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Ok, rite now there is a lot of commotion in the house over a new pet. Being a pet owner with nine cats in the house apparently doesn’t let me put my foot down on this issue. Neither does my past experiences with dogs. There are a few more points, but let’s just keep it at that.

Anyway, I’m searching for information about dogs that may be appropriate for this house. I found a quiz that let me answer a few questions and came up with breeds that are most likely suitable for my preferences. Of course, these may be something totally different then what they want, but just for the fun of it, I’m going to post them here so that I can look back on them at a later time. First - my answers to the quiz:

1. Size: Tiny: 5 to 12 lbs.

2. Coat: Texture:Soft, Type: no preference, Length: no preference

3. Grooming: Strongly prefer easy, low-maintenance

4. Shedding: strongly prefer a dog that does not shed or sheds minimally

5. Allergies: no preference

6. Activity Level: Strongly prefer calm demeanor

7. Intelligence: no preference

8. Trainability: no preference

9. Pet tolerant: strongly preferred

10. Stranger tolerant: strongly preferred

11. Kid appropriate: kids 4 years and older (exclude any dog not appropriate for kids)

12. Social or independent: no preference

13. Quiet/Watch dog: strongly prefer quiet dog

14. Guard Dog: no preference

15. Biters: avoid all dogs that are more likely to be aggressive

And these are the scores for what breeds are best for me.

100 Bichon Frise

94 Border Terrier

94 Whippet

87 Poodle (toy)

84 Fox Terrier (Wire)

83 Beagle

82 Bulldog

78 Labrador Retriever

78 Pug

77 Manchester Terrier (terrier)

76 Dachshund

76 Havanese

75 Welsh Terrier

73 Brittany Spaniel

73 Lhasa Apso

71 Fox Terrier (Smooth)

71 Pharaoh Hound

67 Boston Terrier

66 Miniature Pinscher

66 Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

63 Bloodhound

63 English Cocker Spaniel

63 Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

62 Golden Retriever

62 Schipperke

60 Cocker Spaniel

60 Irish Terrier

58 Australian Terrier

58 Flat-Coated Retriever

58 American Water Spaniel

57 Chesapeake Bay Retriever

56 Lakeland Terrier

55 Cairn Terrier

55 Irish Setter

55 Siberian Husky

54 Irish Water Spaniel

53 Sealyham Terrier

53 Borzoi

53 Keeshond

53 Welsh Springer Spaniel

51 English Setter

51 Clumber Spaniel

51 Giant Schnauzer

49 English Springer Spaniel

48 Airedale Terrier

47 Newfoundland

46 Field Spaniel

46 Otterhound

46 Sussex Spaniel

46 Samoyed

44 Norwegian Elkhound

38 Mastiff

37 Gordon Setter

37 Scottish Deerhound

35 Great Dane

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