Which Dog Breed Is Best Suited For Your Family?

By , January 6, 2010 3:37 pm

Bernese Mountain Dog Miniature Pug
The large Bernese Mountain Dog or Miniature Pug would be best suited for a small family that prefers to stay mostly by themselves. These dogs tend to be shy with strangers and should be socialized early. The family would consist of a couple with no more than one child. These breeds will tend to be protective of the child, but obedient only to their adult master. Good with children.
Mastiff Basset Hound Bouvier des Flanders
 Black & Tan Coonhound Scottish Deerhound
Labrador Retriever Chesapeake Bay Retriever Gordon Setter Harrier Standard Poodle
Border Terrier Pug
 English Bulldog Boston Terrier English Bulldog
Families best suited for these breeds would consist of no more than 2 children. These breeds would also be suitable for and protective of small children in the family. They would tend to obey more readily to a dominant adult family member and be playful with, but not heed the commands of younger children. These dog breeds would be suitable for and could be protective of small children in the family. However, the children should have a limited number of friends coming and going. Good with children.

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Newfoundland Clumber Spaniel English Setter English Springer Spaniel Sussex Spaniel Vizsla
Field Spaniel
 Keeshond English Cocker Spaniel
 Brittany Spaniel Bichon Frise

Large families with a number of kids coming and going out of the home is suitable to these breeds. With the exception of the Brittany Spaniel, the Clumber Spaniel and the Sussex dogs, these breeds can stand the havoc caused by many kids running around, making noise and constantly on the move. As mentioned, the Sussex, Brittany and Clumber Spaniel being the exception, it should be noted the Clumber and Brittany Spaniels may disregard the commands of younger children, whereas, the Sussex Spaniel is a dominant dog and may obey only its master, ignoring even older children. Some breeders consider the Clumber Spaniel to be more ideal for an older couple who like a bit of outdoor exercise like a casual stroll, but want a quite inside dog that can tolerate the comings and goings of grandchildren. The other less active breeds in this group would fit this bill as well. Good with children.

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Bloodhound English Foxhound American Foxhound Beagle
Families most suitable for these breeds can be a rather large family with lots of activity and people coming and going, accepting of most people and not expect their dog to protect them. These types of dogs would serve only as a companion or playmate. Good with children.

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The Belgians
The Belgian Sheepdogs, Tervurens and Malinois are most suitable for small families with no more than 1 child, with an exception being that some Belgians are somewhat intolerant with children and should be socialized early. This dog would serve only as a companion or playmate. Good with children if raised from puppyhood.
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Bull Mastiff Great Pyrenees Irish Wolfhound Akita Briard
German Shepherd (wb) Curly Coated Retriever Collie Irish Setter American Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Families most suitable for these breeds would be relatively small with 1 or 2 children. Most, if not all, of the family members should be dominant over the dog. Children in these families should be older and able to exercise control over the more dominant breeds and be able to take the rambunctiousness of the active breeds. Also, most of these breeds should be raised from puppyhood with older children.

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St. Bernard (wb)
 Great Dane
 Old English Sheepdog (wb)
 Golden Retriever
Wheaten Terrier
 Cocker Spaniel (wb)
 Flat Coated Retriever

Families most suitable for these breeds would be large and active, with kids going into and out of the house. However, it would be best for the children to be older.

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Otterhound

Families most suitable for this breed would be relatively large, chaotic family accepting of most people and not expect protection from this breed. This type of dog would serve only as a companion or playmate. Children should be older to withstand this breeds clumsiness.
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Borzoi Saluki

The family best suited for these breeds would be a 1 or 2 person household with no children. The Borzoi and Saluki dogs are unsociable and standoffish that are not often tolerant of children, not playful and don’t show much affection to their owners.

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Komondor
 Skye Terrier
 Norweigian Elkhound
Scottish Terrier
 Norwich Terrier
 Standard Schnauzer

These breeds would be best suited to singles or childless couples who don’t plan on having children. Potential owners of the larger dominant breeds (i.e.) would probably need the security of a powerful one-person guard dog. These people should not desire or need many visitors or friends.
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Rottweiler
 Weimaraner
 Rhodesian Ridgeback
 Cardigan Welsh Corgi
 Pembroke Welsh Corgi
 Doberman
 Wirehaired Pointer Griffon
 Norwegian Elkhound
Pointer
 Greyhound
 Bull Terrier
 Airedale Terrier
 Afghan Hound
 Welsh Springer Spaniel
 Sealyham Terrier
 Dachshund
Kerry Blue Terrier
 Irish Terrier
 Cairn Terrier
 Basenji
 Shetland Sheepdog
 Whippet
 Welsh Terrier
 Miniature Poodle
Miniature Schnauzer (wb)
 Bedlington Terrier
 Lakeland Terrier
 Australian Terrier
 Silky Terrier
 Yorkshire Terrier
 English Toy Spaniel
 Miniature Pinscher
Manchester Toy Terrier

Families most suitable for these breeds would be relatively small. They shouldn’t have any young children or have the possibility of being visited by young children. These breeds are more suitable with older, mature and considerate children. For the dominant breeds all family members should be capable of being dominant over the dog and controlling it. All family members should be prepared to do some work training, socializing and dominating these breeds. The larger and bulkier the breed, the older and more expert at dog control the family members should be.

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West Highland White
 Shih Tzu
 Fox Terrier
Brussels Griffon
 Papillon
 Maltese

Families most suitable for these breeds would be a single person, childless couple or older couple who have teen-age or older children. These families would feel comfortable inviting people over. All family members should be able to exert control over the more dominant breeds.
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Alaskan Malamute

The Alaskan Malamute is considered an any person dog and good with children.

Kuvasz
 Chow Chow
 German Shepherd (pm)
 Borzoi
 Irish Water Spaniel
 Cocker Spaniel (pm)
 Toy Poodle
American Water Spaniel
 Pekingese
 Manchester Terrier
 Manchester Toy Terrier
 Chihuahua
 Pomeranian
 Toy Poodle
Old English Sheepdog (pm)
 Dalmatian
 German Wirehaired Pointer
 German Shorthaired Pointer
 French Bulldog
 Dandie Dinmont
 Puli
Tibetan Terrier
 Schipperke
 Italian Greyhound
 Lhasa Apso St. Bernard (pm) Giant Schnauzer
These dogs are best suited to a single person or childless couple who have no intention of having children. They may not even like children. Owners of the miniatures and toy dogs may want a dog as a child substitute.

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(pm) puppy mill
(wb) well bred

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