Home
Free Newsletter
What's New
Your Pages Whippet of the Day
WIN A COLLAR!
YOUR Stories
YOUR Poems
Whippet Videos
Whippet Memorials
About Whippets Breed Info
Pictures
Behavior
R Whippets 4 U?
Activities
Training Tips
Whippet FAQ
Find a Whippet Adoption
Breeders
Puppy Stages
Find a Pup
Whippets in Italia
Puppy Blog
Names
Whippet Gear Best Collars
Make a Collar
Coats and Racing
Beds and Crates
Whippet Books
Whippet Art
Health and Care Free Vet Advice
Nutrition
Sighthounds Whippet Mix
Dog DNA Test
Italian Greyhounds
Greyhounds
YOUR Hounds
Breeds We Love
About Us Our Dogs
Contacts
Search Engine
Dog Website Award
Links

[?] Subscribe To This Site

XML RSS
Add to Google
Add to My Yahoo!
Add to My MSN
Subscribe with Bloglines

 

Medium Dog Breeds

Medium dog breeds are very adaptable and easier to handle than large dogs. Here are some consideration to take into account when you are making your breed choice.



Medium size dog breeds are easy to handle and travel with.

You don’t need a huge car or an enormous crate to fit your dog in. Most hotels will refuse squarely to host large size dogs but are more accommodating towards medium and small dogs.

A medium size dog needs a moderate amount of food.

Feeding a large dog can be very expensive. Also, in most cities you are supposed to clean after your dog and unfortunately the size of the waste is proportionate to the size of the dog and the amount of food digested.

A medium size dog is adaptable

A dog of this size is easy to handle for a child (who could be too clumsy or boisterous for a tiny dog) or an elder person who might not be strong enough to handle a large dog at the park or during a vet visit.

Protection

Often medium size dog breeds have larger voices than what it might be expected and offer a good deterrent for intruders.

In some countries there are restrictive laws for keeping large dogs that don’t apply to a medium size dog.




Dogs Rule
Buy at AllPosters.com



We listed below some of the most popular medium size dog breeds grouping them by attitudes and abilities.

Sporting Dogs

Brittany, Cocker Spaniel, Springer Spaniel

Hounds

Basenji, Beagle, Norwegian Elkhound, Whippet

Working Breeds

Portuguese Water Dog, Lagotto Romagnolo, Samoyed, Standard Schnauzer

Terrier

Staffordshire Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, Bull Terrier, Fox Terrier, Irish Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Welsh Terrier

Non Sporting Dogs

Shar Pei, Chow Chow, Finnish Spitz, Keeshond, Medium Poodle, Shiba Inu

Herding Dogs

Australian Cattle Dog, Border Collie




Back to Information on Whippets

Go from Medium Dog Breeds to TheWhippet.net Homepage



Win a Whippet Collar!


Enter our Whippet Dog Photo Contest to win this lovely whippet collar. Click here to find out more!


Whippet collars and coats from Amazon.co.uk


Click on your favorite collar or coat to buy it now!



Search Engine

Can't find the page you are looking for? Type a word in the space below, click the search button and find it in our site!

Custom Search








Translate this Page




Read our interview with Bo Bengtson, acclaimed author of the most important and beautiful book about the whippet breed.




Do You Have a Dog Related Website?

dog website
Would you like to show the "Great Dog Site Award" badge on your dog related site? Cick here to find out how!




Site Build It!