SmartBreeds.io

Editorial Policy

How SmartBreeds handles editing, references, and updates

This page explains how breed pages and guides are edited, where references come from, and how corrections are reviewed.

What this page covers

  • How breed pages and guide pages are put together.
  • What kinds of sources are linked on the site.
  • How updates and correction requests are handled.

The public library currently includes 191+ breed pages and 18 guides.

What the public pages should do well

SmartBreeds is written as a practical dog-breed reference site. Pages should answer the obvious questions quickly, stay readable, and help people picture what day-to-day life with a breed is actually like.

When there is a useful official reference, such as a kennel-club profile or breed standard, it should be easy to find instead of buried in filler.

What goes into a breed page

Breed pages start with the core profile itself: size, lifespan, origin, coat, exercise, care notes, and any supporting source links attached to that breed.

The aim is to give readers a strong overview without padding the page with generic copy. If a better official reference is available, it should appear clearly in the references section.

What goes into a guide

Guide pages are built around real browsing questions, like family dogs, apartment dogs, low-shedding coats, trainability, or side-by-side comparisons. They are meant to narrow the field, then send readers into the individual breed pages for detail.

Each guide should make its angle clear so readers can see whether it is prioritizing energy, coat work, size, trainability, or some other practical tradeoff.

Source and correction policy

Reference sections are there to be useful, not decorative. If a page needs a stronger source, a newer reference, or a factual fix, it should be updated when the supporting information is available.

Use the feedback page to flag broken links, outdated details, or anything that reads as misleading and it can be reviewed.

FAQ

Common questions

Who publishes SmartBreeds?

SmartBreeds is published by the SmartBreeds Editorial Team and focuses on dog-breed guides, comparison pages, and photo search support content.

How are breed pages and guides put together?

Pages are built from the breed records on the site, then checked against kennel-club directories, breed standards, and other supporting references where available.

How can I report a correction?

If you spot something inaccurate or outdated, use the feedback page so the page can be reviewed and updated.