Dog Breeds

Thinking of becoming a dog owner and need some information? We have a complete list of dog breeds right here for your viewing. Learn how to take care, groom and train your dog. Discover information on different dog breed size, color, personality and activity level. It is important to understand the dog breed before bringing your new friend into your home.

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Explore our list of breeds below:

Working Dogs

Dog breeds whose original purpose was to execute various duties.

Akita Alaskan Malamute Anatolian Shepherd Bernese Mountain
Black Russian Terrier Boxer Bullmastiff Doberman Pinscher
German Pinscher Giant Schnauzer Great Dane Great Pyrenees
Greater Swiss Mountain Komondor Kuvasz Mastiff
Neapolitan Mastiff Newfoundland Portuguese Water Dog Rottweiler
Saint Bernard Samoyed Siberian Husky Standard Schnauzer
Tibetan Mastiff      

Herding Dogs

Dogs whose primary job is to guard the herd from marauders.

Australian Cattle Dog Australian Shepherd Bearded Collie Belgian Malinois
Belgian Sheepdog Belgian Tervuren Border Collie Bouvier des Flandres
Briard Canaan Dog Cardigan Welsh Corgi Collie
German Shepherd Old English Sheepdog Pembroke Welsh Corgi Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Puli Shetland Sheepdog    

Sporting Dogs

Great companion dog breed for hunting.

American Water Spaniel Brittany Chesapeake Bay Retriever Clumber Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel Curly-Coated Retriever English Cocker Spaniel English Setter
English Springer Spaniel Field Spaniel Flat-Coated Retriever German Shorthaired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointer Golden Retriever Gordon Setter Irish Setter
Irish Water Spaniel Labrador Retriever Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Pointer
Spinone Italiano Sussex Spaniel Hungarian Vizsla Weimaraner
Welsh Springer Spaniel Wirehaired Pointing Griffon    

Non Sporting Dogs

Dogs in the non sporting group may have jobs, but more often than not, they are kept as lovable pets!

American Eskimo Dog Bichon Frise Boston Terrier Bulldog
Chinese Shar-Pei Chow Chow Dalmatian Finnish Spitz
French Bulldog Keeshond Lhasa Apso Löwchen
Poodle Schipperke Shiba Inu Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Terrier      

Terrier Dogs

Originally developed to hunt vermin, these active diggers need lots of physical and mental stimulation.

Airedale Terrier American Staffordshire Terrier Australian Terrier Bedlington Terrier
Border Terrier Bull Terrier Cairn Terrier Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Glen of Imaal Terrier Irish Terrier Kerry Blue Terrier Lakeland Terrier
Manchester Terrier Miniature Bull Terrier Miniature Schnauzer Norfolk Terrier
Norwich Terrier Parson Russell Terrier Scottish Terrier Sealyham Terrier
Skye Terrier Smooth Fox Terrier Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Welsh Terrier West Highland White Terrier Wire Fox Terrier  

Toy Dogs

Within this group are the smallest varieties of dogs in the AKC's registry.

Affenpinscher Brussels Griffon Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Chihuahua
Chinese Crested English Toy Spaniel Havanese Italian Greyhound
Japanese Chin Maltese Manchester Terrier Miniature Pinscher
Papillon Pekingese Pomeranian Poodle
Pug Shih Tzu Silky Terrier Toy Fox Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier      

Hound Dogs

An excellent hunting dog and great friendly companion.

Afghan Hound American Foxhound Basenji Basset Hound
Beagle Black and Tan Coonhound Bloodhound Borzoi
Dachshund English Foxhound Greyhound Harrier
Ibizan Hound Irish Wolfhound Norwegian Elkhound Otterhound
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Pharaoh Hound Rhodesian Ridgeback Saluki
Scottish Deerhound Whippet    

Designer Dog or Hybrid Dog

Crossing two different pure breeds in the purpose of combining the best aspects of each one! Go to page.

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