I want to get a new dog but I don't know what breed to get. Any help or advice or anything that can help me???

Lovedogs5

http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/findabreed/

Not a quiz as such but there are some good questions to ask yourself. 

For looks: do you like soft floppy ears, prick ears or something in between; tail up or tail down; wire coats, long coats, short coats etc; long muzzles or short muzzles; black noses or don't mind?

For type: what characteristics will suit you?  A busy dog, or a hanging loose chilled version; barker or quiet; can you manage a high prey drive; slow and steady walk for miles or mad bursts of energy 4 times a day; stick to your leg type or more independant; chew all your kids footballs or retrieve your socks?  Ask this lot on here what their favourite questions are and you'll get some great ones!!

Size: above or below the knee; fit in a small hatchback or large estate car; can sleep in the space you have available or are you prepared to customise your home;  can't jump over your existing fence height?

Finally be absolutely realistic about the places you will walk and what issues you will meet along the way, livestock, joggers, busy roads, lots of dogs etc.  Look at the characteristics of each of the groups of dogs Terriers, Hounds, Gundogs etc and be prepared to admit some of these types won't be suitable for the lifestyle you can offer.  Happy hunting!

excellent reply dogs a babe   I just cant imagine "wanting a dog but not sure what"....sounds bizarre to me! LOL

I know what you mean. When I was at home living with my family I never had the choice, it was terriers or border collies, although an uncle had field spaniels, which I suspect influenced my final choice of dog.

When I got married both my ex and I were involved with farming, so we had collies, then when we decided to have a family of our own, we then started looking for something different, by that time we were not working sheep so we did not immediately go out and buy a collie. More by luck than judgement we met a lovely flatcoat, although it was a couple of years later when we finally got our first flatcoat. My ex really loved springer spaniels which he now has and I have stayed with flatcoats.

Before we got our flatcoats though we had no idea which of the gundog breeds would suit us best, and looked at several breeds before finally settling for the flatcoat. We found the temperament and energy levels of the flatcoat were very much more appealing than some of the dog breeds we looked at, but it was a close call between them and a springer spaniel.

There are a lot of breeders here who have a lot of experience with their chosen breeds and i am sure they will be able to advise you on a good choice. The KC web link is very good, and another place to start looking and meeting the breeds is Discover Dogs hosted by the Kennel Club. Details of this event are on the KC web site.

Good luck with your search, I hope you will let us know what you decide to get and keep us updated as to progress of your puppy when you eventually get one. So few people actually ask for help before buying a dog, then live to regret it afterwards, because the dog they chose they cannot cope with. As you are making enquiries on a site supported by responsible breeders, you will get good advice, but what ever you do do not buy from a back yard breeder, pet shop or puppy farm or as stated on another thread from a bloke in the pub!

Do you have any ideas about what you are looking for? Large medium or small breeds? You will need to ask any breeder you get a puppy from for details of the health testing they have done prior to mating the parents. Do not buy from a breeder who tells you they do not health test their stock as they think it is not necessary.

"I want to get a new dog "

Lots of great advice given above.
Does "new" mean you already have a dog/dogs?
In that case you'll need to consider size, temperament,
gender and age.
Karen

I just did the 'quiz' lincolnimp and there was nothing for me!!!!    No results -

If you read these threads, you'll see that OP has other questions.

http://www.champdogsforum.co.uk/board/topic/118710.html
http://www.champdogsforum.co.uk/cgi-bin/board/topic_show.pl?pid=1096086;hl=#pid1096086

the kennel club quiz suggests either a basset hound od canaan dog for me!!

How odd Ceejay...

I've just done it and its come up with one breed i've been learning about, the TM. Other was a Borzoi and a breed whic i think is on the import and can't spell, Kuvart(sp)
What is odd is that the Berner, never comes up on the quiz, well any quiz i take and always wonder if the breed has been added, hmm. They are a breed which suits me though.And not too dissimilar to that of a TM either.

I got a big fat nothing when I did the test too!! 

Oh!! I got quite a lot - mostly small breeds but nice to see an OES was in there, as they're a breed I have always loved!

Hehe, I got chinese crested! I've always been interested in toy breeds but I can't imagine one living in the pub

I am delighted with my results as its my breed chihuahua long/smooth were both there!!!
Would of loved to see a tibetan spaniel on the list too as i would loooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeee one!!!! but i think the chihuahuas and the dane will do me until i win the lottery and get that bigger place