Dog Paw Print
The Place To Help You Choose & Celebrate the Best Family Dog for your Lifestyle!

At Dog Paw Print, choosing the right dog for your family has never been easier or more fun! We are the site for you if you need help figuring out what type of breed would work best with your own unique family lifestyle. Choosing the right dog breed can be complex, but it is also fun, and we can help you learn about the characteristics of the different breeds, and why some breeds and breed mixes work better for families than others.

• We have solid research-based information about the best breeds for families, especially families with young children at home.

• We can help active families choose a dog that can keep up with them, as well as help families who enjoy a relaxing, peaceful lifestyle find a canine companion that will not drive them crazy!

• At Dog Paw Print, we will answer important questions with you, as you discover what breed characteristics are a good fit for your family lifestyle through questionnaires and helpful information that you can read on the topic.

• Once you have finished choosing the right breed dog for your family and have found a great match, you will want help naming your dog, right?! We can help, with lists of awesome boy dog names, cute girl names, some clever and funny names for either gender that will make you laugh, as well as a list of the top dog names for the past year.

We are all about FUN here, celebrating "man's best friend" (really EVERYONE'S best friend!) and how they add enjoyment to our lives. In addition to our thorough articles regarding how to choose the best dog for your family, we also have a lot of entertaining information and activities to share with you. Whether it's viewing some funny videos, learning about inspiring service animals, or reading some funny doggie poems, we have some day-brighteners for everyone!

We also have great things for families to help you celebrate your tail-wagger! From dog web graphics and clip art you can use for your projects, to dog treat recipes that you can make together as a family and fun gifts to buy for your favorite furry friend, you will love the selection available from our site. We even have interactive games kids can play and dog coloring pages that kids of all ages will enjoy!

More About Our Research and How to Navigate Our Site

We have used the American Kennel Club (AKC) categories while evaluating the characteristics of each main canine group, and then have looked closer at the individual breeds that belong in that group to find the dogs with the best general characteristics for families with children. The American Kennel Club breaks down their recognized purebred breeds into eight different groups:

• the Sporting Group

• the Hounds Group

• the Working Group

• the Terrier Group

• the Toy Group

• the Non-Sporting Group

• the Miscellaneous Class

More About the Nature of Dogs from the Different Groups

Each of these breed groups have different characteristics and most were bred with a specific job to do. The job is so crucial to the dog, that if they are kept from doing it (for example, running, herding, etc.) or some good substitute for it, they will become restless, and behavior problems will follow.

It's important to understand the nature of each breed's job and native characteristics, and how they can work for or against your family. Be sure to click on each group's link, located in the list above, to find out more about the breeds that are in each group and what their traits are. Mixed breeds and cross breeds are a little bit harder to evaluate in these terms, but they can make wonderful family companions, and we will help you learn what to look for in these as well.

A great way to get started here on the Dog Paw Print site is to answer our Selection Quiz for Choosing a Dog to help determine the lifestyle of your family and what types of breeds would probably work best for finding the BEST friend for your family. Print it out and answer truthfully, then check the answers against ours to see what they reveal and where you should look next. This research and self-examination time will be well spent in helping you in finding the perfect match.

So come on in and look around a bit- we know you will find just what you need here at Dog Paw Print. Also, you may wish to bookmark us or subscribe to our RSS feed, and keep up to date with our news and information. We are always adding exciting, new information to the site that you won't want to miss!

Welcome to Dog Paw Print!