Dog Breeds

With the passing weeks the young puppy naturally grows into a young adult. As a generalization, one year of a dog’s life is taken to be equivalent to seven human years, although  a six-month-old pup of medium  size is probably  nearer  the physical age of a ten to twelve-year-old  child, and in a state of […]

Before the puppy  is collected from the breeder, a few preparations should  be taken in hand  to await his arrival.  Garden  fences and  gates should  be made secure, and swimming pools and garden ponds covered over until the puppy has come to realize the potential danger  they represent. Garden  pesticides should be stored out of

A major decision hinges on the sex of the family dog-to-be, whether a purebred or a mongrel, and  irrespective of its age, appearance and  probable  temperament. Although the term dog is usually taken to describe an animal of either sex, in biological terms  dog is synonymous  with  male, bitch  with female. Dogs are interested in

There are as many dog temperaments as there  are dog breeds,  and  this applies equally   to  the   mongrel   and   to  the   purebred dogs,  though   in   the case of the mongrel temperament  is  less  predictable  because  of  the  ancestral   jigsaw.  Only generalizations are possible because of the multiplicity of dog breeds, but the characteristics broadly follow

Bigger dogs need more exercise than small ones; they also need more food, bigger beds, larger collars, stronger  leads, and  probably  stronger  owners. In addition, and for practical reasons they are better suited to houses then apartments unless at street level. During a deliberating or paralyzing illness a large dog  may have to be carried 

Possibly the single most contentious factor  in discussing  what  type of dog should  be acquired  is its ancestry the only common factor for all purebred dogs is that  both  parents come from  the same breed, and even this is not an accurate guide, as some ma y be bred without regard to a definite program,

There is obviously a minimum age for removing a puppy from its mother and its first environment, though these are not necessarily one and the same. As a rule, pups are entirely  dependent on their  mother’s milk for the first two to three  weeks, and  partially  for another  similar  period. If mother  and pups are

Unless the dog has living quarters in an outside Kennel, the house will almost certainly show his presence. Hairs are not the only evidence. If he has a temporarily upset stomach he may not manage to reach the garden before he is sick or has diarrhea, both catastrophes on unpatterned carpets. Garden fences, other boundaries

As a member of the household, the family dog is entitled to a certain amount of a regular attention, especially as a puppy and again in old age. He needs feeding and exercising every day, frequent grooming with comb and brush depending on the dog breed, with an occasional bath and care of nails and

Apart from the entail outlay on buying a puppy, or dog, and the basic equipment, there are recurring cost which will considerably effect the household budget, depending on the size and the breed of dog. The largest is without doubt feeding; it is unrealistic to suppose even a miniature dog can be fed a nutritionally