Best Dogs For Your Kids

Many kids love dogs and want their parents to buy a new puppy, but what dogs are good for your children? This question is being asked for many years, but there is no true answer. It depends on the breed of the dog. Remember, that dogs are like individuals - they change during the years and you never know, what behaviors they may have later on.

Training your new puppy is the key to success. Make sure, that you or your relatives have plenty of time to be with a new dog and train sessions must be done everyday. Never allow your children to work with the dog on their own, always be around and supervise the process of training. The arrival of a new puppy is very fun and exciting event for your children. Young puppy relies on your, because it needs your best attention all the time. What type of dog it becomes depends only on you. Character and behavior are build at the time, when your dog is less than 1 year old. Try to have your training sessions short ( 30 min. ) and very consistent. Easy commands is a good start, base your training on respect and don't use punishment to avoid the change of behavior of your puppy.

Best dogs for kids must have a good personality and these are some of the breeds we could recommend:

Poodle - little smart dogs, that have a good personality and are extremely friendly with the children;
Collie - they are considered very reliable and smart dogs, gentle with kids and they are known from the famous movie "Lassie";
German Shepherd - very protective and loyal friends of the people, they weigh from 60 to 100 pounds and have a short hair;
Beagle - rather small dogs, only about 25 pounds or so, very friendly, smart and outgoing. Easy to train and they have no problems with the relocation.

The best way to find a new dog is to look at the rescue shelters. Dogs are given for adoption everyday at these institutions and the process is very simple. Finding a new puppy for your children has never been more easy. You can browse dogs for adoption by the age, size and breed. You can adopt an already trained dog and have less headaches training it yourself.