Small Dog Breeds Archives

Understanding The Various Types of Dog Coat

Very frequently, I notice many would-be dog owners choose their breed base on glossy pictures in dog books and magazines or luxuriant looking dogs seen on confirmation shows. Although choosing breeds base on personality and lifestyle match is far more important than appearance alone nevertheless if you aren’t aware of ...

Boston Terrier vs. French Bulldog

What do a smart stylish dog and a sweet natured clown dog have in common? Beside their batlike ears, Boston terriers and French bulldogs also share the same forefather—Bulldog. On appearance and temperament, they do share many similar qualities however they require different type of owner. Both Bostons and Frenchies ...

Choose The Right Active Small Dogs For Your Lifestyle

Believe it or not, not all high energy and active small dogs require high activity level of exercises. That's the most common misconception many have. The sad thing is that many prospective dog owners, especially those who lead a fairly active lifestyle, shun away their "ideal" small dogs when the ...

The Terrier Dogs

Affectionately known as the terror breed. If there’s one word to describe a terrier, that word would be “driven.” Terriers are tough, sturdy, courageous, confident, vocal, and very independent. These dogs were first developed to hunt rodents and other small burrowing animals. They have high-prey drive and can be a ...

Cocker Spaniel vs. English Cocker Spaniel

Under the untrained eyes, it is not easy to differentiate Cocker Spaniel from English Cocker Spaniel—after all Cocker Spaniels were developed from early imports of the English Cocker Spaniel in the late 1800s. Besides their coat length and sizes, the other distinct difference is their heads. Cocker Spaniel has a rounded ...

The Non-Sporting Dogs

The non-sporting group (also known as the Utility Breeds in UK) includes a diverse breeds that could easily fit into many groups which making it impossible to generalize their personalities, behaviors, attitude, energy level, and training and exercise requirement. Also, their sizes and body shape range from a 11-inch 10-pound Bichon ...

The Toy Dogs

Most, if not all toy dogs, were developed to perform task such as hunting, herding, or guarding. Many of them are miniaturized versions of hunting or working dogs. It's very easy to identify which toy breeds are the mini versions of their large counterparts, you can tell usually either by ...

American Hairless Terrier vs. Chinese Crested Dog

Speaking of "hypoallergenic" dogs, hairless dogs such as American Hairless Terrier and Chinese Crested Dog are commonly sought after by pet allergies sufferers. Keep in mind, there is no such thing as hypoallergenic dogs. To claim a dog is hypoallergenic is to state that the dog doesn't produce dander, urine, and ...

The Working Dogs

As the name implies, working dogs were bred to perform a variety of tasks to aid humans such as to guard over persons, property, livestock and/or sledding, and carting. These working dogs are among the largest, strongest, courageous, hardiest, and undeniably loyal of all breeds. They are also very gentle ...