Choosing A Dog

• Dog Breed Info Center: Before You Buy or Adopt - Article from "The Dog Breed Info Center," focusing on choosing the right dog based on personal lifestyle. Additional related articles also available. Breed specifics, a selection quiz and Rescue Organization contact information listed by breed and state.
• Dog Breed Selector - The BreedMatch quiz from Eukanuba presents a series of questions to guide you to the dog breed that best fits your preferences and lifestyle.
• Dog Encyclopedia -Information on AKC Dog Breeds - A list of dog breeds and their traits, based on AKC standards. Also has information on choosing a dog, owner responsibilities and puppy care.
• Dog Infomat: Researching Different Types of Dogs - Includes information on choosing a dog- mixed breed or purebred? Puppy or adult? Network listings for the best places to get your dog (shelters, rescues, breeders).
• Dog Obedience Training Review: Choosing a Dog Breed - Includes breed characteristics, health considerations and training information for the most popular American Kennel Club breeds.
• Dog Paw Print- Choosing a Dog For Your Family - Includes information about how individual breed group characteristics fit with family personalities, a selection quiz for choosing a dog, ideas for dog names and dog coloring pages.
• Dogs in Depth: Choosing a Dog For Your Lifestyle - Encyclopedia of world dog breeds with photos, information about these breeds, and a guide to help select the best dog breed for one's lifestyle.
• DogTime: Finding the Right Dog - Articles, a forum, and match-up tools to help individuals figure out which dog is best for them.
• Golden Retrievers - Choosing a Breeder - What to look for when finding a breeder for the Golden Retriever. Important considerations regarding health and breed standards when choosing a dog from the litter.
• How To Do Things: How To Choose a Dog for an Apartment - Article that examines both the best types of dogs to choose for apartment living, as well as ones that are best to steer clear from if you live in a smaller living space in close proximity to other people.
• The Humane Society of the United States: Choosing The Right Dog - Explains what to look for in both personal lifestyle and dog traits to ensure a good match.
• Just Dog Breeds - Articles include information about what to think about before getting a dog. Profiles of 155 AKC dog breeds are included, outlining temperament, grooming and health issues.
• K9 Web: Selecting a Dog Breed - A collection of articles and FAQs regarding dog breed selection.
• Land of Pure Gold- Choosing a Golden Retriever - The Land of Pure Gold Foundation, a dog cancer research charity, shares information about the breed, stories and photography of Golden Retrievers. There's also shopping for books, art, greeting cards, and food relating to the care and appreciation of this popular breed.
• My Dog Breed: Buying a Dachshund- What to Look for - Learn all about what to look for in a Dachshund breeder and in the breed, including standards, health issues, and training and housebreaking concerns.
• PetFinder: Selecting the Family Dog - Article by Jacque Lynn Schultz, C.P.D.T., Companion Animal Programs Adviser. National Shelter Outreach, ASPCA. Discusses the many ways that individuals find a dog, along with their advantages and disadvantages, as well as caretaker considerations.
• Pointing Labs: Choosing a Dog - Information about choosing a pointing lab, including characteristics of the breed, temperament, and their role as both a hunting dog and a family dog.
• Puppy Mills: Learn How to Avoid Puppy Mills when Choosing a Dog - What to look for when purchasing a dog, and what not to do. How to find a good breeder. Includes relevant questions to ask a breeder to ensure that your dog will be healthy and well-adjusted.
• PuppyFinder: Resources for Finding and Raising a Puppy - Puppy breed selector, puppy advice and tips, breeder directory and current dog news- resources for those who plan to buy a dog.
• Purina - Find the Right Dog Breed - Articles related to choosing, welcoming, and what to expect at your first veterinarian appointment- important considerations to think about before you get a puppy.
• Raising Spot: How to Choose a Puppy or Dog - Information and advice about how to select a breed, choose from a litter, and how to administer the puppy aptitude test.
• SoYouWanna: Choose the Right Dog for You - This article gives advice on breed selection, where to look for a dog, and spay and neuter information.
• The Springer Puppy Internet Search: Choosing a Dog - Advice specific to English Springer Spaniels, with information about how to locate a reputable breeder and what to look for in the breed when choosing a dog.