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Sourced breed directory

Find a dog that fits your life.

Compare 206 AKC breed profiles by size, energy, shedding, and family. Each profile keeps the published breed traits separate from the individual dog you will actually meet.

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Breed directory

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

Every breed, A-Z

Every profile, grouped by breed family.

The filters above are fastest when you know the household traits that matter. Open a family here when you want to scan every recognized breed name.

Herding 33
Hound 32
Miscellaneous Class 1
Non-Sporting 21
Sporting 33
Terrier 31
Toy 23
Working 32