Dog breeds

If you are trying to find what dog breed is right for you, search our complete list of more than 400 dog breeds recognized by the FCI and AKC. Find detailed dog breed profiles that include breed description, characteristics, pictures and more. Explore the list and find a dog breed that suits you the best.

Basenji

Basenji is unique, smart, and independent and one of the oldest dog breeds in the world. He originated as a hunting dog in central Africa. Even before the pyramids were built, these dogs were known...
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Basset Hound

The Basset Hound is a dog breed from the scenthound family initially bred for hunting and tracking small game such as hares, rabbits, and foxes. This breed has an extremely good sense of sme...
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Beagle

The Beagle is a friendly, curious, and outgoing dog breed from the scent hound family. The Beagle has nearly 220 million scent receptors which makes them excellent at picking up sc...
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Bichon Frise

The Bichon Frise is a small dog breed known for its fluffy white coat. This breed is often mistaken for Poodles on the count of both breeds having a fluffy coat. The Bichon Frises are...
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Biewer Terrier

The Biewer Terrier is a relatively rare dog breed that occurred accidentally when two piebald
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Blue Gascony Basset

From the beginning, the Blue Gascony Basset was bred as a scent hound, especially for hunting small game, like rabbits, foxes, and hares. These dogs hunt by scent in packs of 4-8 d...
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Bolognese

The Bolognese is a small breed that comes from the Bichon family. They are true companion dogs that are the happiest when surrounded by their family. This companion breed is best suited for...
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Border Terrier

The Border Terrier is a dog breed belonging to the Terrier family whose original purpose was to drive foxes out of their burrows so larger hounds could hunt them. These days, these...
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Boston Terrier

The Boston Terrier is a popular, small-sized dog breed that originated in America. This dog was developed in the late 1800s by a crossing Bulldog and now-extinct White English Terr...
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Brazilian Terrier

The Brazilian Terrier is one of only two dog breeds that are developed in Brazil. The other one is the
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Brussels Griffon

The Brussels Griffon is a unique little Belgian dog breed that was originally bred to hunt and kill rats and other vermin on the street of Belgium. These dogs are extremely charmin...
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