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So you decided to get that new puppy for the family but did you consider the responsibility that go with dog ownership. Most dog breeds can live for ten and fifteen years and some may be around for a longer time. Now consider how it will be if you are stuck with the wrong dog type for you and your family. One that will not fit your family lifestyle or conditions. So what would you do? Take him down to the shelter where it is possible that they will put him to sleep. This is the only family member that you have a choice on how and what type of dog you will want and what will fit into your family lifestyle. So choosing the right dog breed is important so take your time and consider all aspects of dog ownership and the type you want to get.

One of the biggest considerations that you might need to take is to see how much room you have in your home. Are you and your family tripping all over each other if so then it might be a good idea to leave the big dogs alone. So don’t go after that Saint Bernard or Lab, Mastiffs. If you have large home and plenty of property then maybe these large dogs will be fine for you.

The next consideration is your family makeup. Are there young children at home. Then it might be a good idea to skip the high strung type of dogs. The ones that need more attention than the children. They could have the potential to bite. These types should be a no no for the family makeup. The poodles, Pomeranian, Shih Tzu. Plus they need a lot of grooming and attention. What could be considered a good match for a family with small children are the gentle breeds and are sturdy and well mannered. and with out the potential to bite. May be the Pug, Cocker Spaniel, Golden Retriever.

Also take into consideration are your family activities. Are you the outdoor type that likes to go to the beach, to the river, goes swimming or fishing. A good choice for you would be the Labs or the Spaniels.

Finally the last consideration on dog breed is the mutt. They can be the most fun type of dog out there and you can rescue one from a shelter and that can be rewarding in by itself.

Mr. Baker loves to write on various dog and pet topics. I am hoping that this will help you in your quest for making the right choice of dog. By the way, do you want to learn more about How To Chose The Right Dog Breed and for a good source of information on How to Train your dog?
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Reason 1:
Poor Dog Training resulted in unruly dog which can be a serious nuisance and be destructive to the relationship between the dog and its owner.

Effective dog training is essential for both a pet’s safety and the quality of life for both dog and its owner.

Would you take the risk of leaving the Dog Training to someone whom may not love your dog as much as you?

Reason 2:
Effective Dog Training must be consistent. Effective Dog Training Starts even while they are still puppies.

The Problems of Leaving them to Dog Training School, is that they might be trained by different Dog Trainer and this reduces the consistency, which might confuse the Dog.

Reason 3:
Effective Dog Training must be fun. Well, can you imagine how fun it is for an employee or Trainer in Dog Training School have when in one day he or she has to conduct Dog Training for more than 5 Dogs per day

You get what I mean don’t you? But if you do it yourself, you can make the Dog Training session much more fun both which will be enjoyed by your dog and yourself.

Reason 4:
Dog Training Creates Lasting Bonds between the Trainer and the Dogs.

Since it is your Dog, How would you like Your Dog to have a better relationship with the trainer instead of with you.

This can be disastrous.

That is why there is some cases where robbery occurs and the Dogs did not even bark or show any aggression, because the one that enter the house is known to the Dogs

Dog Training Yourself can create a much more satisfied relationship with your dog and thus beneficial for the dogs and its owner.

Reason 5:
Dog Training Session is costly and expensive while its effectiveness is very questionable at times.

The cost and frustration of Bad Dog Training is very very expensive. You have to pay a lot and at the same time it will aggravate the Dogs and Frustrate you.

Self Dog Training cost much lesser and if you do it right, it brings much pleasure and satisfation for the Dog and yourself.

Reason 6:
You know your Dog Better than anyone. You know when to train them at their most effective moment.

When your dog is down with sickness or is not having fun, you will be able to notice them, but where as a lot of Dog Trainer may not be able to notice them as they are just doing their job.

In addition to that, since Your Dog will be one of your best company,

Dog Training yourself will set your dogs to be familiarise with your habit and the environment and places you have in your life.

This will be a much fulfilling experience for both the dogs and the owners.

While in Dog Training School, Your dog will only be confined to one or few common area of training.

When you bring the Dog back home, you will still need to train him to the environment of your life.

isn’t it a waste?

Reason 7:
Effective Dog Training do closely related on the condition of the Trainer during the Dog Training Sessions.

You as Trainer know your own condition during the training better than anyone. If you are not feeling well or not in the mood for training because of some personal problem that happens in your life.

Then you can choose not to train your dogs during such situation

What about when those trainer in dog training school. When they are facing problem at home. Do they still need to train your dog?

