Every breed, properly profiled.

Monkey-faced toy terrier — bold beyond all proportion.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Ancient sighthound — fast, glamorous, and aloof.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

2/5

"King of Terriers" — versatile working dog with a wiry coat.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Stoic Japanese guardian — devoted to one family, wary of strangers.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Powerful freight-hauling sled dog — needs cold, space, and a strong handler.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

3/5

White spitz that comes in three sizes — alert and beautiful.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Muscular American breed — gentle with family, strong with strangers.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Ancient Turkish livestock guardian — calm but fiercely protective.

Size

Giant

Energy

3/5

First-time

3/5

Aussie × Poodle — extremely bright, needs serious activity.

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

5/5

Tough Aussie heeler — needs a real job and bonds to one person hard.

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

4/5

Bright herding athlete that needs a true job — sports, herding, or active family life.

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

5/5

West African sighthound — leggy, sleek, deeply bonded to family.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

3/5

African "barkless dog" — yodels instead of barking, cat-clean.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Iconic droopy scent hound — mellow, stubborn, and prone to weight gain.

Size

Medium

Energy

2/5

First-time

4/5

Pack-loving scent hound with a famous nose and a famously loud bark.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

French herding and guard dog — calm, alert, deeply loyal.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

4/5

Lamb-shaped terrier — surprisingly fast and tenacious.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Elite military and police dog — needs serious training and a true job.

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

4/5

Long-haired Belgian herder — elegant, watchful, very people-oriented.

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

5/5

Bernese × Poodle — gentle giant with a longer lifespan than a Bernese.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Beautiful Swiss farm dog — patient with kids, sadly short-lived.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Cotton-ball lapdog — low-shed, cheerful, and very social.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Tri-color cousin of the Yorkshire — silky, sweet companion.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Booming-voice American coonhound — affectionate hunter.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

3/5

Soviet-bred working dog — not really a terrier, more of a guardian.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

World-class nose — slow, loud, and impossible to recall once on scent.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

3/5

South African farm guardian — massive, requires experienced ownership.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Extreme intelligence and stamina — needs serious daily work or it invents its own.

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

4/5

Russian wolfhound — silky, calm, surprisingly cat-like.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Tuxedoed "American gentleman" — compact, smart, and city-ready.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Bearded Belgian cattle drover — calm at home, fiercely protective.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Athletic, exuberant playmate that stays puppy-like for years.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

4/5

Ancient Italian hunting dog — leggy, elegant, deeply affectionate.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

"Heart wrapped in fur" — French shaggy herder, devoted to family.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Compact, agile bird dog — boundless energy for an active family.

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

4/5

Bearded little Belgian — famous for human-like expressions.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Egg-headed clown — muscular, comical, and bonded tightly to family.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Mellow, dignified couch companion — low-energy but needs cool environments.

Size

Medium

Energy

2/5

First-time

4/5

Toto from Wizard of Oz — small, shaggy, and bold.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Italian mastiff guardian — powerful, needs experienced handling.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

3/5

Tail-on Corgi cousin — slightly larger and more reserved than the Pembroke.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

"American dingo" — primitive landrace from the southeastern US.

Size

Medium

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Louisiana's state dog — multicolored, intense working herder.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

3/5

Aristocratic lap spaniel that bonds intensely and loves every person it meets.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Cavalier × Poodle — sweet, social, low-shed lap dog.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Bohemian terrier — calmer than its terrier cousins.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Tough, waterproof American retriever — protective and independent.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Smallest AKC breed — bold, devoted, often a one-person dog.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Famous hairless toy — warm-skinned, sun-sensitive, and very people-oriented.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Chihuahua × Dachshund — saucy little hybrid, big personality.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Lion-mane Chinese breed — clean, reserved, requires early socialization.

Size

Medium

Energy

2/5

First-time

3/5

Heaviest spaniel — slow, sweet, and a known drooler.

Size

Large

Energy

2/5

First-time

5/5

Cocker × Poodle — one of the oldest designer crosses.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Soft-eyed sporting spaniel — affectionate family dog with a luxurious coat.

Size

Medium

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Classic Lassie collie — gentle, family-oriented, and easy to train.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Madagascar's "royal dog" — cotton-coated, sweet companion.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Iconic long-bodied hound — bold, comical, and prone to back issues.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Iconic spotted coach dog — needs significant running and mental work.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

4/5

Long-bodied terrier with a topknot — calm, dignified character.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Sleek, fast, brilliant guardian — needs early training and constant company.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

4/5

French mastiff — wrinkled, deeply loyal, tragically short-lived.

