A Guide to Choosing the Right Puppy

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If you’re thinking of getting a puppy then you’ve come to the right place. Adding a puppy to your family is a really exciting and happy time. But the decision of which puppy to choose can feel quite overwhelming.

Choosing the right puppy for you and your family is crucial to ensure you can realise your dog-owning dreams. In this short course (45 minutes), we take a deep dive into the best approach to finding the dog of your dreams.

We cover checking if now is the right time for you to add a dog, choosing the right breed, taking account of your available time, thinking about your lifestyle (and what compromises you might need to make), preparing for the costs involved, finding a good breeder, detailed questions to ask the breeder and tips for visiting the litter. 

Meet the course authors: Di Martin & Kamal Fernandez

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Course Content

Is now the Right Time?
1 Topic
In now the Right Time?
Choosing a Breed
2 Topics
Choosing a Breed
Choosing a Breed – PDF Resource
Time
1 Topic
Time
Lifestyle
1 Topic
Lifestyle
Finances
1 Topic
Finances
Finding a Good Breeder
1 Topic
Finding a Good Breeder
Questions for the Breeder
2 Topics
Questions for the Breeder
Questions for the Breeder – PDF Resource
Visiting the Litter
1 Topic
Visiting the Litter