Breed Characteristics / Classifying dog breeds

[rueben]

No one added yet so I'll add a couple
Is this the sort of thing you mean-

Intelligence
Tendency to barking

[Azz]

Originally Posted by rueben

No one added yet so I'll add a couple
Is this the sort of thing you mean-

Intelligence
Tendency to barking

Yep - exactly that sort of stuff

[Kerryowner]

Average life-span may be important to some people?
I know I would not want a breed that has a relatively short life expectancy such as a Great Dane (though I know that all dogs vary and you may get an unhealthy example of a long-lived breed that dies young).

Also perhaps average insurance costs? Some breeds cost a lot to insure (or may be difficult to insure at all).

Also any health issues in the breed.

[Azz]

Originally Posted by Kerryowner

Average life-span may be important to some people?
I know I would not want a breed that has a relatively short life expectancy such as a Great Dane (though I know that all dogs vary and you may get an unhealthy example of a long-lived breed that dies young).

Also perhaps average insurance costs? Some breeds cost a lot to insure (or may be difficult to insure at all).

Also any health issues in the breed.

Another great set there Stephanie.

Only thing I think might be hard to do is health issues - how could we use that in the breed lists? Maybe, breeds with less than 5, less then 10 more than 10 potential health issues? But then some people might get up in arms about their breed being labelled as having a lot :/

[smokeybear]

Does not the magazine Dogs Today already do this?

[Kerryowner]

Originally Posted by smokeybear

Does not the magazine Dogs Today already do this?

Yes-that's what I was thinking of. Though I do disagree with some of their info.
For example-Kerries are classed as low on exercise needs. I have a 9 year old and an almost 10 year old and they are walked between 1 to 1 and a half hours per day, do agility and need a lot of mental exercise too. I certainly wouldn't class them as having low exercise needs!

[Azz]

What criteria do they use?

I want ours to go above and beyond what everyone else might be doing.

[WhichPets]

Appearance:
Height
Weight
Coat Colour (1 colour, 2 colour, more)
Coat Length
Coat Type (Rough, Smooth, Curly, Wavy etc)
Short muzzle
Long muzzle
Standing ears
Hanging Ears
High held tail
Low tail

Group
Terrier
Toy etc

Temperament:
Energy level
Ease of training
Exercise
Friendly to strangers
Good with other pets
Grooming requirements

This general guide, although altered slightly has been taken from elsewhere so obviously could not be exactly replicated but gives some potential extra ideas.

[Azz]

Originally Posted by WhichPets

Appearance:
Height
Weight
Coat Colour (1 colour, 2 colour, more)
Coat Length
Coat Type (Rough, Smooth, Curly, Wavy etc)
Short muzzle
Long muzzle
Standing ears
Hanging Ears
High held tail
Low tail

Group
Terrier
Toy etc

Temperament:
Energy level
Ease of training
Exercise
Friendly to strangers
Good with other pets
Grooming requirements

This general guide, although altered slightly has been taken from elsewhere so obviously could not be exactly replicated but gives some potential extra ideas.

Another good set!

Come to think of it, anyone fancy helping me with this?

Step 1 - ascertain good categories/markers (as we're doing in this thread)
Step 2 - find and add the info for each breed