Size

Large

Energy

2/5

First-time

4/5

Slightly larger, sturdier cocker — gentle and people-loving.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Speckled bird-dog gentleman — calmer than other setters.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Versatile flushing spaniel — eager to please and very trainable.

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

5/5

Snub-nosed cousin of the Cavalier — calm and devoted.

Size

Toy

Energy

2/5

First-time

5/5

Ancient Portuguese livestock guardian — protective, independent.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Rare British spaniel — gentle, calm, and very people-oriented.

Size

Medium

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Reindeer-herding Lappish spitz — soft, friendly, photogenic.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Finland's barking bird-dog — fox-red, vocal, surprisingly playful.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

"Peter Pan" retriever — stays puppy-like for years.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

4/5

Big-personality apartment dog with a flat face that needs careful heat management.

Size

Small

Energy

2/5

First-time

5/5

Loyal, trainable, and protective companion suited to active households.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

4/5

All-purpose hunter — needs serious daily exercise.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

4/5

Wiry-coated German pointer — versatile, weatherproof field dog.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

3/5

Imposing working Schnauzer — needs serious training and a true job.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

3/5

Stocky Irish terrier — quieter than most, surprisingly powerful.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Friendly, intelligent family dog that thrives on exercise and companionship.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Golden Retriever × Poodle — friendly, low-shed family favorite.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Black-and-tan Scottish setter — heaviest of the setters, deeply loyal.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Towering gentle giant — calm indoors but needs space, ramps, and giant-breed care.

Size

Giant

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

White mountain guardian — nocturnal barker, devoted family protector.

Size

Giant

Energy

2/5

First-time

3/5

Largest Swiss Sennenhund — strong draft dog with a sweet temperament.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Surprisingly couch-loving sprinter — short bursts of speed, long naps after.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Cuban national dog — silky, cheerful, and a top pick for families.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Tall red Spanish sighthound — agile jumper, gentle at home.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Iceland's only native breed — friendly Viking-era herder.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Glamorous red-coated bird dog — fun-loving, slow to mature.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

3/5

World's tallest breed — gentle giant with a tragically short life.

Size

Giant

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Miniature sighthound — delicate, fast, and fond of warm laps.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Fearless small hunting terrier — tireless, agile, and demanding.

Size

Small

Energy

5/5

First-time

3/5

Cat-like aristocratic toy — silent, graceful, very clean.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Finnish big-game hunter — famous for treeing bears.

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

3/5

Dutch spitz with a "spectacles" mask — affectionate, alert, low-aggression.

Size

Medium

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Hungarian "mop dog" with corded coat — serious livestock guardian.

Size

Giant

Energy

2/5

First-time

3/5

White Hungarian guardian — devoted to family, suspicious of strangers.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Lab × Poodle — originally a hypoallergenic service dog.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

America's most popular breed — athletic, food-motivated, and endlessly cheerful.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

5/5

Italian truffle-hunting dog — curly-coated, low-shed, very trainable.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Lion-like German giant — calm, devoted, and a heavy shedder.

Size

Giant

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Tibetan monastery watchdog — independent and majestic for its size.

Size

Small

Energy

2/5

First-time

4/5

Ancient white toy companion — sweet, low-shed, high grooming.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Maltese × Poodle — tiny, cheerful apartment companion.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Ancient guardian — calm, immense, and devoted to its people.

Size

Giant

Energy

2/5

First-time

4/5

Tiny "King of Toys" — bold, fast, and prone to escape.

Size

Toy

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Bearded little terrier — low-shedding, alert, and people-focused.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Maltese × Yorkie — silky-coated lap companion.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Rare Hungarian farm herder — agile, bright, sport-friendly.

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

5/5

Wrinkled Italian guardian — calm, slobbery, intensely loyal.

Size

Giant

Energy

2/5

First-time

4/5

Water-rescue giant — famously gentle "nanny dog" with a thick double coat.

Size

Giant

Energy

2/5

First-time

5/5

Drop-eared sibling of the Norwich — same brave personality, smaller voice.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Ancient Norse spitz — hardy, vocal, big-game hunting heritage.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Six-toed Norwegian puffin hunter — astonishingly flexible.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Pricked-ear pocket terrier — happy, hardy, and surprisingly social.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Smallest retriever — bred to lure ducks with playful "tolling."

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

5/5

Big shaggy bear-of-a-herder — playful and famously goofy.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Critically rare shaggy water hound — fewer than 1,000 worldwide.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Butterfly-eared toy — startlingly bright and excels at agility.

