A present of a puppy would bring cheerful situation for your whole family, but then you have to give extra attention if you intend to keep a dog. Even before you decide to bring a puppy home from pet store, you need to know what to wish from the puppy.

Only to decide what breed the dog is, also need consideration for it. This is the matter of the dog personality because they will live with us for the rest of their life. There are few thing to consider before you decide to keep a puppy as mentioned by The American Kennel Club.

1. Temperament. Dog also have their own personality, just like human being. They can stay with you up to 15 years, so, make sure that you choose the personality that suits you. Are they active, or lazy? Are they easy to train, or they have strong will? Are they friendly to anyone they meet, or mean?
2. Training. Trained is very important for puppy, but there are certain breed that more active than others. And some puppies need more attention from the family, and need a routine activity to prevent them from bored. Other dogs prever to be lazy in their couch.
3. Size. Are you hooked to cute puppy that your friend offer you? Sure you can. But remember, puppies grow fast. You better ask someone or your friend, pet store, or wherever you get your dogs from, just how big the puppies would be when they grow up. And keep in mind that bigger puppy needs bigger spaces and more food. And smaller dogs need a lot of spaces where they can running here and there.
4. Long hair or short hair? All puppies need treatments, and most of them have falling fur. Dogs with thin fur will look cute, but you will need to give them extra treatment to keep the fur always smell good and not easy to fall. At lest you have to give bath them often. Short hair dogs easier to be taken care of.
5. Foods. Village puppies may eat your remain foods. But if you treat your breed puppies like that, their physic quality will get down after a while. For example, their hair will get dry and smelly. That is why, when you buy dogs from certain breed, make sure you can afford to buy them the food that they need. Ask from the pet store, what kind is the best food for your dog.