Allstar Canine Solutions

A company who knows that our precious canine friends are the center of our worlds.


Breeds

So many people come to us with a common statement we'd love to discuss here. "I got this dog because they are known for..." Yes, there is a general character umbrella over the breeds:
Border Collies, Kelpies, Dingos & Aussies typically are fast, herders and need tons of exercise meaning they cannot live well in an apartment.
Boxers, German Shepherds and St. Bernards are very hard working and can be excellent at service work.
Cairns, The Hounds, Mastiffs, Fox Terriers and Beagles are great hunters. Newfoundlands, Otterhounds, Brittanys and Labs have a blast in water. Tatras and Picardys are known for never getting sick.

Just as you and I are different so is each and every dog. We've seen the total opposite to what the breed is known for like a Spaniel that just hates water or a terrier who has zero interest in digging. Watching dogs as much as we do you see a lot of those general characteristics per breed fly right out the window. We can't put dogs in categories anymore than we can people.

You might catch some similarities but mostly they are all just full of their own personalities and we have a blast getting to know each and every one of them so that we can either make them feel comfortable boarding with us or we can create great success during training, or in many cases both.

The area where the type of breed is very important is your life style. If you are in an apartment you are really doing a disservice to your dog if you pick a larger breed and expect them to wait 9 hours a day for you to exercise them for an hour. It just doesn't work. A client of ours had their dog completely ruin the apartment; couch, kitchen table, curtains, screen, doors, kitchen cabinets, carpet and walls. That's a sign of a very unhappy dog. If you live in a home with no fencing you should not get a Husky or a wolf family dog.

See Education-Siberians for preparing your yard and home for the new dog.
See Buying Dogs for tips on how to pick the right dog for your home.

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A typical question we get asked all the time is should we expect our dog to heel all the time on a walk? The answer is NO. Out in the brush & fields it should consist of letting your dog be a dog, going all over the place where ever he wants to go, on leash of course and with the exception of pulling, and if you feel like giving him some repetition on heel than take a little time to do that. Dogs can combine work and play very very easily. A well trained dog can be in the middle of a chase or hard play and have no problem doing what you ask of him at any time.