How to Choose a Puppy for Your Kids

Moms and Dads pick at least four to five breeds to choose from, then research them.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Common Sense

1. Decide if your puppy should have hair or fur. Allergies in the family will make you choose hair. If there are no allergies, then decide if you have time to clean-up fur or take to the groomer for hair cuts. For is time consuming and haircuts can be expensive.

2. Deciding on the size of the dog, if you have young children under the age of five or six years old. Don't pick anything to small, choose a breed that gets around 15 to 20 pounds full grown. this will avoid the puppy from getting hurt by a toddler. If your children are older, it's also a good size for them to walk or play at the park. For the older kids get a puppy with long legs instead of short. the puppy can keep up better and enjoy playing longer.

3. When it's time to go looking for your new puppy (after research) make sure there is more than one kind of breed your looking for. children usually want the first thing they see and don't want to wait to look at another some other time. Be ready to purchase if your taking your kids with you.

4. Here are some breeds to consider. Pugs, Boston terrier, Beagles, Cavaliers. These breeds are fur. Poodles, Bichon frise, Shihtzu, or puppy's mixed with poodles and bichons are good for kids with allergies, because these breeds are hair. Some mixes with both fur and hair are ok, as long as allergies aren't to bad. cockapoos, cavachons or cavapoos also cockaliers.