Top Tens

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Top Ten Dog Halloween Costumes

1.	Devil Show your mischievous mutt's true colours with a fiery red Devil Dog costume. A red cape, horns and matching red dog collar should do the trick.
2.	Bumblebee Real bees make lots of people nervous, but dressing your dog up as a Bumblebee this Halloween is more likely to attract attention than scare it away.
3.	Witch The classic Halloween costume for people is just as popular for dogs. You can dress your dog up minimal, with the quintessential pointed hat, or go all out with a cape, wig, broom, etc.
4.	Cat This contradictory costume is sure to draw plenty of laughs and confused looks.
5.	Angel Your sweet dog will be even more irresistible as an Angel with silk wings and sparkly halo.
6.	Jailbird Get your dog out of the doghouse and into a Jailbird costume this Halloween. As a bonus, black + white stripes are sure to compliment every colour coat.
7.	Superhero Whether it's Superman, Wonder Woman or Batman, dogs make excellent Superheroes. All that's really needed for this costume is a flowing cape and shiny dog collar.
8.	Pumpkin If you think your dog is cute enough to eat, you'll probably love to dress the furry one up in an adorable Pumpkin Halloween costume.
9.	Bride + Groom The classic Bride + Groom costume is a great option if you have two dogs to take trick-or-treating.
10.	Dracula A black cape is all you really need to complete a Dracula costume for your dog as the pointy canine teeth are already included.

Top Ten Most Famous Dogs

1.	Lassie The ultimate celebrity canine, this iconic Collie has entertained audiences in film, television, radio and books for many years.
2.	Toto This Cairn Terrier was Dorothy's bicycle-basket-riding buddy in The Wizard of Oz.
3.	Snoopy This animated Beagle is the daydreaming pet of Charlie Brown in the legendary comic strip Peanuts.
4.	Eddie The loveable Jack Russell Terrier from the hit television sitcom Frasier.
5.	Bruiser Elle Woods' Chihuahua companion from the hit film series Legally Blonde.
6.	Tinkerbell Often seen sporting high fashion dog accessories, Paris Hilton's pet Chihuahua is famous for being famous.
7.	Benji The feisty mutt who was always in the right place at the right time in the film series named after him.
8.	Wishbone The literature-loving Jack Russell Terrier from the popular PBS television series Wishbone.
9.	Hooch The Dogue de Bordeaux who shot to fame for being Tom Hanks' crime-fighting partner in the classic film Turner & Hooch.
10.	Beethoven The heroic Saint Bernard from the film series of the same name.

Top Ten Most Popular Breeds in the US

1.	Labrador Retriever
2.	Yorkshire Terrier
3.	German Shepherd
4.	Golden Retriever
5.	Beagle
6.	Dachshund
7.	Boxer
8.	Poodle
9.	Shih Tzu
10.	Miniature Schnauzer

Top Ten Dog Quotes

1.	Mark Twain "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man."
2.	Gilda Radner "I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive."
3.	Andrew Rooney "The average dog is a nicer person than the average person."
4.	Will Rogers "I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons."
5.	Washington Irving "A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion."
6.	Edith Wharton "My little dog — a heartbeat at my feet."
7.	Sigmund Freud "Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate in their object-relations."
8.	Bern Williams "There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face."
9.	Alexander Pope "Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends."
10.	Jonathan Swift "Every dog must have his day."

Top Ten Most Popular Dog Names

1.	Max
2.	Bailey
3.	Buddy
4.	Molly
5.	Maggie
6.	Lucy
7.	Daisy
8.	Bella
9.	Jake
10.	Rocky

Top Ten Ways to Care for your Dog

1.	ID Outfit your pup with a dog collar and dog ID tags that include your name, address, and telephone number.
2.	Vaccinate Follow local laws for licensing your dog and vaccinating him for rabies.
3.	Control Follow this simple rule — off property, on leash.
4.	Protect Give your dog proper shelter.
5.	Health Check Take your dog to the veterinarian for regular check-ups.
6.	Responsibility Spay or neuter your dog.
7.	Nourish Give your pooch a nutritionally balanced diet, including constant access to fresh water.
8.	Teach Enroll your dog in a training class.
9.	Exercise Give your dog enough exercise to keep him physically fit (but not exhausted).
10.	Love Be loyal to and patient with your faithful companion.

Top Ten Training Tips

1.	Keep Training Your dog never stops learning, so make sure you reinforce training all the time.
2.	Think Dog Take time to think about how your dog sees things and use it to help communication.
3.	Walk the Dog A tired dog is a happy dog, so make sure to exercise your little one regularly using a high quality leash with a collar or harness.
4.	Follow the Leader Be a leader to your dog by teaching skills and rewarding good behaviour.
5.	Healthy Diet Make sure your dog is getting proper nutrition as many behavioural and medical problems can be caused by a poor diet.
6.	Get Active Dogs get bored easily, so keep the fun going by signing up for an activity you both enjoy, such as an agility class or flyball.
7.	Vet Visit Make sure your dog is happy and healthy with annual veterinarian checkups.
8.	Playtime Bond with your dog by playing games, which is also a great stress reliever for big training days.
9.	Protection Keep your dog safe by getting him or her microchipped and never leave your dog alone in a car or tied up outside a shop.
10.	Have Fun Take the time for training so you and your dog can enjoy each other’s company all the more.

Top Ten Dog Sports

1.	Disc Dog The ultimate sport of Frisbee is played in many formats including toss and fetch as well as freestyle.
2.	Skijoring A cross country skier is towed by one to three dogs in this Nordic sport.
3.	Sheepdog Trials Dogs show off their herding skills in these trials demonstrating a working partnership between owner and dog.
4.	Agility Dogs keen to learn love this sport where they are instructed through a series of obstacles while judged on time and ability.
5.	Flyball The sport for ball crazy dogs is a race down a straight line of hurdles to a spring-loaded box where they catch a tennis ball and return it to the owner.
6.	Mushing The famed snow dog sport has a team of dogs pulling a sled over wintry terrain.
7.	Earthdog Trial Small breeds enjoy this sport where dogs must negotiate their way through a series of tunnels to find the "quarry" of caged rats at the end.
8.	Field Trial This hunting dog trial has owners directing their dog through a field to find prey and return it to the owner.
9.	Obedience The simplest of canine sports is still popular for its basic training skills as dogs must obey commands to sit, stay and come, among many others.
10.	Musical Freestyle This fun sport has dogs perform to choreographed musical routines with their owners.