Looking for a Dog Breed?
There is a good chance you will find it below in our growing comprehensive list of purebred dogs (and some mixed breed dogs as well).
What You Can Expect In Each Dog Breed Review?
Our review of each dog breed naturally centers around the dog breed's temperament. After all, that's what we all about… helping you get to know your dog by understanding the breed's temperament and personality.
We then expand each breed review to help you answer important topics such as:
- Where did the breed come from (eg. breed origin and history)?
- How to train the dog breed?
- What the breed looks like (eg. weight, size, height, colors, and other physical characteristics)?
- How to care for the breed (eg: health issues to know, exercise, grooming, etc)?
- How/Where to find that dog breed ( should you rescue/adopt, identifying good breeders)?
- What's the typical price or cost of dog breed?
Dog Breed Reviews [A-Z]
Scroll through the Alphabetically ordered list below until to find the dog breed you are looking for.
A
- Affenpinscher
- Afghan Hound
- African Boerboel
- Aidi
- Akita
- Alaskan Malamute
- American Bandogge
- American English Coonhound
- American Eskimo Dog
- American Foxhound
- American Hairless Terrier
- American Leopard Hound
- American Pit Bull Terrier
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- American Water Spaniel
- Anatolian Shepherd Dog
- Appenzeller Sennenhund
- Airedale Terrier
- Artois Hound
- Aussiedoodle
- Australian Cattle Dog
- Australian Kelpie Dog
- Australian Shepherd
- Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
- Australian Terrier
- Azawakh
- Azores Cattle Dog
B
- Basenji
- Basset Hound
- Basset Artésien Normand
- Beagle
- Bearded Collie
- Beauceron
- Bedlington Terrier
- Belgian Laekenois Sheepdog
- Belgian Malinois
- Belgian Sheepdog
- Belgian Tervuren
- Bergamasco Sheepdog
- Berger Picard
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Billy
- Bichon Frise
- Bichon Frise Mixes (several mixed breeds)
- Bichpoo
- Black German Shepherd
- Black and Tan Coonhound
- Black Russian Terrier
- Bloodhound
- Bluetick Coonhound
- Blue Picardy Spaniel
- Border Collie
- Border Terrier
- Borzoi
- Boston Terrier
- Boxer
- Brittany
- Bruno Jura Hound
- Bulldog
- Bull Boxer
- Brussels Griffon
- Bolognese
- Bosnian Coarse-Haired Hound
- Bouvier Des Ardennes
- Bouvier Des Flandres
- Boykin Spaniel
- Braque de Bourbonnais
- Braque Saint Germain
- Bullmastiff
- Bull Terrier
C
- Cairn Terrier
- Canaan
- Canary Dog
- Cane Corso
- Canis Panther
- Cardigan Welsh Corgi
- Catahoula Leopard Dog
- Caucasian Shepherd
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Central Asian Shepherd
- Cesky Terrier
- Chart Polski
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Chihuahua
- Chinese Crested
- Chinese Shar-Pei
- Chinook
- Chonzer
- Chow Chow
- Cirneco dell’Etna
- Clumber Spaniel
- Cocker Spaniel
- Collie
- Corgi Frise
- Coton De Tulear
- Curly-Coated Retriever
- Czechoslovakian Wolfdog or Czechoslovakian Vlack
D
- Dachshund
- Dalmatian
- Dandie Dinmont Terrier
- Doberman Pinscher
- Dogo Argentino
- Dogue de Bordeaux
- Dunker
- Dutch Shepherd Dog
- Dutch Partridge Dog
- Dutch Smoushond
E
- East Siberian Laika
- English Cocker Spaniel
- English Foxhound
- English Pointer
- English Springer Spaniel
- English Setter
- English Toy Spaniel
- Entlebucher Mountain Dog
F
- Field Spaniel
- Finnish Hound
- Finnish Lapphund
- Finnish Spitz
- Flat-Coated Retriever
- French Bulldog
- Frenchie Bichon
- French Hound
- French Spaniel
G
- Gascon Saintongeois
- German Hound
- German Pinscher
- German Shepherd
