Instructions Step 1: Negotiate with your local junkyard owner. Want a junkyard dog, then buy one from the junkyard. Try a few junkyards before you find an owner willing to sell. Step 2: Buy a mutt. Most junkyard dogs are mutts. Purchase a mutt that looks...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: A computer, or a book on dog breeds Access to a dog park, if possible References from people with dogs A big heart How to Pick a Dog Breed Step 1: 1. Decide if you want to go purebred, mutt or pound. You can get...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: Crate Leash Collar Step 1: Here is a simple four step method that can help you with your dog's bad behavior. I have used an acronym to make it easy for you to remember and apply. I call it the M.U.T.T. method for...
Instructions Step 1: Research breeds and see what kind of temperament is good for you. Can you manager a hyper pup or do you need low-maintenance? If you have children, you will want a dog that is even-tempered and not aggressive. Make sure you do your...
Instructions Step 1: Ask the shelter if they know what breeds your dog is. Shelters are used to working with and classifying dog breeds and they may have ideas on what your dog is. In the case of an owner surrender, they may have been told what dog...
Instructions Step 1: Take note of the dog's vital stats. A true Afghan hound measures about 27 to 29 inches and weighs 58 to 64 lbs. Females may be slightly smaller, and of course overweight Afghans could exceed this weight range, but this is the general...
Instructions Step 1: Take out your measuring tape. The breed standard for a male golden retriever is 23 to 24 inches at the withers; while females should measure 21 1/2 to 22 1/2 inches. Assuming they don't nosh on too many doggie treats, male goldens...
Instructions Step 1: Determine which type of dog best fits your lifestyle. Specific breeds aren't necessarily important when determining which type of dog to look for at a shelter because many homeless dogs are mutts but other considerations need to be...
Instructions Step 1: Get a sob story. Everyone loves a puppy with a tainted past. Rin Tin Tin, for example, was found by an American serviceman in a bombed-out animal shelter in France during World War I. Heroic mutt Benji was played by a number of...
Instructions Step 1: Visit the Save a Sato website to understand the history of these stray Puerto Rican mutts and find a list of local shelters in the U.S. where you can apply to adopt a sato (see Resources below). Step 2: Prepare for surprises. Satos...
Instructions Step 1: What are you looking for in a dog? Do you want a watch dog, a calm companion for you and your family, or a dog to take on long walks that has a lot of energy? These are the things you need to figure out before you even start your...
Instructions Step 1: Buy pet health insurance to protect against costly procedures in the future. The price of insuring pets has dropped as more insurance companies offer policies to pet owners. Read the fine print because some policies don’t cover...
Instructions Step 1: Let's start with the pet's appearance. If the pet is overweight, for instance, and you think he’s being overfed, you might say (whether it’s true or not) that your pet used to have a weight problem and you didn’t...