What is the best kind of dog to get?

Answer 1

A shelter Mutt...You'll be saving a life.

Answer 2

The best kind of dog to get is one that suits your lifestyle, and the level of care you are willing to provide. If you want a frisky dog that runs all over the place, get a Jack Russell. If you want an active dog that will learn to catch frisbees, how about a border collie or golden retriever? If you want a fearless dog, there is the rat terrier. If you want a calm dog, you might want a basset hound. If you want a protective dog who is loyal to one person, then a Akita or chow. If you want a dog that gets along with other animals, try a Great Pyrenees and avoid huskies and malamutes. And there are lots of dogs that would make great pets waiting for adoption at the local animal shelter.
There are also interactive quizzes online to help you pick out a dog to suit you although the choice of breeds they offer is limited.

And if you're not really sure you want a fulltime dog, you can offer to petsit or walk other people's dogs. And it all else fails, there's Virtual Puppy.

Answer 3

Its really not one good answer to this question. It really depend on the type of person you are. Some people like dogs that are not hyper, or dogs that dont get to big. So find out what u want in a dog. Do you want a big dog or a small dog? A purebred or a mix? Ask yourself these type of questions. Then once u decide on what you are looking forward, do some research and find a dog breed that comes close to what you want.

Answer 4

For what kind of enviroment?
In the city with little to no yard a small dog Maltse Dont shed
House with yard and kids Labs, collies MY favorite Beagle
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Answer 5

Ah! A Border Collie! <3

Answer 6

If you have a place to exercise the dog, get a Retriever--so loving and loyal and can tolerate children and other people, although, it will only recognize one master as all good dogs do.

Answer 7

ADOPT A MUTT FROM THE SHELTER!!!! or rescue group if you want a specific breed, just type in "golden retriever rescue" or whatever breed you want in google search and you will find many for adoption....Far easier than a puppy, already housebrokes, they know thier temperment etc. PLEASE ADOPT!!



Why Should I Adopt a Dog?
There are lots of ways that people choose a new family dog. Some may search the newspaper for advertisements from breeders who are selling new puppies; others find breeders via listings on the internet, while still more may simply purchase a puppy from a local pet store. Perhaps the best method, however, in terms of being helpful to society in general is to adopt a dog from a local animal shelter.


Adopting a dog brings a new friend into your life. It also helps to reduce the number of unwanted and homeless dogs in your area. Unless the shelter is a “no kill” facility (and these are sadly few and far between), it will also save a dog’s life. Animal lovers everywhere champion the adoption of dogs from shelters as opposed to any other method of bringing home a new pet for this reason alone, but there are other reasons to choose the adoption option.

Adopted dogs have had their shots
Shelters often have information about a dog’s temperament
Adopting a pet frees space in the shelter for more dogs
When you adopt a dog you can be sure that the staff at the shelter has had the dog examined by a vet for diseases and parasites and that the dog has had its shots. This is not always true of dogs acquired by other means such as kids giving away “free puppies” from a box in front of the local grocery store or PetsMart.

The dogs at a shelter are not just strays and often are turned in to the shelter by former owners for various reasons. When this happens, the shelter collects as much information about the dog as possible, including whether its good with children, how much it barks, how playful or obedient it is, whether its housebroken, and other important details. While it’s true that this information is only as good as the honesty of the former owner, most of the time it is fairly accurate.

Animal shelters provide a valuable service to the community that they serve by keeping the streets as free of stray animals as possible. Because many of them do this with little or no public funding or governmental support, they are very limited in the number of dogs they can have in the shelter at any given time. The only way that they can bring in more stray animals is if they remove the ones they currently have. This is done through adoption or euthanasia. Obviously they would prefer to have the dogs adopted rather than killed. Adopting a dog could very well save its life and allows the shelter to bring in another dog in its place.

Go here to see other reasons to adopt.. http://www.itsmeowornever.org/homeless.html


It is impossible to know, even remotely, how many animals are destroyed every year in Canada because nobody is keeping track. Conservatively, it is in the hundreds of thousands of animals. The fact is that our shelters are overrun, our rescues are filled to the brim and there is still a continuous stream of animals being born every year in commercial facilities, back yard breeders or are simply "mistakes". We are all part of the problem when we continue to create the demand by supporting this market and we are responsible for the suffering that results when we demand babies when perfectly lovely animals (who were once babies themselves) are waiting earnestly for 'forever' homes.

Most people want puppies and kittens believing that they will be able the "mold" the animal "just the way they want". But, very few of us have the understanding of how to successfully raise a happy, healthy, well-adjusted animal and, more often than not, people simply do not know how much dedicated time and patient effort it involves.

Consequently, young animals who grow into adults often display the very behaviours we were trying to avoid. Often, those poor souls are either discarded or chained out, away from the family, because they lack the social skills to live comfortably in our homes.

Too, animals from commercial sources may appear to have been socialized but, in reality, the little glass enclosure you see in the pet stores is the first interaction they have had with their own kind in a healthy environment. That opportunity to socialize is short-lived when their "marketability" is drastically compromised if they are there for any length of time. Don’t be fooled. These animals you see in pet stores, or brought out from sheds by back yard breeders, are far from a 'sure thing'.

Adopting from a rescue or shelter worker is a—far and away—the person will be honest with you about what you are getting. Good rescues and shelters 'temperament test' the animal and will already know which ones are good with children or who should be with only adults. They are more likely to be aware of any health problems (or the lack of them) first hand and will help you make a far more informed choice about who to bring into your home.

If it is not enough that you are saving a lovely animal's life, then rest assured that a shelter or rescue worker has only the best interests of both you and the animal in mind and not their pocket book or ego.

Answer 8

There isn't one breed that is the best.Each breed has different qualities and different breeds fit different owners lifestyles.Just research different breeds your interested in and see which one best fits your life.For example if you are really active don't mind hyper dogs then a jack russell may be best for you, etc.

Answer 9

I've always felt that mutts are the best. Purebreads are not only expensive, but they can have more health problems because of the inbreeding. Plus, your dog won't look like everyone else's.

Answer 10

Golden Retrievers: balanced, active, fun, athletic, extremely patient, protective, strong, intelligent, obedient. Golden Retrievers love children, and are very affectionate to people. They also make great service dogs for hospitals and retirement homes.

Answer 11

depends on you and your living situation I mean if you live in a small apt you probably would not want a St Benard but if you lived out in the country and wanted a dog to hang out outside with you and hunt maybe a lab over a pug