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Breed: Tonkinese Temperament: Curious, active Lifespan: 12-15 years Recommended for: All ages Appearance A hybrid of the Siamese and Burmese, Tonkinese are slim, sleek, graceful cats, usually rounder-faced than Siamese, but with the darker markings, or...
Breed: Turkish Van Temperament: Lively, trainable Lifespan: 10-12 years Recommended for: People wanting an activecat Maintenance: Medium Appearance: The Turkish Van is a large white cat with distinctive auburn markings on its head and tail, known as the Van...
Breed: Australian Terrier Temperament: Alert Cost: $350-$500 Lifespan: 12-15 years Recommended for: Families, older adults Maintenance: Medium Appearance: Australian Terriers are small, short-legged rough-coated dogs with pricked ears, a bright alert expression in...
Pet Road Test: The Beagle Breed: Beagle Temperament: Friendly but stubborn Lifespan: 12-13 years Recommended for: Families Popularity: Rising Maintenance: Low Dumpage Rate: Low What is small, energetic, low maintenance and good company for children under the age of 10...
Breed: Australian Miniature Goat Temperament: intelligent, hardy, gentle and friendly Cost: from $400 Lifespan: can live well into their 20’s Maintenance: low maintenance Recommended for: alternative pet seekers, children, families History The Australian...
Aussie Bulldog Temperament: Affectionate, elephantine, lazy Lifespan: 10-12 years Recommended for: Families with older kids Maintenance: Untested Dumpage rate: Untested In many ways the British Bulldog is one of the world’s most fascinating dogs. In their own...
Breed: Boston Terrier Temperament: Protective, lovable, boisterous Lifespan: 12-13 years Recommended for: Older people, families This is one of the few breeds developed in the US, and consequently is their national dog. It is colloquially known as the ‘Little...
The Bernese Mountain Dog – Pet Road Test Breed: Bernese Mountain dog Temperament: placid, gentle Cost: $800+ Lifespan: 8-10 years Recommended for: families of older children Dumpage rate: low Popularity: stable Ranking: 78 out of 175 breeds Maintenance: low The...
Breed: Boxer Temperament: Active, can be excitable Lifespan: 8-9 years Recommended for: Families with older children Maintenance: Low The Boxer has long been one of Australia’s favourite pets, ranking in the top 10 most popular registered dogs for the past...
BREED: Chihuahua TEMPERAMENT: Timid but can be snappy COST: $300+ LIFESPAN: 10-14 years RECOMMENDED FOR: Older people DUMPAGE RATE: Medium MAINTENANCE: Low The Chihuahua is a breed which is not recommended for families with young children but is ideally suited to...