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.

Ca de Bou (Majorcan Mastiff)

Ca de Bou (Majorcan Mastiff) is a medium dog breed from the molosser family. They are also known as Spanish Bulldogs. Ca de Bou dogs have muscular bodies, and they...
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Cairn Terrier

The Cairn Terrier is a Scottish dog breed developed with a specific goal in mind - vermin control. These dogs are incredibly brave, tenacious, and smart. They can work independently a...
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Canaan Dog

Canaan Dog is a medium-sized clever and confident dog that was used for guarding purposes. This is a pariah dog that many believe was used for herding and guarding in biblical time...
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Canadian Eskimo Dog

The Thule people bred the Canadian Eskimo Dog approximately 4.000 years ago. These dogs were never kept as pets or thought of as such. They were a survival tool used by ancient...
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Cane Corso

Cane Corso is an affectionate, majestic, and intelligent dog breed, and its name can roughly be translated from Latin as bodyguard-dog. Other names for this breed are Cane Corso It...
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Carolina dog

Carolina dog is a medium-sized, loyal, and independent dog with the appearance of a wolf or a jackal. This is a rare dog that mostly lives in Southeastern US. You can easily recogn...
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Carpathian Shepherd

Carpathian Shepherd is a large dog originating from the Carpathian Mountains. They are extremely brave and courageous dogs that were used to fight predators. Today these dogs are s...
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Castro Laboreiro dog

Castro Laboreiro dog is also known as cão de Castro Laboreiro and Portuguese cattle dog. This dog originates from and northern mountains of Portugal. Used mostly for guardin...
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Catahoula Leopard dog

The Catahoula Leopard Dog is an American dog breed that was bred primarily for hunting in tough swamp conditions in the southern parts of the United States of America. These dogs o...
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Catalan Sheepdog

The Catalan Sheepdog is a Spanish dog breed that has been working with Spanish farmers for centuries, helping them herd and guard their flocks. This breed had a near extinction call a few ti...
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Caucasian Shepherd Dog

Caucasian Shepherd Dog is a fearless dog breed that was used for centuries for guarding purposes. Today they are mostly watchdogs and companions although they are still used for gu...
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a companion dog breed with sporting and flushing roots. This lovely little breed likes nothing more than to spend its days being petted and sit...
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Central Asian Shepherd Dog

Central Asian Shepherd Dog is a big, powerful, and courageous dog breed originally used for guarding properties against large predators. They are naturally protective, with a high...
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Cesky Terrier

Cesky Terrier is a clever and friendly dog full of personality that was originally bred for hunting vermin. They are great for work but can also make loveable family pets that will enjoy spe...
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Chesapeake Bay Retriever

The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a dog breed that originated in Maryland and was bred as a hunting and retrieving dog that used to work with hunters in the Chesapeake Bay. It is qui...
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Chihuahua

Chihuahua is a charming and graceful dog with a huge personality. They are the national symbol of Mexico and they are one of the oldest breeds in America. Their hallmark is rounded...
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Chinese Crested

The Chinese Crested Dog is a small dog breed that was carefully bred to its modern-day version in China. It comes in two varieties - the Powderpuff (with hair) and Hairless. Some h...
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Chinook

Chinook is a large dog breed developed in the early 20th century in New Hampshire. This is an excellent working dog as well as a family pet and companion. Chinook...
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Chow Chow

The Chow Chow is a powerful and compactly built dog from ancient China. This is a dog breed with unique characteristics. The most noticeable physical feature of th...
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Cirneco dell'Etna

Cirneco dell’Etna is a friendly, independent Italian hunting breed originating from the island of Sicily. They got their name from Etna Volcano. Mostly they were used for sma...
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Clumber Spaniel

The Clumber Spaniel is the biggest of the flushing Spaniel breeds out there. Like the other Spaniels, this is also a hunting breed that was primarily bred for flushing and detecting their ma...
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Collie Rough

The Rough Collie is a Scottish dog breed known for their herding abilities. They are popular, active family pets that have exploded in popularity after the fictional character Lassie was cre...
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Collie Smooth

The Smooth Collie is a Scottish dog breed known for their herding abilities. They are popular, active family pets. However, they still remain skillful herders that are pe...
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Continental Bulldog

Not many of us have heard about the Continental Bulldog because it is a breed whose popularity mostly remains in Europe. This type of Bulldog was developed in Switzerland in the ea...
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