Dog Breed Profiles
This page contains a listing of purebred dog breeds and their profiles. These profiles contain links to other web site, rescue organizations and book recommendations.
A note of caution concerning these profiles.
The profiles are "general" to the breed. Factors that effect variations will be its breeding, training and socialization. Comments about the breeds acceptability with children assume that such an interaction is supervised, and that the children will not mistreat the dog. Know your dog well, learn its temperament and reactions to the various situations it will encounter, provide consistent training and handling. Any dog is capable of biting when faced with an out of the ordinary circumstance.
We STRONGLY recommend that you get your dog from a respectable breeder or rescue organization. For a Breeder Questionaire to use to evaluate a breeder please go to Evaluating the Breeder.
Do Not Buy from a Pet Store. Pet store puppies usually get their dogs from Puppy Mills that normally breed only for profit, not quality or concern for the puppy or its eventual owner. Please visit NoPuppyMills.com
We also caution about buying a puppy online. This especially includes generic "puppy" ads that may appear on the Internet. It is STRONGLY recommended that you thoroughly investigate these sites prior to buying especially if they cannot be linked back to a legitimate breeder. Please read the following articles:
Companion Animal Protection Society article
Consumers Affairs article
United States Humane Society article
If you would like help locating a breeder or rescue agency near you please E-Mail PGAA and let us know your city/state/zip and the type of dog you are looking for.
Visit the Danish web site for dog breeds at hunderacer
Browse the entire list or hot link to a specific area.
Purebred Dog Listing
AKC Home Page
The United Kennel Club
Kennel Club of Great Britain
Federation Cynologique International - The World Canine Association
The Canadian Kennel Club
The Australian National Kennel Council
The National Kennel Club
The New Zealand Kennel Club
The Continental Kennel Club
Written by Ron Lueth, Pet Guardian Angels of America
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