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The Best Family Dog for YOU

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The Golden Retriever is a beloved family dog favorite, but it is not the perfect breed for everyone. Learn what the different breeds and breed groups have to offer and find your perfect match.
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At Dog Paw Print, choosing the right dog for your family has never been easier or more fun!

By learning why some breeds and breed mixes work better than others with different family lifestyles, taking some quizzes and using tools like our breed selector tool, choosing the right dog breed becomes a fun an interesting adventure.

If you love dogs, we also have tons of fun and funny content here for you, like name lists, projects to make and do, and funny picture and video galleries to enjoy.

What Dog Paw Print Offers:

Dog Paw Print- Image #5- Old English SheepdogDogs and FUN go hand in hand, so be sure and visit our pages of dog-friendly places to visit, and get some fun ideas of things to do with your dog.

We also have great things for families to help you celebrate your dogs! From web graphics and paw print clip art that you can use for your projects, to treat recipes that you can make together as a family. We even have interactive games kids can play and coloring pages that kids of all ages will enjoy!

More About Our Research and How to Navigate Our Site

American Kennel Club logoWe 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 and you can read much more about the groups and different breeds in our Best Dog Breeds section.

The Characteristics of Dogs
From the Different Breed Groups

Each of the breed groups have different characteristics and most were bred with a specific job to do. The job is so crucial to the dogs from this group, 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 breeds' job and native characteristics, and how they can work for or against your family. Be sure to click on each breed group's link to find out more about the individual 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 dogs, 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 or e-zine, 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!

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If you'd like to read a great dog story about how Otis, our pug, found us, click here to find out how our daughter wished him into our family!

 

 

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