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- German Spitz
- German Wirehaired Pointer
- Giant Schnauzer
- Glen of Imaal Terrier
- Goberian Dog
- Golden Retriever
- Gordon Setter
- Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore
- Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Grand Griffon Vendeen
- Greenland Dog
- Great Dane
- Great Pyrenees
- Greek Harehound
- Greyhound
- Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
- Griffon Bleu de Gascogne
- Griffon Fauve de Bretagne
- Griffon Nivernais
H
- Hamiltonstovare
- Hanover Hound (or Hanoverian Scenthound)
- Harrier Dog
- Havanese
- Havachon
- Hokkaido Dog
- Hungarian Greyhound
- Hygenhund
I
- Ibizan Hound
- Icelandic Sheepdog
- Irish Wolfhound
- Irish Setter
- Irish Red and White Setter
- Irish Terrier
- Irish Water Spaniel
- Istrian Short-Haired Hound
- Italian Greyhound
- Illyrian Shepherd Dog
J
K
L
M
- Maltese
- Maltipoo
- Majorca Shepherd
- Manchester Terrier
- Maremma Sheepdog
- Mastiff
- Miniature American Shepherd (or Mini Australian Shepherd)
- Miniature Bull Terrier
- Miniature Pinscher
- Miniature Schnauzer
- Montenegrin Mountain Hound
N
- Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
- Newfoundland
- Norwegian Buhund
- Norwegian Elkhound
- Norwegian Lundehund
- Norfolk Terrier
- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
O
P
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Papillon
- Papichon
- Parson Russell Terrier
- Pekingese
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Peruvian Inca Orchid
- Phalène
- Pharaoh Hound
- Pit Bull
- Picardy Spaniel
- Plott Hound
- Polish Hound
- Polish Lowland Sheepdog
- Polish Tatra Sheepdog
- Pomeranian
- Pomsky
- Pomchi
- Poitevin
- Pont-Audemer Spaniel
- Poodle
- Poodle Mixes
- Portuguese Cattle Dog
- Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
- Portuguese Sheepdog
- Portuguese Water Dog
- Posavac Hound
- Pudelpointer
- Pug
- Puli
- Pumi
- Pushon
- Pyrenean Mastiff
- Pyrenean Shepherd
R
- Rabbit Dachshund
- Rafeiro de Alentejo
- Rat Terrier
- Redbone Coonhound
- Red Nose Pit Bull
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Rottweiler
- Russo-European Laika
S
- Saluki
- Saint Bernard
- Samoyed
- Schipapom
- Schipperke
- Scottish Deerhound
- Scottish Terrier
- Sealyham Terrier
- Segugio Italiano
- Serbian Hound
- Serbian Tricolour Hound
- Shetland Sheepdog
- Shiba Inu
- Shichon
- Shih Tzu
- Shikoku Dog
- Siberian Husky
- Silky Terrier
- Silver Labrador
- Skye Terrier
- Sloughi
- Slovenský Kopov Hound
- Small Musterlander Pointer
- Smooth Fox Terrier
- Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
- Sussex Spaniel
- Spanish Pointer
- Spanish Mastiff
- Spanish Water Dog
- Spinone Italiano
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- Styrian Coarse-Haired Hound
- Swedish Vallhund
- Swiss Hound
T
- Thai Ridgeback
- Tibetan Mastiff
- Tibetan Terrier
- Tibetan Spaniel
- Toy Fox Terrier
- Toy Poodle
- Tornjak
- Tosa Inu
- Treeing Walker Coonhound
- Tyrolean Hound
U
V
W
- Weimaraner
- Wetterhoun
- Whippet
- White German Shepherd
- Welsh Springer Spaniel
- Welsh Terrier
- Westphalian Dachsbracke
- West Highland White Terrier
- Wire Fox Terrier
- Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
- Wirehaired Vizsla
X
Y
Z
Dog Breeds by AKC Groups
Want to know to which American Kennel Club (AKC) dog group your breed belongs?
We have them listed all listed below. The nice thing about groups is that you can see all the breeds that are most similar to each other in function and characteristics all at once.
This is a great way to see potential alternatives to your first choice if you are considering a particular dog breed.
