Pets

How to find the best small breeding dog

A small breeding dog is the perfect pet for all of us who live in small cubicle-style apartments. Larger dogs, when tucked into such floors, generally spend their time galloping from one end of the floor to the other in less time than Indiana Jones can tell, and eventually come to sadly loathe their absolute existence. So don’t bother with retrievers and gray dogs, let them laze around in the lush green meadows of farms that are ideal for them. Instead, get a little Chihahua or a Daschund. Most small breeding dogs are no more than 10 inches tall. Due to their portable size, they are … well … portable to begin with … and can also more comfortably fit into smaller homes.

However, before you jump on the gun and rush to the nearest pet store to buy one, you’d better sit down and do a little research on small dogs. Not all small breeds are suitable for everyone. Many of them are so-called ‘toy dogs’ and they are not the right type of dog for everyone. Also, keep the other people in your household in mind before deciding what type of small dog to get. If you have children, take the time to select the breed that will be the most suitable. Some small breeds do not get along with children and many are too fragile to play roughly with children. Small dogs can also often require more care and attention than larger ones.

Another very important point to take into account when considering the convenience of acquiring a small dog is that its food requirements are minimal. Most of them eat next to nothing compared to the mountain of food that you have to give to the bigger dogs. And while that sounds like a good deal, it is also cause for concern. This is because, despite their low food intake, their nutritional needs are not lower than other varieties of dogs. Therefore, a lot of attention should be paid to what they eat and how much they eat. Your level of attention will literally greatly affect your small dog’s health and development.

Finally, here is a short list of some of the dogs recognized by the American Kennel Club as small dogs.

Maltese (belonging to the group of toys).

Manchester Terrier (belonging to the terrier group).

Miniature Bull Terrier or Mini Bull (belonging to the terrier group).

Miniature Pinscher (belonging to the group of toys).

Miniature Schnauzer (belonging to the terrier group).

Harrier (belonging to the group of hounds).

Bullmastiff (belonging to the group of toys).

To that, we add a few more breeds that you might want to consider:

Scottish terrier

Yorkshire terrier

Pug

Chihuahua

Poodle

Dachshund

Pekingese

Shih Tzu

Welsh corgi

. Toy poodle

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