Sourced breed directory
Compare the life around the dog.
Filter 206 AKC breed profiles by practical household traits. Then use the complete profile to understand the tradeoffs before meeting an individual dog.
Not sure where to start? The matcher turns eight real-life questions into a five-breed research list and shows why each breed surfaced.
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206 profiles
AffenpinscherExtra-small · Toy · Moderate energy · Moderate sheddingAfghan HoundLarge · Hound · Higher energy · Lower sheddingAiredale TerrierLarge · Terrier · Moderate energy · Lower sheddingAkitaExtra-large · Working · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingAlaskan MalamuteLarge · Working · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingAmerican English CoonhoundLarge · Hound · Higher energy · Lower sheddingAmerican Eskimo DogSmall · Non-Sporting · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingAmerican FoxhoundLarge · Hound · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingAmerican Hairless TerrierSmall · Terrier · Moderate energy · Lower sheddingAmerican Staffordshire TerrierMedium · Terrier · Moderate energy · Lower sheddingAmerican Water SpanielMedium · Sporting · Moderate energy · Lower sheddingAnatolian Shepherd DogExtra-large · Working · Moderate energy · Moderate sheddingAustralian Cattle DogMedium · Herding · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingAustralian ShepherdMedium · Herding · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingAustralian TerrierSmall · Terrier · Moderate energy · Lower sheddingAzawakhLarge · Hound · Moderate energy · Lower sheddingBarbetMedium · Sporting · Moderate energy · Lower sheddingBasenjiSmall · Hound · Higher energy · Lower sheddingBasset HoundMedium · Hound · Lower energy · Lower sheddingBeagleSmall · Hound · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingBearded CollieMedium · Herding · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingBeauceronLarge · Herding · Higher energy · Higher sheddingBedlington TerrierSmall · Terrier · Higher energy · Lower sheddingBelgian LaekenoisMedium · Herding · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingBelgian MalinoisLarge · Herding · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingBelgian SheepdogLarge · Herding · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingBelgian TervurenLarge · Herding · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingBergamasco SheepdogLarge · Herding · Moderate energy · Lower sheddingBerger PicardLarge · Herding · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingBernese Mountain DogExtra-large · Working · Higher energy · Higher sheddingBichon FriseSmall · Non-Sporting · Higher energy · Lower sheddingBiewer TerrierExtra-small · Toy · Moderate energy · Lower sheddingBlack and Tan CoonhoundLarge · Hound · Moderate energy · Moderate sheddingBlack Russian TerrierLarge · Working · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingBloodhoundLarge · Hound · Moderate energy · Moderate sheddingBluetick CoonhoundLarge · Hound · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingBoerboelExtra-large · Working · Moderate energy · Moderate sheddingBorder CollieMedium · Herding · Higher energy · Moderate sheddingBorder TerrierSmall · Terrier · Moderate energy · Lower sheddingBorzoiExtra-large · Hound · Higher energy · Moderate shedding