How to choose the Right Dog?
Do you want a dog that is:
- 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
- Guarding of property
- Hunting/Sporting
- Herding
Check list
Before buying a dog, ask yourself:
- Can I afford to have a dog, taking into account not only the initial cost of purchasing the dog, but also the ongoing expenses such as food, veterinary fees and canine insurance?
- Can I make a lifelong commitment to a dog? - A dog’s average life span is 12 years.
- Is my home big enough to house a dog.
- Do I really want to exercise a dog every day?
- Will there be someone at home for a dog? - dogs get lonely just like humans.
- Will I find time to train, groom and generally care for a dog?
- Will I be able to answer YES to these questions every day of the year?