Yes Definitely ….

Do you think it will be effective and good for your Dog?

So that’s it, The 7 Reasons, Dog Training, why you should do it yourself?

One Fatal MisConception that most dog owner have, is: It is Difficult to Conduct the Dog Training Yourself….

Let me tell you that it is not as much difficult and troublesome as taking your dog to the Dog Training School. It is much worth the the risk in Dog Training yourself than leave it to people whom you may never know what they instill in your dog while training them.

Small dog breeds are increasing in popularity every day, and not just because of Paris Hilton. Small dogs have a lot of great attributes that many people want in a dog without any of the size problems.

Small dog breeds are great for several reasons. Of course they are small, so if you live in a small apartment a small dog is ideal. Also, it is much easier to travel with a small dog because they can fit easily in a bag around your shoulder or in a small carrier, and don’t they don’t take up much space in the car.

Caring for small dogs is a lot easier and cheaper as well. They eat a lot less than a normal sized dog and also most of them shed less than a normal sized dog which is good for people who want to avoid allergens.

There are many small dog breeds that are in the top 10 in terms of popularity in the AKC list of breeds. These include the Shih Tzu, Miniature Schnauzer, Yorkshire terrier, Dachshund, and the Toy and Miniature Poodle. These small dogs keep moving up in popularity and push even more familiar breeds out of the top ten list. The trend looks to be continuing this year and at least for the near future they will continue to gain in popularity.

Often times people think that small dogs are not as aggressive as large dogs. Don’t underestimate small dog breeds; they can be just as aggressive as large dogs. Most make great watchdogs, and will let you know the minute something is not right. A lot of small dogs will even try to attack larger breed dogs!

Always be sure to purchase your dog from a reputable breeder. Check with other people and see where they purchased their dogs from and ask for buying tips. Often times buying from a pet store is the worst place to buy your small dog breed from. Small breed puppies can be prone to many medical issues like hypoglycemia and congenital defects so it is important to have you new dog examined by a veterinarian soon after purchase.

Small breed dogs offer a lot of advantages leading to an ever increasing popularity. There are many different Toy and Miniature dog breeds to choose from, but do your research and ask around. Whether it be a Shih Tzu or a Miniature Schnauzer, you’ll find many small dog breeds that are right for you.

The breeding of purebred dogs today has become very complex and even in many breeds of dogs there are many different breeding lines that produce different type and traits of dogs within the same breed of dog. This has come about due to breeders personel likes and dislikes of a certain types, sizes or colors but every breeder of purebred dogs needs to remember that breed of dog breed standard. Does your dog have its true breed characteristics? Does your dog appear to look like what its breed books say it should look like? Does it compare to picture of of dogs of its breed of old or of famous dogs bred in its breed? Finally does it have the true temperment for the breed you own? Last but not least is your dog of sound healthy breeding lines?

These are all question any breeder or some one thinking of breeding dog should ask themself before they undertake the job of breeding any litter of puppies in any breed of dog. If you can answer all the questions above and you have done at leat some research in your breed of dog and the bloodlines you are working with and do know what traits your bloodline has, what the sire and dam look like, the grandsire and granddam and further back great sires and dams in your dogs pedigree. The next thing on your mind should be what are you trying to improve on and what are you trying to keep in your breed of dog.

There are three main breeding methods of breeding dogs or purebreds, line breeding, out crossing and inbreeding. There are many good books out there on breeding of dogs and I am not trying to rewirte any of them in this writing, rather I am trying to get you as a breeder of dogs to think, read and questions what you doing and wear you going with your breeding program. I will discuss shortly the three ways of breeding purebred dogs as to only lay fourth a guide to breeding better dogs and keeping some type of constant format to produce dogs that closely look like each other, have the same traits, temperments and are sound healthy dogs. Lets us simply discuss them shortly and see if I can get you thinking and looking at the way you are breeding your dogs.

