Dog Breeds

Animal Friends is an ethical insurance business that has dedicated its net profits to the care of animals and their environment.

Dogs Need a Purpose

Have you ever questioned why dogs need such consistent training? Well, the answer could be in the historical link between the canine and humans. Many people own other pets such as birds, cats and other varieties and somehow there seems to be a different slant to the relationship we have with these pets in comparison to that which we have with man's best friend, the dog.

Going back centuries the domestic dog has played a subservient role to us. This seems to have developed into a deep rooted need and impulse in the dog to work and perform to benefit us their owners.

This is especially noticeable in those dogs labelled 'working' breeds however it can be seen in all dogs. Dogs like to work for us and please us. It is therefore our responsibility along with buying pet insurance and caring for our dog to provide them with tasks that fulfil his natural instincts. Training is one way of doing this and can be enjoyable for both your dog and you.

You'll find that when a dog is badly behaved or destructive there is often little function in his or her life. Training provides the alternative to working and the dog feels he is serving and being rewarded, making him a very contented canine.

Affenpinscher
Afghan Hound
Airedale Terrier
Akita
Alaskan Malamute
American Cocker Spaniel
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Shepherd
Australian Terrier
Basenji Hounds
Basset Hound
Beagle
Bearded Collie
Bedlington Terrier
Belgian Sheepdog
Bernese Mountain Dog
Bichon Frise
Bloodhound
Border Collie
Border Terrier
Borzoi
Boston Terrier
Bouvier des Flandres
Boxer
Brittany
Brussels Griffon
Bulldog
Bull Mastiff
Bull Terrier
Cairn Terrier
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Chihuahua
Chinese Chow
Cocker Spaniel
Collie
Dachshund
Dalmatian
Doberman Pinscher
English Cocker Spaniel
English Foxhound
English Setter
English Springer Spaniel
English Toy Spaniel
Eurasian
Flat-Coated Retriever
Fox Terrier (wire)
French Bulldog
German Shorthaired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointer
German Shepherd
Giant Schnauzer
Golden Retriever
Gordon Setter
Great Dane
Great Pyrenees
Greater Swiss Mountain
The Greyhound
Harvanese
Irish Setter
Irish Wolfhound
Italian Greyhound
Jack Russell Terrier
Japanese Chin
Keeshonden
Kerry Blue Terrier
Labrador Retriever
Lhasa Apso
Maltese
Mastiff
Miniature Pinscher
Miniature Schnauzer
Neopolitan Mastiff
Newfoundland
Norfolk Terrier
Norwich Terrier
Old English Sheepdog
Papillion
Pekingese
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Pointer
Poodle
Pomeranian
Pug
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Rottweiler
Saint Bernard
Saluki
Samoyed
Schnauzer (Standard)
Scottish Deerhound
Scottish Terrier
Schipperke
Shar-Pei
Shetland Sheepdog
Shiba Inu
Shih Tzu
Siberian Husky
Silky Terrier
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Spinoni Italiani
Springer Spaniel
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Terrier
Toy Fox Terrier
Vizlas
Weimaraner
Welsh Terrier
West Highland White Terrier
Whippet
Xoloitzcuintli
Yorkshire Terrier