How to choose the perfect dog breed to suit your life Four owners make a passionate case for their favourite dogs – and we help you choose your own using the handy tool below 3 March 2021 • 3:29pm Clockwise from top left: Anita Rani with her bedlington whippet; Nicky Campbell & labrador; Caroline Donald & dachshunds; Shappi Khorsandi & rescue dog Credit: Andrew Crowley & Heathcliff O'Malley When I drove my wife and daughters to rural Surrey to look at a prospective puppy, I spent most of the journey lecturing them to behave with caution, not to act on impulse. We are committed to nothing, I said. If it doesn’t seem right, we just leave the puppy behind, turn around and head home.