Lets talk out cross breeding – This type of breeding is seen a lot in dog breeding were none related dogs who are bred out none related stock are bred together and in your dogs pedigree. This type of breeding will not produce good dogs of the same type, quality and soundness. Breeding dogs this way only leads to many uncertain factors and can bring in many things a breeder is unaware of or even make it impossiable to pin point were a trait or problem have come from. Out cross breedings should be done by very experienced breeders only looking to correct a fault or make a certain improvement in there dogs and than the breeder must be sure the dog or bitch they are using carries this trait themself and the line they were bred down from does carry this trait or improvement for at least the last three generations in there line or pedigree for it to have any effect on result in making the desire changes, after this these dogs from the out cross are usually bred back into the main breeding line. Out cross breeding should not be done by new breeders or new comers to any breed and out cross breeding is no way to start a breeding program when trying to produce constant type, temperment and soundness in your dogs. Even long time breeders have made mistakes when out crossing and it is the fastest way to change type, temperment and soundness in any breeding program in any breed of dog. I allways recommend you to educate yourself, know your breed of dog, do some generation research and at leat learn basic genetic knowledge or do some reading before you begin to bred any breed of dog. Also seek the help of other sucessful breeders in your breed of dog that have been around awhile, most good breeders are willing to help and give advice to all novice dog breeders and new comers.

Lets talk about Line Breeding - Line breeding is the breeding of related dogs bred down from a certain breeding line of dogs. Many breeders think line breeding is close breeding of related dogs and it should be avoided. Nothing is farther from the truth. Good line breeding will produce your best dogs who will in return produce even better dogs if done right. Line breeding will give you much higher constant results producing dogs of the same type, size, quality, traits and temperments. That is if the breeder is starting out with everything being good and the line there breeding back into is good with all things they want in there breed of dog. Line breeding will quickly show a breeder just how good the line of dogs they are working with is but line breeding will also show the breeder any faults or problems they may have in there breeding program. There are many formulas for line breeding and these are discuss in many good books on dog breeding, there are differnt degree’s of line breeding as well. So it is not my attenion to go inot all these formulas here. However two which have proven very sucessufl to me over the years are when you breed a grand dauther to her dams sire, (i.e. grandsire) this does require some advanced planning and does require both dogs to be of very high quality with all the good traits you want and within there breeds standard. Half borther and half sister breeding with a out cross line in the middle of there pedigree has also proven very good results if the dogs used are of very good quality, sound and have great temperments. Line breeding does require knowledge and research. Its is allways recommended that you due this before any breeding of dogs. Line breeding in most cases will produce you better and higher quality of dogs in any breed as long as you are starting out with very good bred stock of the breed of dog you are trying to breed. Line breeding has been proven by many top breeders and top kennels around the world as one of the best ways to produce better dogs.

Lets talk about Inbreeding - Inbreeding is the very close breeding of line bred stock to each other. Example of this are litter brother to litter sister, Sire to daughter, or mother to son, etc. This type of breeding should never be done by most. Some very expereienced breeders may on occasion pull a inbreeding to set in a trait or type but than the breeding of these dogs down from this point must be used carefully and within the aims for which they were bred for. Inbreeding is only for very knowledgeable long time breeders to even under take as this type of breeding will truely intact the good traits as well as bring out any bad traits or problem to a very high degree. Inbreeding has however produce some very great top quality dogs who have in return produce other very high quality dogs however many inbreedings due results in breeders have to put down many puppies also and it is not for the weak at heart. Inbreeding is not a recommended form of breeding dogs expect in certain very experience breeders programs, usually done one time only for that one purpose.

The breeding of purebred dogs should not be taken lightly, and every breeder should always try to gain as much knowledge as they can on there breed of dog, its type, breed standard, soundness and health not for getting its true temperment. Keeping this in mind and do your reseach as a dog breeder it will insure that you breed better and healthy dogs for many years to come. After all breeding prue bred dogs is a true art form and breeding better dogs should always be you goal. Don’t purchase you next dog from just anyone, seek out a good breeder of that breed of dog you want who has been around and breeding for a while. You will be much happier with your puppy purchase and so will your puppy and dog be happier and healthy for many more years to come. Today most good breeder also offer health guarantee’s on puppies they sell and good breeders stand behind there dogs because they know what has gone into producing them.

Do you reseach, read about your breed, talk to breeders, you will be glad you did!

About the Author - Ed Strand is the breeder of the world famous line of the Guardstock Staffordshire Bull Terriers, he has been involed with breeding them for over 30 years. Guardstock Staffords has produce the very first BIS All Breed Winner in Staffordshire Bull Terrier History Champion Guardstock’s Red Atom, who is one of the all time winning Staffordshire Bull Terriers, as well as many other top winning Staffordshire Bull Terriers through out the years. Ed and wife Donna have been involed with American Bulldogs for almost ten years now and breeding them since 2000. Ed and Donna also have a love for the Austalian Shepherd breed in which they have been involed in and breeding for over five years now.