| Before anyone gets a dog or a puppy the first | | | | cold environments. If you live in south |
| thing that they need to think about is what | | | | Florida this may not be one of the dog breeds |
| dog breed do I get? The breed of dog that | | | | you should be looking into. Granted, you can |
| you choose will have a huge effect on how | | | | shave the coat down so that the hair is |
| your family operates and runs in the future. | | | | suitable for that climate but that is not |
| Why? Well a dog breed will determine a lot | | | | necessarily the point. My opinion is that a |
| of things. How? A dog breed has specific | | | | dog breed should be able to survive happily |
| traits that are common among all dogs of that | | | | in the climate without alterations to their |
| particular breed. For example, a Rottweiler | | | | natural state. Many people will disagree |
| is a wonderful dog breed in my opinion but | | | | with me and that is alright.In addition to |
| they have certain traits that many people | | | | the physical attributes of dog breeds there |
| cannot handle. Since you can have a wide | | | | are the mental attributes. Many dog breeds |
| array of personalities while sticking in the | | | | like to be very active and do require either |
| same dog breed we will focus on the general | | | | a large area to run around freely or |
| things. In our example of the Rottweiler, | | | | substantial amounts of walking and exercise |
| they are huge dogs. They are considered a | | | | on a leash. If you are a person that lives |
| large dog breed and must be recognized as | | | | in a small apartment and does not have a yard |
| such. Large dog breeds will require more | | | | or a lot of time for walking your dog then |
| room in a house and yard than smaller dog | | | | the larger and more active of the dog breeds |
| breeds. When it comes to food, larger dog | | | | may not be the best for you. This is not a |
| breeds will require substantially more dog | | | | horrible thing and many people fit into this |
| food that the smaller dog breeds. That is | | | | group. The good thing is that there are a |
| just the tip of the iceberg.When many people | | | | ton of dog breeds that will fit just that |
| by dogs they choose the dog breeds at random | | | | situation. Many dog breeds do not require a |
| and based off of what they think looks nice | | | | whole lot of exercise or room to run around, |
| or sounds fun. Depending on where the dog | | | | mostly the smaller dog breeds. If you have |
| will be living that may be OK to do, however | | | | limited room and time consider selecting one |
| some people live in areas that certain dog | | | | of these dog breeds.In a nutshell, dogs are |
| breeds should not be purchased. One example | | | | great and there are huge amount of dog breeds |
| would be a Siberian Husky. A Siberian Husky | | | | to choose from but do yourself and your dog a |
| is a dog breed that has a thick and heavy | | | | favor, choose a dog breed that fits your |
| coat of fur. They have this coat of fur | | | | lifestyle and needs. |
| because they are meant to live in extremely | | | | |