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.

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