Dog Breeds

28 breeds with voice-forward profiles. Know what you're getting into.

Beagle
HoundCompanion

Beagle

The Beagle is a nose on four legs. Bred to hunt rabbits in packs, they're still used by USDA 'Beagle Brigade' to sniff out contraband food at airports...

13-15 inches · 20-30 lbs · 12-15 years
Belgian Malinois
HerdingGuardianWorking

Mal

The Belgian Malinois is what happens when you breed for pure working ability without compromise. They've largely replaced German Shepherds in military...

22-26 inches · 40-80 lbs · 12-14 years
Border Collie
HerdingWorking

BC

The Border Collie isn't a pet — it's a partnership. This is the dog that watches your eyes, reads your body language, and anticipates your next move. ...

18-22 inches · 30-55 lbs · 12-15 years
Boxer
WorkingGuardianCompanion

Boxer

The Boxer is pure energy wrapped in muscle. These dogs are clowns at heart — goofy, playful, and eternally puppyish even into old age. They were bred ...

21-25 inches · 50-80 lbs · 10-12 years
Bullmastiff
WorkingGuardian

Bullmastiff

The Bullmastiff was created by English gamekeepers to catch poachers. They needed a dog big enough to knock a man down and hold him, but controlled en...

24-27 inches · 100-130 lbs · 7-9 years
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Sporting

Chessie

The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is the toughest retriever breed. Period. They were developed to retrieve ducks in the icy, rough waters of the Chesapeake...

21-26 inches · 55-80 lbs · 10-13 years
Chihuahua
ToyCompanion

Chi

The Chihuahua is the smallest dog breed in the world and possibly the most misunderstood. Named for the Mexican state where they were refined, these d...

5-8 inches · under 6 lbs · 14-16 years
Cocker Spaniel
SportingCompanion

American Cocker Spaniel

The American Cocker Spaniel split from the English Cocker in the early 1900s and became the most popular dog in America for decades. They're sporting ...

13.5-15.5 inches · 20-30 lbs · 12-15 years
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
HerdingCompanion

Corgi

The Pembroke Welsh Corgi is an actual herding dog. Those short legs aren't for looks — they're for ducking under cattle kicks while moving livestock. ...

10-12 inches · up to 30 lbs · 12-13 years
Dachshund
Hound

Doxie

The Dachshund was bred to hunt badgers in underground tunnels. Badgers. Those short legs and long bodies aren't a design flaw — they're purpose-built ...

5-9 inches · 11-32 lbs (standard), under 11 lbs (mini) · 12-16 years
Doberman Pinscher
WorkingGuardian

Dobie

Louis Dobermann was a German tax collector who needed a protection dog. He created the Doberman by mixing Rottweilers, German Pinschers, and other bre...

24-28 inches · 60-100 lbs · 10-12 years
Dogue de Bordeaux
WorkingGuardian

French Mastiff

The Dogue de Bordeaux is one of the oldest French breeds, used for guarding estates and hunting large game. They're massive, powerful, and have the la...

23-27 inches · 99-110+ lbs · 5-8 years
Bulldog
Non-SportingCompanion

English Bulldog

The English Bulldog is the breed that launched a thousand mascots — universities, Marines, Winston Churchill's war spirit. Originally bred for bull-ba...

14-15 inches · 40-50 lbs · 8-10 years
French Bulldog
Companion

Frenchie

The Frenchie is the most popular dog in America for a reason — they're compact, adaptable, and genuinely funny. These are dogs that fit in apartments,...

11-13 inches · under 28 lbs · 10-12 years
German Shepherd Dog
HerdingGuardianWorking

German Shepherd

The German Shepherd is the dog that built modern working dog culture. Police K-9s, military dogs, search and rescue, protection sports — the GSD does ...

22-26 inches · 50-90 lbs · 9-13 years
German Shorthaired Pointer
Sporting

GSP

The German Shorthaired Pointer is the Swiss Army knife of hunting dogs. They point, they retrieve, they work upland birds and waterfowl, they track — ...

21-25 inches · 45-70 lbs · 12-14 years
Golden Retriever
SportingCompanion

Golden

The Golden Retriever is the dog that non-dog people picture when they think 'dog.' Sunny disposition, gorgeous coat, endlessly patient with kids pulli...

21.5-24 inches · 55-75 lbs · 10-12 years
Great Dane
WorkingGuardianCompanion

Dane

The Great Dane is the Apollo of dogs — massive, elegant, and surprisingly gentle. Despite the name, they're German, bred to hunt boar and guard estate...

28-32+ inches · 110-175 lbs · 7-10 years
Labrador Retriever
SportingCompanion

Lab

The Labrador Retriever has been America's most popular dog for decades, and it's not marketing — it's merit. Labs are the golden mean of dogs: smart e...

21.5-24.5 inches · 55-80 lbs · 10-12 years
Miniature Poodle
ToyCompanion

Mini Poodle

Same brain as the Standard, smaller package. The Mini Poodle is arguably the most versatile small dog — smart enough for competition obedience, athlet...

10-15 inches · 10-15 lbs · 14-16 years
Newfoundland
Working

Newfie

The Newfoundland is the ultimate water rescue dog. Fishermen in Newfoundland developed them to haul nets, retrieve overboard items, and rescue drownin...

26-28 inches · 100-150 lbs · 9-10 years
American Pit Bull Terrier
TerrierGuardianCompanion

Pit Bull

We call it what people call it. 'Pit Bull' is what 95% of owners say. The AKC doesn't recognize the breed — they recognize 'American Staffordshire Ter...

17-21 inches · 30-65 lbs · 12-14 years
Rottweiler
WorkingGuardian

Rottie

The Rottweiler descends from Roman drover dogs and has been working alongside humans for over two thousand years. Cattle herding, cart pulling, police...

22-27 inches · 80-135 lbs · 9-10 years
Rough Collie
HerdingCompanion

Collie

The Rough Collie is the reason most people over 40 wanted a dog as a kid. Lassie wasn't an accident. This breed is naturally protective, absurdly loya...

22-26 inches · 50-75 lbs · 12-14 years
Saint Bernard
Working

St. Bernard

The Saint Bernard is the legendary Alpine rescue dog. For centuries, monks at the Great St. Bernard Hospice used these dogs to find and rescue travele...

26-30 inches · 120-180 lbs · 8-10 years
Shetland Sheepdog
HerdingCompanion

Sheltie

The Sheltie is not a mini Collie — they're a distinct breed developed in the harsh Shetland Islands to herd sheep in a place where everything is small...

13-16 inches · 15-25 lbs · 12-14 years
Standard Poodle
Non-SportingCompanion

Poodle

Forget the frou-frou show clips — the Standard Poodle is an athlete and one of the smartest breeds that exists. These dogs were bred to retrieve water...

over 15 inches (usually 22-27) · 40-70 lbs · 12-15 years
Yorkshire Terrier
ToyCompanion

Yorkie

The Yorkshire Terrier was a working class dog before they were a fashion accessory. Victorian mill workers in Yorkshire bred them to catch rats in tex...

7-8 inches · 7 lbs (max) · 13-16 years