The Right Dog for You: Dog Knowledge

By Sarah Clark

Find Your Perfect Dog!

Are you looking for the Right Dog?

Are you looking for an online tool to speed up your search?

Whether you are looking to adopt a puppy or an adult dog, Sarah Clark can direct you in just a few minutes to finding your perfect dog!

In The Right Dog for You, you will find:

The Three Different Sources of Dogs

The 3-3-3 Rule for adopting a dog

Ten Questions to ask before getting a shelter dog

The Rule of 7s for puppy socialization

12 Questions to ask a Dog Breeder

4 Different tests to match your personality to a dog breed

Not every dog can adapt to your lifestyle.

But by answering the questions in this book, you can find a dog that will be an excellent fit for you, your family, and your way of life.

Sarah Clark knows dogs. She has handled over 45 different dog breeds and countless mixed breed dogs.

She has been a pet parent to two Golden Retrievers, a black Lab, a Shih Tzu, a Rottweiler, a Samoyed, and two Cairn Terriers.

Sarah Clark is the author of How to Start Your Dog Boarding Business, now in its 2nd edition. 

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Third Ghost Press
• Release date: Jul 2, 2024
• ISBN: 9781948158183

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The Right Dog for You

How to Find Your Perfect Dog

Sarah Clark

Copyright © 2024 by Sarah Clark

All rights reserved.

No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.

ISBN 978-1-948158-18-3

Contents

1.Why I Wrote This Book

2.The Three Sources of Dogs

3.All About Dogs

4.Energy Levels and Trainability

5.Size, Shedding, and Grooming

6.Your Personality

7.Matching Your Personality To A Breed

8.Bringing Your New Dog Home

9.Index of Resources

Chapter 1

Why I Wrote This Book

When I owned a boarding kennel, a couple came to me to board their Border Collie. He was a doctor, she was a homemaker, and they were upset with their dog’s bad behavior.

Neither one of them had been raised around dogs, but they thought it would be a good idea for their son to have a dog. So, when they saw an ad in a newspaper, they went to see about getting a puppy.

The breeder assured them that the puppies’ parents and grandparents were of good stock, and the puppies were well-bred. The breeder was probably telling the truth, but what he didn’t do was inquire about the family’s home and lifestyle.

This family lived in a subdivision, they were not very active people, and their dog was becoming destructive and neurotic. But there was a simple explanation. Border Collies are high-energy, highly intelligent working dogs who need a job to do.

Had this couple taken time to figure out the right dog for them, they could have avoided the heartache of adopting a dog that didn’t fit their way of life.

That’s why I wrote this book. To prevent prospective pet parents from bringing home a dog that is a poor fit for them.

If there is an underlying theme to this book, it