Why You Ought To Buy A Small Dog
Having a dog as a pet|Owning a dog] brings a lot of benefits. Dogs are an unequivicable source of companionship, they can help reduce your stress levels, benefit your blood pressure, provide unconditional love, improve your mood, and provide an excellent incentive to exercise more. Not only that, they can be a great way of meeting people whilst you’re both out for a walk. And if you’ve got kids, dogs can be excellent at teaching them about being responsible and aware of someone other than themselves.
One of the first questions you should think about if you want to purchase a new puppy is, should you get a large dog or a small dog?
Of course, if you have a small yard or live in an apartment where they regulate the size dog you can keep, you may have to get a small dog. But even if you have a large backyard, there are a number of advantages to getting a small dog that bear weight on other issues than the size of your home.
Smaller dogs won’t seem as threatening to young children or cats. Also, if you want your kids to learn to do things like walk the dog, then a small dog will be a lot easier for them to cope with. Having said that, some large dog breeds make better family pets than some small dog breeds. Breeds like the Tibetan Spaniel dog breed, maltese, chihuahuas, and miniature poodles, and similar lap dogs, are not really suited to families with children who are too young to know how to moderate their behaviour around dogs.
Or, if you are sick, older, or not particularly strong, getting a small dog is a more realistic option. Large dogs will be tougher to handle physically, a situation which may occur during those moments when he doesn’t obey commands. For example, walking an excited, large dog on a leash might be near impossible if your dog becomes impervious to anything but the pursuit of a car or another dog. Plus, there will be times when you may need to lift your dog. If someone isn’t nearby to do it for you, this could be a problem, particularly when your dog ages. Will you be able to check your dog’s teeth regularly, and be able to establish yourself as ‘top dog’ when training your dog.
Another factor to think about is that large dogs generally need more exercise, although a few smaller dogs also require a lot too. This is very true for working dogs, no matter whether they are big or small, such as the border collie dog breed. Border collies are very high energy, active and intelligent dogs. They have been - and still are - used to herd cattle and sheep, and consequently they have very high stamina and endurance. As pets, they need mental and physical exercise. Two hours per day is a guide, although if you mentally stimulate them during that time, that will tire them out quicker. So, if you’re a particularly busy person, and therefore unable to devote the time to your dog, a border collie or similar would be an inappropriate pet.
If you’ve got a family with children and you’d like a small dog, you could consider: {boston terriers, Miniature Australian Bulldogs, border terriers, Miniature English Bulldogs, Kerry Blue Terriers, bichon frise, Miniature Australian Shepherds, and English Cocker Spaniels}. And small dogs like the French bulldog, which are happy and easygoing dogs that love their humans, and don’t need a lot of exercise, are recommended for the elderly.
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