Size

Toy

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Slightly taller cousin of the Jack Russell — built for fox-hunting.

Size

Small

Energy

5/5

First-time

4/5

Imperial Chinese palace dog — dignified, opinionated, ancient.

Size

Toy

Energy

2/5

First-time

3/5

Royal short-legged herder — vocal, bossy, and adored worldwide.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Ancient hairless sighthound of Peru — elegant, sensitive.

Size

Medium

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Ancient red sighthound — famous for blushing when excited.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

North Carolina's state dog — fierce hunter, loving at home.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

3/5

Quintessential bird dog — graceful, intense in the field.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

3/5

Foxy, fluffy spitz in miniature — confident far beyond its size.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Pomeranian × Husky — small but vocal and high-energy.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Brilliant, hypoallergenic, and elegant — among the most trainable breeds on earth.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Curly-coated fisherman's helper — hypoallergenic and water-loving.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Stocky clown of a dog — adaptable to apartments, sensitive to heat.

Size

Small

Energy

2/5

First-time

5/5

Pug × Beagle — sociable, easier-breathing than a pug.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Curly-coated Hungarian herder — looks like an animated teddy bear.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Athletic African sighthound with a signature ridge — independent and quiet.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

3/5

Powerful, devoted guardian that thrives with confident leadership and a job.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Tiny Russian aristocrat — finely-boned, alert, devoted.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Alpine rescue giant — slobbery, affectionate, surprisingly mellow indoors.

Size

Giant

Energy

2/5

First-time

4/5

Royal Egyptian sighthound — sensitive, fast, and quiet.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

3/5

Smiling Arctic spitz — fluffy, social, and built for the snow.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Belgian "little captain" — fox-like watchdog with a tireless engine.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Schnauzer × Poodle — bright, low-shed, comes in three sizes.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Towering rough-coated sighthound — quiet and noble at home.

Size

Giant

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Dignified bearded Scottie — fiercely loyal to its person.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Welsh white terrier — among the rarest AKC breeds today.

Size

Small

Energy

2/5

First-time

4/5

Wrinkled Chinese guardian — quiet at home, devoted to family.

Size

Medium

Energy

2/5

First-time

4/5

Old English Sheepdog × Poodle — large fluffy teddy bear.

Size

Large

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Miniature collie-look-alike — eager to learn and very vocal.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Fox-like Japanese breed — clean, independent, and famously cat-like.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Bred for laps and royalty — sweet apartment companion with serious grooming needs.

Size

Small

Energy

2/5

First-time

5/5

Striking sled dog built for cold weather — vocal, runner, escape artist.

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

3/5

Australian-bred toy — silky-coated, spirited, bigger personality than its size.

Size

Toy

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Long-bodied Scottish terrier — one of the most endangered native breeds.

Size

Small

Energy

2/5

First-time

4/5

"Arabian Greyhound" — graceful North African sighthound.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

3/5

Irish farm terrier with a silky golden coat — exuberant family dog.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

4/5

Wire-coated Italian pointer — mellow, sweet, and athletic.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Stocky English terrier known as the "nanny dog" — affectionate with kids.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Original size of the Schnauzer — bold, versatile farm dog.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Viking spitz herder — looks like a corgi-husky mix.

Size

Small

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Rare Thai breed with a signature ridge of fur along its back.

Size

Medium

Energy

4/5

First-time

3/5

Ancient Himalayan guardian — nocturnal, aloof, intensely protective.

Size

Giant

Energy

2/5

First-time

4/5

Not actually a terrier — shaggy Tibetan companion known as the "Holy Dog."

Size

Medium

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Bosnian-Herzegovinian livestock guardian — rare outside the Balkans.

Size

Large

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Miniature smooth fox terrier — surprisingly trainable.

Size

Toy

Energy

4/5

First-time

5/5

Velcro Hungarian pointer — clingy, athletic, and dignified.

Size

Medium

Energy

5/5

First-time

5/5

Silver "ghost dog" hunter — needs serious exercise and rarely tolerates alone time.

Size

Large

Energy

5/5

First-time

3/5

Sturdy little white Scottish terrier — confident, friendly, easy to spot.

Size

Small

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5

Smaller, gentler greyhound cousin — clean, quiet, and apartment-friendly.

Size

Medium

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Ancient Mexican hairless — three sizes, strikingly intelligent.

Size

Medium

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Toy-size ancient Mexican hairless — warm-skinned companion.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Yorkie × Poodle — spunky pocket cross with a soft coat.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

5/5

Tiny silken-coated companion with a giant terrier attitude.

Size

Toy

Energy

3/5

First-time

4/5