Dog Breed Guides
We write these the way we wish breed guides were written when we were shopping for a dog, with actual costs, actual health stats, and an honest take on whether a breed fits your life or just looks good on Instagram.
Size
Energy
Type
Traits
110 breeds
Airedale Terrier Breed Guide
largehigh-energyterrier
Akita Breed Guide
largehigh-energyworking
Alaskan Malamute Breed Guide
largehigh-energyworking
American Bulldog Breed Guide
largemoderate-energyworking
American Pit Bull Terrier Breed Guide
medium-largehigh-energyterrier
American Staffordshire Terrier Breed Guide
largemoderate-energyterrier
Anatolian Shepherd Breed Guide
giantmoderate-energyworking
Aussiedoodle Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energydesigner
Australian Cattle Dog Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyherding
Australian Shepherd Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyherding
Basenji Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyhound
Basset Hound Breed Guide
mediumlow-energyhound
Beagle Breed Guide
smallhigh-energyhound
Belgian Malinois Breed Guide
medium-largehigh-energyherding
Bernedoodle Breed Guide
largehigh-energydesigner
Bernese Mountain Dog Breed Guide
largemoderate-energyworking
Bichon Frise Breed Guide
smallhigh-energynon-sporting
Bloodhound Breed Guide
largemoderate-energyhound
Border Collie Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyherding
Border Terrier Breed Guide
smallhigh-energyterrier
Boston Terrier Breed Guide
smallhigh-energynon-sporting
Bouvier des Flandres Breed Guide
largemoderate-energyherding
Boxer Breed Guide
medium-largehigh-energyworking
Boykin Spaniel Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energysporting
Brittany Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energysporting
Brussels Griffon Breed Guide
toymoderate-energytoy
Bull Terrier Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyterrier
Bullmastiff Breed Guide
giantmoderate-energyworking
Cairn Terrier Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energyterrier
Cane Corso Breed Guide
largehigh-energyworking
Cardigan Welsh Corgi Breed Guide
mediummoderate-energyherding
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energytoy
Cavapoo Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energydesigner
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Breed Guide
largehigh-energysporting
Chihuahua Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energytoy
Chinese Crested Breed Guide
toymoderate-energytoy-group
Chinese Shar-Pei Breed Guide
mediummoderate-energynon-sporting
Chow Chow Breed Guide
mediumlow-energynon-sporting
Cockapoo Breed Guide
small-mediumhigh-energydesigner
Cocker Spaniel Breed Guide
smallhigh-energysporting
Coton de Tulear Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energynon-sporting
Dachshund Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energyhound
Dalmatian Breed Guide
medium-largehigh-energynon-sporting
Doberman Pinscher Breed Guide
largehigh-energyworking
English Bulldog Breed Guide
mediumlow-energynon-sporting
English Mastiff Breed Guide
giantlow-energyworking
English Setter Breed Guide
largemoderate-energysporting
English Springer Spaniel Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energysporting
Flat-Coated Retriever Breed Guide
largehigh-energysporting
French Bulldog Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energynon-sporting
German Shepherd Breed Guide
largehigh-energyherding
German Shorthaired Pointer Breed Guide
medium-largehigh-energysporting
Giant Schnauzer Breed Guide
largehigh-energyworking
Golden Retriever Breed Guide
largehigh-energysporting
Goldendoodle Breed Guide
medium-largehigh-energydesigner
Gordon Setter Breed Guide
largemoderate-energysporting
Great Dane Breed Guide
giantmoderate-energyworking
Great Pyrenees Breed Guide
giantlow-energyworking
Greyhound Breed Guide
largelow-energyhound
Havanese Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energytoy
Irish Setter Breed Guide
largehigh-energysporting
Irish Wolfhound Breed Guide
giantmoderate-energyhound
Italian Greyhound Breed Guide
toymoderate-energytoy
Jack Russell Terrier Breed Guide
smallhigh-energyterrier
Japanese Chin Breed Guide
toylow-energytoy
Keeshond Breed Guide
mediummoderate-energynon-sporting
Labradoodle Breed Guide
medium-largehigh-energydesigner
Labrador Retriever Breed Guide
largehigh-energysporting
Lagotto Romagnolo Breed Guide
mediummoderate-energysporting
Leonberger Breed Guide
giantmoderate-energyworking
Lhasa Apso Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energynon-sporting
Maltese Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energytoy
Maltipoo Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energydesigner
Miniature American Shepherd Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyherding
Miniature Poodle Breed Guide
small-mediumhigh-energynon-sporting
Miniature Schnauzer Breed Guide
smallhigh-energyterrier
Newfoundland Breed Guide
giantmoderate-energyworking
Norwegian Elkhound Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyhound
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energysporting
Old English Sheepdog Breed Guide
largehigh-energyherding
Papillon Breed Guide
smallhigh-energytoy
Pekingese Breed Guide
toylow-energytoy
Pembroke Welsh Corgi Breed Guide
smallhigh-energyherding
Plott Hound Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyhound
Pomeranian Breed Guide
smallhigh-energytoy
Portuguese Water Dog Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyworking
Pug Breed Guide
toylow-energytoy
Rat Terrier Breed Guide
smallhigh-energyterrier
Rhodesian Ridgeback Breed Guide
largehigh-energyhound
Rottweiler Breed Guide
largehigh-energyworking
Rough Collie Breed Guide
medium-largehigh-energyherding
Samoyed Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyworking
Scottish Terrier Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energyterrier
Sheepadoodle Breed Guide
largemoderate-energydesigner
Shetland Sheepdog Breed Guide
smallhigh-energyherding
Shih Tzu Breed Guide
smallmoderate-energytoy
Siberian Husky Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyworking
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyterrier
St. Bernard Breed Guide
giantmoderate-energyworking
Staffordshire Bull Terrier Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyterrier
Standard Poodle Breed Guide
medium-largehigh-energynon-sporting
Standard Schnauzer Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyworking
Tibetan Mastiff Breed Guide
giantmoderate-energyworking
Toy Poodle Breed Guide
smallhigh-energytoy
Vizsla Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energysporting
Weimaraner Breed Guide
largehigh-energysporting
West Highland White Terrier Breed Guide
smallhigh-energyterrier
Whippet Breed Guide
mediumhigh-energyhound
Yorkipoo Breed Guide
smallhigh-energydesigner
Yorkshire Terrier Breed Guide
smallhigh-energytoy
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