Herding Group
- Australian Cattle Dog
- Australian Shepherd
- Bearded Collie
- Beauceron
- Belgian Malinois
- Belgian Sheepdog
- Belgian Tervuren
- Bergamasco
- Berger Picard
- Border Collie
- Bouvier des Flandres
- Briard
- Canaan Dog
- Cardigan Welsh Corgi
- Collie
- Entlebucher Mountain Dog
- Finnish Lapphund
- German Shepherd Dog
- Icelandic Sheepdog
- Miniature American Shepherd
- Norwegian Buhund
- Old English Sheepdog
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Polish Lowland Sheepdog
- Puli
- Pumi
- Pyrenean Shepherd
- Shetland Sheepdog
- Spanish Water Dog
- Swedish Vallhund
Hound Group
- Afghan Hound
- American English Coonhound
- American Foxhound
- Azawakh
- Basenji
- Basset Hound
- Beagle
- Black and Tan Coonhound
- Bloodhound
- Bluetick Coonhound
- Borzoi
- Cirneco Dell’Etna
- Dachshund
- English Foxhound
- Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Greyhound
- Harrier
- Ibizan Hound
- Irish Wolfhound
- Norwegian Elkhound
- Otterhound
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Pharaoh Hound
- Plott
- Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
- Redbone Coonhound
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Saluki
- Scottish Deerhound
- Sloughi
- Treeing Walker Coonhound
- Whippet
Toy Dog Group
- Affenpinscher
- Brussels Griffon
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Chihuahua
- Chinese Crested
- English Toy Spaniel
- Havanese
- Italian Greyhound
- Japanese Chin
- Maltese
- Miniature Pinscher
- Papillon
- Pekingese
- Pomeranian
- Pug
- Shih Tzu
- Silky Terrier
- Toy Poodle
- Toy Fox Terrier
- Yorkshire Terrier
Non-Sporting Group
- American Eskimo Dog
- Bichon Frise
- Boston Terrier
- Bulldog
- Chinese Shar-Pei
- Chow Chow
- Coton De Tulear
- Dalmatian
- Finish Spitz
- French Bulldog
- Keeshond
- Lhasa Apso
- Lowchen
- Norwegian Lundhund
- Poodle
- Schipperke
- Shiba Inu
- Tibetan Spaniel
- Tibetan Terrier
- Xoloitzcuintli
Sporting Group
- American Water Spaniel
- Boykin 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 Red and White Setter
- Irish Setter
- Irish Water Spaniel
- Labrador Retriever
- Lagotto Romagnolo
- Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
- Pointer
- Spinone Italiano
- Sussex Spaniel
- Vizsla
- Weimaraner
- Welsh Springer Spaniel
- Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
- Wirehaired Vizsla
Terrier Group
- Airedale Terrier
- American Hairless Terrier
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- Australian Terrier
- Bedlington Terrier
- Border Terrier
- Bull Terrier
- Cairn Terrier
- Cesky 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
- Rat Terrier
- 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
Working Group
- Akita
- Alaskan Malamute
- Anatolian Shepherd Dog
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Black Russian Terrier
- Boerboel
- Boxer
- Bullmastiff
- Cane Corso
- Chinook
- Doberman Pinscher
- Dogue de Bordeaux
- German Pinscher
- Giant Schnauzer
- Great Dane
- Great Pyrenees
- Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
- Komondor
- Kuvasz
- Leonberger
- Mastiff
- Neapolitan Mastiff
- Newfoundland
- Portuguese Water Dog
- Rottweiler
- Samoyed
- Siberian Husky
- Standard Schnauzer
- Tibetan Mastiff
- St. Bernard
Miscellaneous Class
Barbet
Belgian Laekenois
Dogo Argentino
Dutch Shepherd
Lancashire Heeler
Mudi
Norrbottenspets
Peruvian Inca Orchid
Portuguese Podengo
Russian Toy
Foundation Stock Service (FSS)
American Leopard Hound
Appenzeller Sennenhund
Australian Kelpie
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
Basset Fauve de Bretagne
Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound
Biewer Terrier
Bolognese
Bracco Italiano
Braque de Bourbonnais
Braque Francais Pyrenean
Broholmer
Carolina Dog
Catahoula Leopard Dog
Caucasian Shepherd Dog
Central Asian Shepherd Dog
Croatian Sheepdog
Czechoslovakian Vlack
Danish-Swedish Farmdog
Deutscher Wachtelhund
Drentsche Patrijshond
Drever
Estrela Mountain Dog
Eurasier
French Spaniel
German Longhaired Pointer
German Spitz
Hamiltonstovare
Hanoverian Scenthound
Hokkaido
Hovawart
Jagdterrier
Jindo
Kai Ken
Karelian Bear Dog
Kishu Ken
Kromfohrlander
Lapponian Herder
Mountain Cur
Perro de Presa Canario
Porcelaine
Portuguese Pointer
Portuguese Sheepdog
Pudelpointer
Pyrenean Mastiff
Rafeiro de Alentejo
Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog
Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka
Schapendoes
Segugio Italiano
Shikoku
Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer
Slovensky Cuvac
Slovensky Kopov
Small Musterlander Pointer
Spanish Mastiff
Stabyhoun
Swedish Lapphund
Taiwan Dog
Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
Thai Ridgeback
Tornjak
Tosa
Transylvanian Hound
Treeing Tennessee Brindle
Working Kelpie
Yakutian Laika