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If you want your dog to perform a specific task (tracking, hunting, herding, protection, etc.), choose the breed that best meets your criteria, and then visit the breeder to evaluate the parents’ skills on the spot. This is by no means a 100% guarantee of your dog’s future aptitude for work, but it can be a good indicator.

If the dog is intended for companionship, choose a breed whose primary purpose is companionship or a breed that is far removed from its primary skill, such as the Yorkshire Terrier. There is nothing worse for a working dog than being idle. If you want a companion dog of a working, herding, or sporting breed, choose a descendant from a line of conformation (show) champions rather than from a line of working champions. A Border Collie from a working line may want to gather his human “herd” like he would sheep; it’s only natural!