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  Enhancing Family-Pet Relationships Since 1997

WHAT BREED OF DOG BEST FITS YOUR PERSONALITY & LIFESTYLE? 

Please answer the following questions. Copy/paste and submit your answers to me at refinedk9@yahoo.com. 

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*PERSONALITY QUESTIONS:

(Rate yourself in all four categories. Please have all adults in the household answer this part separately for the most accurate results.)

UNDEMANDING: You don’t demand or expect much from other people.

NOT DECEPTIVE: You are not tricky or misleading & tend to be straightforward when dealing with others.

CUNNING: You are crafty, skillful at manipulating others & a bit devious.

TRICKY: You can be deceitful, able to fool others to get what you want.

RATING SCALE:

1    Extremely Inaccurate

2        Very Inaccurate

3        Moderately Inaccurate

4        Slightly Inaccurate

5        Slightly Accurate

6        Moderately Accurate

7        Very Accurate

8        Extremely Accurate

LIFESTYLE QUESTIONS:

How many people live in your home, and what are their ages?

Do you live in an apartment/condo or detached house?

Do you have a fenced in yard?  If so, how big is it?

About how many hours per day will the dog be left alone?    

How many hours each day can you spend exercising & training your dog?

How much money are you willing to spend each month on dog food?

How much money are you willing to spend each month on other expenses (vet, grooming, toys)?

Why do you want a dog?

Is the way the dog looks important to you?

If so, what type of look do you want (big, small, hairy, pointy ears…)?

Do you have any particular breed or breeds of dog in mind?

If so, which one(s) & what do you know about them?

Any additional information or comments:

Results will follow in about one day (maybe less), and will include several breeds that will best suit your lifestyle & personality, along with the reason why that breed was chosen.  These will only be suggestions, please include preferences and questions about any specific breed.  If you do not need to get a pure breed, you may go to your local shelter & find dogs mixed with any of the breeds chosen for you if you wish.

*A portion of this test was adapted from the book Why We Love The Dogs We Do by Stanley Coren, © 1998

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