Back to Dog Breeds Dog Books Dog Portraits
Laekenois
breed data
Buying a Puppy
Some dogs need more time than others do, but every dog requires time for daily interaction beyond just meeting its basic needs. Consider your lifestyle and personality when deciding if a dog would fit into the picture.
-
Why do you want a dog?
-
How active and busy are you?
-
What do you do with the dog when you travel
-
or are on vacation?
-
Do you have young children?
-
Do you have a fenced garden?
-
How big is it?
-
How long at a time will the dog be alone in the home?
-
Does anyone have allergies? (Easier to find this out visiting someone else's dog first)
-
Would you have the time to start with an untrained puppy/would you be willing to re-train an older dog?
-
What kind of fur and how much grooming/shedding are involved?
-
What size would fit in?
-
Purebred? Mixed? Male? Female? Large? Small?
Dogs needs
Puppies and adult dogs have daily needs. The basics are shelter, food and water, grooming, health care, training, exercise and social interaction. The earlier in life you start teaching a pup what is expected of it the better, but the more it has to learn. With an older dog, there may be some bad habits they'll have to 'unlearn'. Early social experiences set the tone for a dog's development into a dependable companion or a destructive nuisance.
Laekenois
Dog Rescue Dog Rescue Resources
Finding a rescue centre
'All-breed' dog-rescue centres throughout the UK and Ireland can be found here grouped by area at Dog Pages with breed-rescues listed separately according to breed. Nearly one thousand contacts areincluded so thereshould be one near you.
While the larger charities are well known, there are many smaller rescue organisations, operating on small budgets but still doing a fantastic job. Not all these organisations have websites but these have been included where available. The larger charities, the Dogs Trust (formerly NCDL - National Canine Defence League), Battersea Dogs Home, the RSPCA and the Scottish SPCA, all have new online sites.
Laekenois
Dog Breeding Books
The Joy of Breeding Your Own Show Dog
Synopsis
Now back in print by popular demand-the only breeding book endorsed by top breeders
The bible of quality dog breeding, this guide is a must-have for novice and veteran breeders alike, covering everything from developing a viable breeding program based on pedigrees and genetics to whelping, raising, and socializing puppies. Now back in print with a new foreword by AKC Breeder of the Year Wendall Sammett, this book has long been the reference of choice for successful dog breeders.
Ann Seranne cobred and/or owned sixty-two Yorkshire Terrier champions, six Standard Poodle champions, and two Shih Tzu champions.
Explains the fundamentals of genetics, modern breeding systems, care of puppies and pregnant dogs, and how to evaluate young dogs according to breeding standards.