, Daschunds, Whippets and Greyhounds. You may have noticed there great variation in stature in this category.

Utility dog breeds are made up of those animals which have been used for a distinct job but do not have a sporting origin. They are among the oldest recordeddog breeds known with a past stretching back for centuries. Examples include: Poodles, Shih Tzus, Bulldogs and Dalmatians.

So there you have it. Our article on picking your pet with breed catagories. Please take care in picking the most suitable group for your home. We hope you are better informed to take that choice.