If you are considering getting a dog, it’s wise to explore the characteristics of different breeds of dogs to determine which one is right for you and your family. You’ll want to find a dog that goes with your personality, lifestyle, and pocketbook. The importance of choosing the right breed cannot be emphasized enough because a major cause of issues between dogs and owners revolves around unsuitability between the two. For example, an avid gardener probably would not be happy with a Fox Terrier, which is bred to dig vermin from their underground burrows. He’s born to dig up the garden! ...

The Pug has a truly cosmopolitan history as a breed.It is well established that the breed appeared first in China and were literally a "lap-Dog". The Pug or (Lo-Chiang as they were called in china at that time) where highly prized by Chinese nobility. It has been said that the breed dates back as far as 1600BC, although many say the figure to be 700BC. Either way pugs have a long history. Pugs were owned by royalty in China and were often given to royal courtiers as highly treasured gifts. The Pug still carries its royal breeding and heritage with it to this day which can be seen in the way th...

The Tonkinese breed is widely considered a 'newer' breed, a cross between a Burmese and a Siamese, though some dispute this saying the breed existed in the 1800s. The first known Tonkinese was Wong Mau, a descendant of ancient Burmese. Wong Mau was bred with a Siamese and over time, the Tonkinese was bred into its own separate breed but it was not recognized as a distinct breed until 1984. This cat is a medium sized breed with males weighing eight to twelve pounds and females six to eight pounds. Tonkinese (affectionately referred to as 'Tonks') have a short, thick coat that requires no ...

Presa canario breed belongs to working group of dogs, and it is also known as a protector and guardian breed. This breed is gentle and extremely loyal to the families, but distrustful to strangers and keeps a careful eye on potential danger. They are protective, and have natural instinct for guarding. Any kind of special training is not necessary for guarding this breed. This highly intelligent canine is generally calm and quiet, and moves slowly. But, when called for action, the presa with its muscular body can be deceptively active and fast. Presa canario dogs are members of the mastiff gro...

There are many things you should know if you are considering breeding Labradors, especially for a dog show. The goal of breeding Labradors, or any dog, is for the resulting Labrador to posses the ideal characteristics of the Labrador breed. You won’t know which dogs to breed if you do not know which characteristics are most favorable in Labradors. Learning these traits will help you to successfully breed your Labradors. It could make the difference in winning that first place ribbon at the dog show. General Characteristics And Appearance There are several variations of the Labrador ...

The English Mastiff breed is an incredible dog. Though large in stature and fearless, he is also calm, affectionate, loyal, and loving toward his masters. The English Mastiff is well known for being the heaviest dog in the world. The name Mastiff comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “masty” which means powerful. The average male English Mastiff stands at about 30 inches at the shoulder and weighs between 160 and 230 pounds. The female Mastiff is slightly smaller standing at about 27.5 inches for females and weighing between 140 and 190 pounds or more! You can see what we mean when we say that thi...

There are many types of cats, you have your exotic cats, you have your domestic tabby cats and then you have your more unusual rare cat breeds. If you are looking for a rare cat breed then you have a few options that your can choose from. Here we will discuss the Sphinx and the British Shorthair, both rare and both very beautiful cats. Sphinx The Sphinx is a rare cat breed that you might want to think about and one of the most unforgettable since they are hairless. In fact the Sphinx is not always completely hairless there can be a fine down on the body, similar to that on a newborn ...

The Alaskan Malmute is a domestic dog breed which was bred as a sled dog in the North and is often confused with the Siberian Husky breed. In order for a dog of this breed to be considered a standard, it has to display certain characteristics, which include weighing between 75 and 90 pounds and standing 23 to 25 inches in height. Some of these dogs are larger than this. There is a difference between the males and females of the Alaskan Malamute breed as well. Alaskan Malamutes have a double coat, with the undercoat being woolly and the outer coat made up of guard hairs. There are two kin...

At some time, every person who owns a canine thinks about dog training, either for obedience training or for behavior, to make their relationship with the animal more meaningful. By teaching the animal better behavior and maybe even how to perform certain tricks, dog training can make the animal and the owner more comfortable with each other. While each breed responds to different methods, there are certain aspects of dog training that is common to most breeds. Many dogs have certain traits bred into them over years of specific breeding, such as some pit bulls, which are bred for fighting...

Dogs come in a variety of shapes and sizes and then there are the breeds. It is important to consider the dogs breed because a lot depends on that. Everything from the type of food they eat, amount of food, diseases, behaviour, grooming and much more varies from one breed to another. If we were to take a look at a German Shepherd or a Pomeranian for that matter then you will see that they require a lot of grooming due to long hair but due to the size difference the German Shepherd will eat more than the Pomeranian. Now if we take a Dalmatian and a Doberman, we see that both are large dogs...